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My friend, Deb Ogg, invited me in early February to go with her to the Desert Botanical Garden to see the Chihuly exhibit, and it was awesome. In fact, we enjoyed our experience so much that we returned the following week and were delighted to find that the light was different that day, so the sculptures looked new and different too. I was familiar with Chihuly\u2019s work from living for 33 years in the Pacific Northwest and have visited his Chihuly Garden and Glass at the Seattle Center. His glass sculptures are amazing, whimsical, and inspirational.<\/p>\n
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Dale Chihuly exhibited at the Desert Botanical Garden (DBG) in 2018, and you will find a few pictures from then in my previous blog about the Desert Botanical Garden. This year\u2019s show is unique because it features not only outdoor displays, but also an inside exhibit at Dorrance Hall showing not only some of his smaller pieces, but also paintings he made to give his glassblowers patterns to follow when translating his designs to glass.<\/p>\n
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Throughout the exhibit are quotations from Chihuly which establish both the intent of his art and his expectations for the viewer.<\/p>\n
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According to Deb who heard it from some of the gardeners at the DBG, Dale Chihuly came himself last year and walked around the garden, deciding which pieces he would exhibit, where they would go, and what kind of support system they would need to be safely and securely displayed.<\/p>\n
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Then, several weeks before the exhibit opened, trucks and crews arrived to build whatever foundations were needed for the displays and to set the sculptures securely in place. The Dorrance Hall exhibit also had to be installed and the lighting adjusted appropriately.<\/p>\n
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Dale Chihuly was born in Tacoma, Washington, in 1941 (yes, he\u2019s 80 years old and still going strong), and he first became interested in glass when he studied interior design at the University of Washington. In 1965, he attended the first glass program in this country held at the University of Wisconsin and another at the Rhode Island School of Design. In 1968, he got a Fulbright Fellowship to study at the Venini Glass Factory in Venice, Italy.<\/p>\n
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Chihuly is famous world-wide for his amazing glass sculptures and creations. His work is displayed in over 200 museums around the globe, and he has exhibited in the DeYoung Museum in San Francisco, the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, and The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, near London, England. From now until June 19, 2022, you can visit his “designed for the desert” exhibits at two wonderful Phoenix, AZ, locations: The Desert Botanical Gardens and Frank Lloyd Wright\u2019s Taliesin West.<\/p>\n
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The first exhibit you see when you enter the Desert Botanical Garden is a wooden boat full of ornamental glass globes, spears and other shapes.<\/p>\n
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The Fiori Boat, 2018, is a perfect introduction to the variety of glass techniques that is typical of Chihuly, and it seems to glow happily amid its desert surroundings.<\/p>\n
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The wooden boat is full to overflowing with glass creations of many shapes and sizes. The longer you stand and look, the more variety you see.<\/p>\n
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As you walk through the gardens, you can\u2019t help but admire the perfection of Dale Chihuly\u2019s location choices. The second exhibit is of striking blue glass spears which contrast with intermingled desert cactus.<\/p>\n
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Deb\u2019s exclamation when she read the title, Blue Birch Reeds and Scorpion Tails<\/em>, 2021 was “they do look like scorpion\u2019s tails!”<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_image admin_label=”Picture 11: Deb with Blue Birch Reeds IMG 1626″ _builder_version=”3.12.1″ src=”https:\/\/travelingwithcarolyne.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_1626.jpg” \/][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_image admin_label=”Picture 12: Blue reeds among the cactus IMG 7299″ _builder_version=”3.12.1″ src=”https:\/\/travelingwithcarolyne.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_7299-v2.png” \/][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.12.1″]<\/p>\n Chihuly\u2019s glass looks as though it could have grown here, so perfectly is it intermingled with the native plantings\u2026<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.12.1″]<\/p>\n \u2026 and the yellow tint of the barrel cactus is a perfect foil for the deep blues of the glass.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_image admin_label=”Picture 13: Close up with barrel cactus IMG 1590″ _builder_version=”3.12.1″ src=”https:\/\/travelingwithcarolyne.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_1590-rotated.jpg” \/][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_image admin_label=”Picture 14: Lime and Lava Red Tower IMB 1592″ _builder_version=”3.12.1″ src=”https:\/\/travelingwithcarolyne.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_1592-rotated.jpg” \/][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.12.1″]<\/p>\n The next exhibit along the walkway is titled Lime and Lava Red Tower 2021<\/em>, but we nicknamed it “The Christmas Tree.”<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.12.1″]<\/p>\n The first picture is approaching the Tower from the Visitor Center. This one is of the “back” of the tree on the return trip. It’s beautiful in both directions.