Garden of Glass

 Chihuly it's not but it is definitely art.

At the Mckee Botanical gardens there is a colorful and thought-provoking exhibit by Jason Gamrath, a renowned glass sculptor and blower, living and working out of Seattle, WA.  

This is Jason’s first outdoor garden exhibit in Florida.The exhibition features stunning glass orchids, waterlilies, and plants standing anywhere from six to fourteen feet tall on display throughout the Garden.

Below is a sampling of the exhibit. 

"The most beautiful, extravagant man-made object could never creatively equal the simplest and smallest naturally occurring life form. The purpose of creating this series on a macro scale is to bring to light the beauty that exists within the micro scale of nature. Through the rigors of day-to-day life in an urban setting, I find it all too easy to overlook the natural beauty that has ultimately birthed us as a species. Small plants, although minuscule in comparison to our human-sized way of existing, are overwhelmingly perplexing when held inches away from one's face. The vast majority of people will seldom grasp this seemingly secret perception of existence. When I scale life forms up to be larger than a person, they can be observed with this perspective from across a room due to the overwhelming physical presence they command."- Jason Gamrath.