Gardens and Glass
The other day Brian and I finally went to see the Chihuly glass exhibit at Phipps. It was quite spectacular, and well worth the admission price and the spending twenty-five minutes circling the conservatory for a parking spot. In retrospect, we probably should have opted for a later time frame--everyone and their brother apparently wanted to go at 6:30. Also, it was very very cold, which meant we didn't take as much time admiring the outside installations as I would have liked. Which is too bad, because I particularly liked the rose-pink tower that I liked to call the Big Rock Candy Mountain, and the glass cranes in the Japanese garden. But overall, I really enjoyed it :)
The thing I have to say about Chihuly is he's very fond of colors. Bright colors, in particular. Bright colors in unusual and often clashing combinations. That was really the one thing that I didn't like as much: I love bright colors too, but his choice of palette wasn't always my thing. The pieces that I really loved were the ones where the colors were more appealing to my eyes: the cranes; the celestial deep-blue-into-sun-yellow tower in the main Palm Court; the autumn-leaf installation in the tropical room with its "fallen leaves" laying on the surface of the still, dark waters; the rose-colored rock candy tower; the gold-and-cream lilies edged in deep plum; the last room, all in blues and whites. Those pieces took my breath away.
I can't wait to upload my camera pictures! It was certainly a once-in-a-lifetime experience, and I'm so glad I went before it left town.
In other news--I've been incredibly lazy in the writing department, choosing instead to spend a whole lot of my evening time drawing. Mostly 7th Sea stuff, which I'm quite happy with. However, I probably should get cracking on my writing, so I can keep up with my resolution of submitting a story for publication once per month. I only have so many stories that are "ready" for market, and most of those have run the rounds of the major pro markets. So keeping up a continual flow of submissions requires either 1) editing stories that aren't ready for market yet so they are ready, or 2) market research. Both of these require time.
I need to go knocking on the writing muse's door.
In other, other news--Pushing Daisies returns this fall! I am absolutely ecstatic about this :) I can't wait! I want more Chuck & Ned!
The thing I have to say about Chihuly is he's very fond of colors. Bright colors, in particular. Bright colors in unusual and often clashing combinations. That was really the one thing that I didn't like as much: I love bright colors too, but his choice of palette wasn't always my thing. The pieces that I really loved were the ones where the colors were more appealing to my eyes: the cranes; the celestial deep-blue-into-sun-yellow tower in the main Palm Court; the autumn-leaf installation in the tropical room with its "fallen leaves" laying on the surface of the still, dark waters; the rose-colored rock candy tower; the gold-and-cream lilies edged in deep plum; the last room, all in blues and whites. Those pieces took my breath away.
I can't wait to upload my camera pictures! It was certainly a once-in-a-lifetime experience, and I'm so glad I went before it left town.
In other news--I've been incredibly lazy in the writing department, choosing instead to spend a whole lot of my evening time drawing. Mostly 7th Sea stuff, which I'm quite happy with. However, I probably should get cracking on my writing, so I can keep up with my resolution of submitting a story for publication once per month. I only have so many stories that are "ready" for market, and most of those have run the rounds of the major pro markets. So keeping up a continual flow of submissions requires either 1) editing stories that aren't ready for market yet so they are ready, or 2) market research. Both of these require time.
I need to go knocking on the writing muse's door.
In other, other news--Pushing Daisies returns this fall! I am absolutely ecstatic about this :) I can't wait! I want more Chuck & Ned!