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_image admin_label=”Picture 15: From the other direction IMG 1625″ _builder_version=”3.12.1″ src=”https:\/\/travelingwithcarolyne.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_1625-rotated.jpg” \/][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_image admin_label=”Picture 16: With the sun behind it. IMG 1648″ _builder_version=”3.12.1″ src=”https:\/\/travelingwithcarolyne.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_1648-rotated.jpg” \/][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.12.1″]<\/p>\n The sun was in perfect position when Deb snapped this picture.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.12.1″]<\/p>\n This exhibit is a good example of some of the prep work Chihuly\u2019s crew did to secure the sculptures. They cast the round concrete form which supports the tree.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_image admin_label=”Picture 17: Me in front of the pedestal IMG 7302″ _builder_version=”3.12.1″ src=”https:\/\/travelingwithcarolyne.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_7302-rotated.jpg” \/][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_image admin_label=”Picture 18: Neodymium Reeds 2021 IMG 1595″ _builder_version=”3.12.1″ src=”https:\/\/travelingwithcarolyne.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_1595.jpg” \/][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.12.1″]<\/p>\n The next exhibit, Neodymium Reeds, 2021<\/em>, is one of my personal favorites. You see the amazing purple glass sculpture initially from a distance with the mountain behind it. It is literally a “field of glass.”<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.12.1″]<\/p>\n Then, as the path turns the corner, the lavender reeds seem to grow like blooms among the tall Saguaro cacti.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_image admin_label=”Picture 19: Purple with tall cactus IMG 1597″ _builder_version=”3.12.1″ src=”https:\/\/travelingwithcarolyne.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_1597-rotated.jpg” \/][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_image admin_label=”Picture 20: Purple alignment IMG 1651″ _builder_version=”3.12.1″ src=”https:\/\/travelingwithcarolyne.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_1651-rotated.jpg” \/][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.12.1″]<\/p>\n And a little further on, the reeds seem to be marching down the hill towards you. By the way, I looked up Neodymium glass (the discovery of the element is an interesting story too) and, among other things, it is used to make lasers and in electric cars. In glasswork, it is prized because it colors the glass in delicate shade of violet, wine-red, and grey.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.12.1″]<\/p>\n One of the most dramatic displays is called Sol del Citron 2014 , a yellow and green globe with many curling tendrils.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_image admin_label=”Picture 21: Sol del Citron IMG 1652″ _builder_version=”3.12.1″ src=”https:\/\/travelingwithcarolyne.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_1652-rotated.jpg” \/][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_image admin_label=”Picture 22: with native vegetation IMG 1623″ _builder_version=”3.12.1″ src=”https:\/\/travelingwithcarolyne.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_1623-rotated.jpg” \/][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.12.1″]<\/p>\n This picture, taken from the other side, shows the Sol or Sun emerging from the native plantings.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.12.1″]<\/p>\n On our second visit, Deb caught this picture of the sun immediately over the sculpture \u2013 one of many reasons we were glad to go back for a second time.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_image admin_label=”Picture 23: Sun behind the Sol IMG 7321″ _builder_version=”3.12.1″ src=”https:\/\/travelingwithcarolyne.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_7321-rotated.jpg” \/][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_image admin_label=”Picture 24: Aqua Blue and Amber Chandelier 2011 IMG 1615″ _builder_version=”3.12.1″ src=”https:\/\/travelingwithcarolyne.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_1615-rotated.jpg” \/][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.12.1″]<\/p>\n This sculpture is called the Aqua Blue and Amber Chandelier \u2013 2011<\/em>. It is both whimsical and organic.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.12.1″]<\/p>\n Another example of the pre-planning needed for this exhibit. The supporting metal framework is mounted in the bottom of a small wash so that the top of the “Chandelier” is slightly above eye-level when you are standing on the bridge that crosses the wash.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_image admin_label=”Picture 25: Base of Chandelier IMG 1655″ _builder_version=”3.12.1″ src=”https:\/\/travelingwithcarolyne.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_1655-rotated.jpg” \/][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_image admin_label=”Picture 26: Inside Tulip Lights IMG 7339 Inside Dorrance Hall” _builder_version=”3.12.1″ src=”https:\/\/travelingwithcarolyne.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_7339-v2.png” \/][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.12.1″]<\/p>\n One of the most unique features of this Chihuly exhibit is the use of Dorrance Hall for an unusual indoor collection of some of Chihuly\u2019s paintings which inspired his glasswork. There are also displays of his smaller glass pieces. This entry piece, Macchia, stands about six feet high and the “flowers” are lighted from the inside. According to the description, the Macchia sculptures were developed because Chihuly wanted to display ALL 300 colors in his hotshop, so he had to create new methods for layering colors.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.12.1″]<\/p>\n Neither Deb nor I had seen Chihuly paintings before and they are beautiful by themselves.