Earlier this week I gave an Overview of the Chihuly exhibit at the Chihuly Garden and Glass Museum in Seattle. The next day I gave you an inside look at a few of the sculptures in the Exhibition Hall; and today we will take a stroll outside into the Garden.
Years ago I founded, owned, and managed a landscaping company, so I spent all my waking hours studying garden design; and yet I have never seen a garden like this. I find this Chihuly Garden intriguing because it borrows the light of the skies and reflects it in the glass sculptures. Vibrant on a rainy Seattle day, the colors are striking and bold and the textures display a rare combination of real and surreal.
Since the Exhibition Hall is like a conservatory, when you’re inside it you can see out to some of the sculptures in the garden, always with the immensity of the very cool Space Needle right next door. The ferns in this photo are glass sculptures!
Living in the Bay Area where earthquakes can rattle our bones, I found it incredulous that these magnificent glass sculptures were out in the rain, cold, and other unpredictable susceptibilities. It must be stunning after a snowstorm, and night time, according to the photos, is brilliant. In an outdoor airway (on left in final photo) there were massive chandeliers hanging over the walkways. In our last steps through the garden, I gazed up and admired each chandelier, hoping to return here sometime at night; but this earthquake-damaged person chose to stand off to the side rather than directly underneath, ha.
Tomorrow is the last of the series, we’ll check out the Collections Cafe.
Stunning. yet so beautiful! Really enjoy the series. Thanks, Jet! Looking forward for more 🙂
Thanks so much Amy. It’s the first time I’ve done a series, seemed like a good way to capture something this large, and I’ve had favorable results. Glad you are enjoying it.
LIKE buttons still aren’t working for me but I am able to comment once again.
If I didn’t live in San Diego, I’m pretty sure I would live in Seattle. Olympic National Park is my #1 national park, just ahead of Yellowstone.
I have been to Olympic NP, too, and enjoyed it very much. Rainier is amazing too. I think weather-wise your current location is a bit nicer, but the NW is very fun. I had (argh) problems with my LIKE buttons a week or so ago. Thanks for your visit.
amazing and so very different– good thing we are all so very different and unique
Great to hear from you, Bill. Yes, it is very unique art, and inspiring.
OK, let’s try commenting again (this new WP upgrade is driving me crazy…) Love his work and these posts about it all! (I may have left a similar, yet garbled comment elsewhere – I’m blaming WP for my typing this morning!)
I am so deligh6ted to have shared Chihuly with you, pc; and so glad you took the time to look around at my series. I have been enamored of his art for years, and it only gets stronger. Thanks so much, my friend. 😀
Thank you for sharing this remarkable exhibit. I’m in awe!
I am so happy you enjoyed the Chihuly exhibit, Sharon. It is really fun to share this art exhibit with such a masterful artist as you. 😀
Oh thank you. I do have to tell you a quick story. I sold an art doll I had made several years back to a couple celebrating their 5oth anniversary. Every year they bought a piece of artwork. The year before they bought a Chihuly. They told me my art was going to be place on the same shelf as his. I was so honored.
Now that says everything! GREAT story, Sharon, and I am not surprised. I love your art style: original, creative, whimsical. And so much of it involves wildlife, which I also love. Congratulations Sharon! And thanks for sharing this success story — you inspire me. 😀
Thank you Jet, you are so kind!
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Brilliant pieces of artwork,elegantly standing and reflecting light dear Jet!The fabulous vibrant colours and their shapes make them truly unique!They are so harmoniously placed on the spacious outdoor garden!Athena’s photos are excellent,especially the huge red sculpture.I am going there now and stand underneath to marvel at its beauty 🙂
Such a delight to share the Seattle Garden with you, dear Doda, and Chihuly’s incredible work in this unique place in the world. He has a real flair, too, for matching the surroundings with his art, which I really love; your word for it, “harmoniously,” describes it well. I appreciate your enthusiastic appreciation for both posts, as I always do. Thank you so much. 😀
And,I so much appreciate your rich replies,dear Jet 🙂
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