My original plan to visit Taliesin West to see the Chihuly exhibit at that location was foiled by the rain and bad weather. However, we were rescheduled to Sunday afternoon when the skies were blue once again. The exhibit at Taliesin is smaller than the one at the Desert Botanical Garden but it was still beautiful to see in this different setting. The installation above is called "Alabaster & Amber Spire Towers" and it is the central installation that you see when you arrive and begin the tour.
This installation was gathered around the front of the home and spreads from the green lawn into the decorative fountain. This one is called "Red Reeds and Niijima Floats. I had to look up "Niijima" to try to understand the name. The name comes from a volcanic Japanese Island.
Just a few feet away from the red reeds was this installation of "Black Saguaros & Scarlet Icicles". (In nature, one wouldn't normally see saguaros and icicles together. I probably would have called those scarlet agaves instead.)
There are only five large installations at Taliesin and one extra exhibit of some smaller pieces. I'll show you the some of the others tomorrow.
Now I'm interested in seeing these installations at night. I might have to make a reservation for a night tour in a few weeks when the night time temperatures are more pleasant.
11 comments:
The second one is spectacular.
Funny to see what you can do with glass!
Very nice Sharon. You always seem to pick the most beautiful places to go.
They look like they should be there permanently
What a wonderful setting for this exhibit.
These are beautiful works.
The landscape need all that colour.
They look spectacular!
I like the second one.
Very dramatic! I like his take on the saguaros.
Very nice.
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