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_image admin_label=”Picture 27: Group of Paintings IMG 1601″ _builder_version=”3.12.1″ src=”https:\/\/travelingwithcarolyne.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_1601-2.jpg” \/][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_image admin_label=”Picture 28: Another selection of paintings IMG 7347″ _builder_version=”3.12.1″ src=”https:\/\/travelingwithcarolyne.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_7347v2.png” \/][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.12.1″]<\/p>\n Our understanding is that the paintings were Chihuly\u2019s way of capturing his inspirations for new designs. Chihuly developed many series of glass creations: Cylinders and Baskets; Seaforms, Macchia, Persians, Venetians, Floats, Chandeliers, and Fiori to name the main ones. The paintings were the basis for those designs.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.12.1″]<\/p>\n The paintings stand alone as beautiful art, but Deb and I would like to know the “behind the scenes” process when Chihuly or his glassblowers converted the painted images . . .<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_image admin_label=”Picture 29: More paintings IMG 7361″ _builder_version=”3.12.1″ src=”https:\/\/travelingwithcarolyne.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_7361-v2.png” \/][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_image admin_label=”Picture 30: Curly red solo piece IMG 1602″ _builder_version=”3.12.1″ src=”https:\/\/travelingwithcarolyne.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_1602-1-rotated.jpg” \/][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.12.1″]<\/p>\n \u2026 to three-dimensional glass sculptures.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.12.1″]<\/p>\n In the center of the main display rooms are a variety of Chihuly sculptures from different periods. This is a striking piece which I nicknamed “Candelabra,” but is composed of almost plant like forms.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_image admin_label=”Picture 31:Close up of \u201ccandelabra\u201d IMG 7120″ _builder_version=”3.12.1″ src=”https:\/\/travelingwithcarolyne.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_7120-2.jpg” \/][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_image admin_label=”Picture 32: Deb inside IMG 1612″ _builder_version=”3.12.1″ src=”https:\/\/travelingwithcarolyne.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_1612-5.jpg” \/][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.12.1″]<\/p>\n Deb paused in her filming to give a sense of the scale of some of the pieces. The rooms inside Dorrance Hall were illuminated primarily from the lighting of the artwork which made it a very dramatic space.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.12.1″]<\/p>\n Deb took my picture in front of a series of paintings of vases.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_image admin_label=”Picture 33: Me in front of paintings IMG 7122″ _builder_version=”3.12.1″ src=”https:\/\/travelingwithcarolyne.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_7122-2.jpeg” \/][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_image admin_label=”Picture 34: Orange flower display IMG 1608″ _builder_version=”3.12.1″ src=”https:\/\/travelingwithcarolyne.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_1608-2.jpg” \/][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.12.1″]<\/p>\n One of the most striking displays was of orange waterlily-like flowers on a long table which gave the impression of them floating on water.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.12.1″]<\/p>\n This is a close-up of just one of the gorgeous orange flowers.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_image admin_label=”Picture 35: Close up of a single bloom IMG 1611″ _builder_version=”3.12.1″ src=”https:\/\/travelingwithcarolyne.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_1611.jpg” \/][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_image admin_label=”Picture 36: ROTOLO Drawings IMG 1661″ _builder_version=”3.12.1″ src=”https:\/\/travelingwithcarolyne.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_1661-1.jpg” \/][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.12.1″]<\/p>\n Rotolo is Italian for “coil.” Chihuly began working with his Rotolo designs as drawings in 2013. He initially wanted to explore “the quality of light emanating from the complex clear glass forms.” Eventually, this evolved to include “rich hues of red, blue, green and purple.” The designs were converted into blown glass beginning in 2017.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.12.1″]<\/p>\n Another painting was a series of vases with different decorations. As you might guess, Deb and I were constantly trying to figure out which paintings and which sculptures went together, but that wasn\u2019t the goal of the display.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_image admin_label=”Picture 37: Vases IMG 1665″ _builder_version=”3.12.1″ src=”https:\/\/travelingwithcarolyne.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_1665.jpg” \/][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_image admin_label=”Picture 38: Single Vase IMG 1666″ _builder_version=”3.12.1″ src=”https:\/\/travelingwithcarolyne.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_1666-rotated.jpg” \/][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.12.1″]<\/p>\n Maybe this one was inspired from the paintings of vases \u2026 or maybe not?<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.12.1″]<\/p>\n This bright orange vase was one of my favorites. I love the color and it\u2019s certainly a “complex glass form.”<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_image admin_label=”Picture 39: IMG 1667″ _builder_version=”3.12.1″ src=”https:\/\/travelingwithcarolyne.