Maine Botanical Gardens, sculptures part 1
The sculpture at the Botanical Gardens is as wonderful as the hardscape and the landscaping, and is exquisitely placed. As you approach the entrance to the visitors center, one of the first sculptures to greet you is this woman and owl (there was a sticker on the tag, so it seems some pieces are for sale, like this one, and others are permanent installations):
There has been a bit of talk over on Rayna Gillman’s blog about working in a series as well as on the SAQA yahoo group. Well, I’m one of the “don’t think I could do a series” types (as in I don’t want to!), but after seeing the woman and owl and this next piece by the same artist, I’m thinking maybe, just maybe, there *might* be a chance of a thematic sort of thing…..
One of the pieces that most captured me was this yellow-orange blown glass flower / reeds / whatever was in a large pond near the entrance and large open grassy areas (where weddings happen, we are told)…. Kate and Kathy weren’t nearly as enchanted as I was… I took gobs of photos of it:
On the way down to the river, you come around a bend and see this glorious glass orb. We don’t know if it is solid or hollow, but it appears to be made out of sheets of glass. Even on an overcast (ok, just finished raining and still drippy) day, it was lit up, and when the sun is out the photos of it make it seem to float. The siting of it on a mound above the path is perfect:
I’ll share more photos of sculptures in a few days.
September 19th, 2007 at 10:32 am
Oh Sarah, these are beautiful and serene pix – just what I need right now. I’ve just taken on an assignment with a deadline – yikes! – to work in a series – LOL – to force myself. I have decided it is worth having a first-hand experience. Then I never have to do it again if I don’t want to.