Gardens of glass
I went to Kew Gardens yesterday to see Gardens of glass - Chihuly at Kew.
Dale Chihuly is an artist who makes extraordinary scupltures out of glass and from 22-26 October, Kew is opening in the evenings from 18:00-21:00 (last entry at 20:00) to give people the opportunity to view Chihuly's glass objects illuminated at night.
Seeing Chihuly's organic, oddly alienesque creations lit up in the dark of night is a spectacular thing to behold. My enthusiasm may have been slightly blunted by the tortuous journey by a succession of packed out buses to get to the damn place thanks to the closure of sections of the District line (a tale of woe worthy of the Disgruntled Commuter).
If you happen to be anywhere near Kew Gardens of an evening between now and Wednesday 26 October then I recommend you go take a look at Chihuly's beautiful works of glass. Or you can go during the day until 15 January 2006... but it's not as cool in daylight as it is at night.
Dale Chihuly is an artist who makes extraordinary scupltures out of glass and from 22-26 October, Kew is opening in the evenings from 18:00-21:00 (last entry at 20:00) to give people the opportunity to view Chihuly's glass objects illuminated at night.
Seeing Chihuly's organic, oddly alienesque creations lit up in the dark of night is a spectacular thing to behold. My enthusiasm may have been slightly blunted by the tortuous journey by a succession of packed out buses to get to the damn place thanks to the closure of sections of the District line (a tale of woe worthy of the Disgruntled Commuter).
If you happen to be anywhere near Kew Gardens of an evening between now and Wednesday 26 October then I recommend you go take a look at Chihuly's beautiful works of glass. Or you can go during the day until 15 January 2006... but it's not as cool in daylight as it is at night.
posted by Steve Kane at 7:58 PM
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