Thursday, October 21, 2010

Cleaning Day

I’ve been wondering how they keep those Chihuly sculptures at the Desert Botanical Garden so clean and sparkling. 

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  1. Oh, brother. I would have guess they have some kind of spray washer, not touching the glass tips by hand.

    The sparkle on the tip of the tower on the right is amazing.

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  2. And of course it always rains right after you clean your glass cactus. :-)

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  3. Love that star burst on top! That one must have already been cleaned.

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  4. You know, Sharon, I though of you when I went into de Victoria and Albert Museum hall; I know how much you love Chihuly, so I will let you know when I post what I saw there! :-)

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  5. I've always wondered that about his chandeliers too. Very scary to do i am sure.

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  6. Must be using Swifters! They're supposed to get 'em clean, so I hope they get the point!

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  7. Hi Sharon: Thanks for the update on Los Dos Molinos...the reason I asked about windmills is that I think Los Dos Molinos means The Two Windmills in Spanish.

    Probably a whole of lot of present-day Phoenix was rural when we lived there! :-)

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  8. Phoenix is such a diverse city. Are you joking? This isn't really Chihuly is it? Looks real to me!

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  9. I hope those guys are well insured. I wouldn't dare do the job.

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  10. I can only imagine how gentle they are with these. Nice capture.

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  11. Amazing glass sculptures; he is an imaginative artist, isn't he. I never thought about the cleaning process. I think I'll ask about the chandelier in the Minneapolis Art Institute foyer. Someone should know; perhaps there's a suggested regiment to their care.

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