Chihuly in the Garden Exhibition

We were very lucky to be in Phoenix around the time we did to check out the Chihuly in the Garden Exhibition at the Desert Botanical Garden.

Dale Chihuly is a glass sculptor and making them in large scale. The closest I have come to experiencing making glass is when I took a one-day glass blowing class here in Edmonton many years ago. It is such a hard substance to control to the way you want it and you really have to work with it than controlling it. Since that day, I have a great appreciation for the glass making in general and Dale's works of art is no exception - his large scale sculptures were really amazing incorporating them into the garden itself.

As you enter the Botanical Garden, you will see this beautiful burst of blue and transparent ball of glass that he also uses as his main sculpture on the banner posted just outside the garden. The amount of work and detail that go into this is just amazing. I couldn't even fathom how they can transport all these delicate items piece by piece from one exhibition to another - taking them apart and putting them back together again.

While going through each area, you feel like you are playing a game of "Where is Waldo" as he also camouflages some of his sculptures into the garden itself.