Friday, January 2, 2009

Chihuly Glass at the Desert Botanical Garden

One of the most remarkable attractions in Arizona is the Desert Botanical Garden located in Papago Park, on the east edge of Phoenix. It is truly one of the must-see locations in the state. The gardens, which contain a collection of desert plants from all over the world, are immaculately maintained and readily accessible to all, including those in wheel chairs. I cannot say enough about the gardens and the gorgeous plants.

From now until May 31, 2009, there is an extraordinary exhibit of blown glass sculptures by Dale Chihuly of Seattle, Washington. This is something you have to see to believe. You may wish to spend some time viewing the videos on Chihuly's Web site to gain an appreciation of the fantastic scope of this remarkable artist.

We have been to the exhibit twice now, and will probably go back a few more times. Here are a very few pictures to give you an idea of this fabulous exhibit:




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  1. Amy TJanuary 10, 2009 at 5:30 PM

    Very amazing. I also just read an article about the stained glass in the new Draper temple and looked at the website of the company (Holdman Studios) that does their glass. It's not quite as spectacular as these, but very nice in its own way.

    We also saw a lot of very interesting glass pumpkins at Longwood Gardens when we were there in the fall.

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