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_1667-1-rotated.jpg” \/][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_image admin_label=”Picture 46: IMG 1622 Red Reeds, 2014 \u2013 OUT OF ORDER” _builder_version=”3.12.1″ src=”https:\/\/travelingwithcarolyne.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_1622.jpg” \/][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.12.1″]<\/p>\n There were many more outdoor Chihuly displays, and Deb and I took pictures of all of them, but we want to encourage you to come and see for yourself. Besides, there\u2019s no substitute for really \u201cbeing there.\u201d<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.12.1″]<\/p>\n After our tours, we always ended up back in the gift shop, where some of Chihuly\u2019s paintings and glass designs are offered for sale.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_image admin_label=”Picture 40: Transition to the gift shop IMG 7296″ _builder_version=”3.12.1″ src=”https:\/\/travelingwithcarolyne.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_7296-1.jpg” \/][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_image admin_label=”Picture 41: Chihuly Book IMG 1646″ _builder_version=”3.12.1″ src=”https:\/\/travelingwithcarolyne.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_1646-rotated.jpg” \/][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.12.1″]<\/p>\n The gift shop offers a large volume about Chihuly\u2026<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.12.1″]<\/p>\n … as well as smaller volumes featuring some of his collections.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_image admin_label=”Picture 42: Other Chihuly books IMG 1647″ _builder_version=”3.12.1″ src=”https:\/\/travelingwithcarolyne.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_1647.jpg” \/][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_image admin_label=”Picture 43: Glassware for Sale IMG 7156″ _builder_version=”3.12.1″ src=”https:\/\/travelingwithcarolyne.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_7156-rotated.jpeg” \/][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.12.1″]<\/p>\n You may also purchase some of his gorgeous individual glass pieces \u2013 truly beautiful.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.12.1″]<\/p>\n I was especially drawn to this beautiful red flower\u2026<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_image admin_label=”Picture 44: Red flower IMG 7289″ _builder_version=”3.12.1″ src=”https:\/\/travelingwithcarolyne.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_7293-1.jpg” \/][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_image admin_label=”Picture 45: Green Glass IMG 7293 (1)” _builder_version=”3.12.1″ src=”https:\/\/travelingwithcarolyne.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_7289-1.jpg” \/][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.12.1″]<\/p>\n And this flamboyant green design which reminds me of sea coral.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.12.1″]<\/p>\n The perfect ending for any visit to the Desert Botanical Gardens is always a stop at Gertrudes. The weather was perfect for patio dining.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_image admin_label=”Picture 47: Entrance to Gertrude\u2019s Patio IMG 7377″ _builder_version=”3.12.1″ src=”https:\/\/travelingwithcarolyne.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_7377-v3.png” \/][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_image admin_label=”Picture 48: IMG 7158″ _builder_version=”3.12.1″ src=”https:\/\/travelingwithcarolyne.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_7158-rotated.jpg” \/][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.12.1″]<\/p>\n We ordered appetizers \u2013 different ones each trip. They were all yummy, but the crab dip from the first visit and the roasted cauliflower from the second were our favorites. And if you are interested in a beverage, there are wonderfully flavored ice teas and lemonade, a variety of alcoholic beverages, and their signature Habanero Margarita.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.12.1″]<\/p>\n Chihuly is not forgotten at Gertrudes either, because the Desert Botanical Gardens is the proud owner of a few of his sculptures, so you can dine and admire the art of Dale Chihuly at the same time.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_image admin_label=”Picture 49: IMG 7378″ _builder_version=”3.12.1″ src=”https:\/\/travelingwithcarolyne.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_7378-v2.png” \/][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_image admin_label=”Picture 50: Thank you Deb IMG 1657″ _builder_version=”3.12.1″ src=”https:\/\/travelingwithcarolyne.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_1657-rotated.jpg” \/][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.12.1″]<\/p>\n Many thanks to my friend, Deb, for two great visits to the Desert Botanical Garden and the Chihuly exhibit. We had a wonderful time \u2013 and I especially appreciate her photographer\u2019s eye as many of the pictures you have enjoyed in this blog are hers!<\/p>\n If you like what you\u2019ve seen and are going to be in the Phoenix area, do come visit Chihuly at two locations until June 19, 2022.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" [et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_image _builder_version=”3.12.1″ src=”https:\/\/travelingwithcarolyne.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/IMG_7140-3-031622-crop.png” align=”center” \/][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_image admin_label=”Picture 2: AdmissionTickets for Chihuly show IMG 7280″ _builder_version=”3.12.1″ src=”https:\/\/travelingwithcarolyne.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_7280.jpg” \/][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.12.1″] My friend, Deb Ogg, invited me in early February to go with her to the Desert Botanical Garden to see the Chihuly exhibit, and it was awesome. 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