fuck dancing, let's art

This past rainy Saturday was looking dismal, especially for entertaining a 7 and 4 year old.

Luckily we have the RISD museum, and even more incredible is that day was the celebration of the new Chihuly exhibit.

i used to be suspicious of glass blowing- my older sister, who I adore, and I once argued about the functionality of glass art. This was as we walked galleries in Seattle, some of which was probably Chihuly's. