For today’s GPOD, Petra Williams provided photos from her recent trip to the New York Botanical Garden to see the amazing installation of Chihuly glass sculptures. We provided the captions.
(Answer to #4: C. But if we had a say, it would be B)
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Thanks, Petra, for sharing your photos from the Chihuly Exhibition. I didn't get a chance to make it to New York Botanical Gardens this year, but I have seen the artists work before. The pieces are stunning, and I am sure they were even more beautiful in person.
NYBG is another great garden to visit when in New York City.
Happy Thanksgiving GPODers.
Hey Kev., how was the stage show, Oliver, and your daughter's performance on the week-end?
Thanks, Frank. The show was great. They had a 20 piece orchestra. Great singers. Attached is a photo of Erin (role of Nancy) and an actor playing Bill Sykes.
Wow, they look fantastic, Kev. You and Kathy must have been so very proud of Erin. Cheers mate
Amazing! Would love to go someday.
Chihuly Exhibitions are always delightful. So glad you went to the NYBG and took pictures of this one, Petra. Great way to start the day. Here are two more from the Atlanta Botanical Gardens.
I remember being so impressed by Dale’s creations at the Bellagio in Las Vegas. Thanks Petra, for posting these photos. It looks like you had a wonderful day to visit! My favorite is the one in the boat...
Me too!
How lovely! I have seen Chihuly’s work in a number of places, most recently this summer at the Franklin Park Conservatory in Columbus Ohio.
I've seen his work at both the NYBG and Fairchild in Miami. Always amazing. There is a great video I saw on PBS a few years ago showing how he creates these pieces and how they are installed. Should be on youtube somewhere. Happy Thanksgiving
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Great post & humor. Thanks for sharing!
We are in the last week of having a Chihuly display at Crystal Bridges, a world-class museum of American art in Bentonville, Arkansas. (Yes, I know, some cognitive dissonance using 'world-class,' art, and Bentonville in the same sentence). The museum took a public vote as to which of the items would be purchased for their collection - the first picture is one that was chosen.
And here is one taking advantage of the woodland setting
Coolness
Beautiful! Saw his pieces in Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix a few years ago. Lots of work creating the glass pieces that are assembled into the sculptures.
You had a gorgeous day for your visit to the gardens, Petra, and your pictures inspired someone's sense of humour! It interests me how Chihuly can make something as heavy as glass look so light. Thanks for sharing!
Had the good fortune to be on holiday in NY and saw the exhibit. Having seen it before in Kew Gardens. the only words I have are marvellous, delightful, wonderful... Would really love to see how the pieces are created and installed. Magnificent!
I have no self control over the flow of adjectives that are going to come pouring out...magical, mesmerizing, magnificent, mind-blowing, marvelous, miraculous, mystifying...ha, ok, I limited myself to the letter "m" or else, I would have been writing all day. Thank you so much, Petra, for sharing the pictures and a thumbs up to the caption brainiacs.
So much color! Thanks for sharing.
Petra, you and your camera have done a fantastic job as always. Love these photos. Now you need to show us your beautiful garden! Everyone would so enjo6!
Thanks so much for sharing Chihulys designs! They are so fabulous and so happy. It looks as though you had a great time and weather was good! Thanks
The Chihuly at Night at NYBG was beautiful too; different than seeing the pieces in daylight. :)
I'm so lucky to live in the Pacific Northwest and have easy access to the exhibits in Seattle and Tacoma. His museum and garden under the Space needle in Seattle with the glass arbor is stunning. The Tacoma museum with it glass blowing demonstrations, and the walking bridge over the freeway is a sight to behold. if you're coming this was stop and see them. The first and third pics are glass ceilings the second it is a Christmas tree hanging from the ceiling, last is one of many displays in the garden under the Space Needle
loved everything
Your pictures are breathtaking. You are very fortunate, indeed, to see such displays.
I'm glad you liked them. It is hard to capture the true beauty, they seem to change every minute with the light. A place to say wow,wow,wow nonstop.
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