Artsy Blue Glass Float

by Luther Fine Art

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Artsy Blue Glass Float

Artist

Luther Fine Art

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Photograph - Photography

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Pamela Briggs-Luther has created this beautiful art ideal for home and/or office.

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Wandering around the Missouri Botanical Gardens in St. Louis, Missouri is a very pleasant event. The gardens are always in flux- changing with the seasons. During the summer, the lily ponds are full of various types of water lilies. Mixed with the natural beauty of the flowers and water plants, we discovered hand blown glass balls floating. This is one of the many of them which we found to be particularly beautiful with the afternoon sun shining through it.

Founded in 1859, the Missouri Botanical Garden is one of the oldest botanical institutions in the United States and a National Historic Landmark. The Garden is a center for botanical research and science education of international repute, as well as an oasis in the city of St. Louis, with 79 acres of horticultural display. It includes a 14-acre Japanese strolling garden named Seiwa-en; the Climatron geodesic dome conservatory; a children's garden, including a pioneer village; a playground; a fountain area and a water locking system, somewhat similar to the locking system at the Panama Canal; an Osage camp; and Henry Shaw�s original 1850 estate home. It is adjacent to Tower Grove Park, another of Shaw�s legacies.

In 1983, the Botanical Garden was added as the fourth subdistrict of the Metropolitan Zoological Park and Museum District.

For part of 2006, the Missouri Botanical Garden featured "Glass in the Garden", with glass sculptures by Dale Chihuly placed throughout the garden. Four pieces were purchased to remain at the gardens. In 2008 sculptures of the French artist Niki de Saint Phalle were placed throughout the garden. In 2009, the 150th anniversary of the Garden was celebrated, including a floral clock display.

After 40 years of service to the Garden, Dr. Peter Raven retired from his presidential post on September 1, 2010. Dr. Peter Wyse Jackson replaced him as President.

The Garden is a place for many annual cultural festivals, including the Japanese Festival and the Chinese Culture Days by the St. Louis Chinese Culture Days Committee.[5] During this time, there are showcases of the culture's botanics as well as cultural arts, crafts, music and food. The Japanese Festival recently began to include sumo wrestling, adding this sport to taiko drumming and kimono fashion shows. The Garden is known for its bonsai growing, which can be seen all year round, but is highlighted during the multiple Asian festivals.

We have noticed that because of the enormous acreage, even when a lot of people are there, there is an air of being able to stroll through gardens very peacefully.

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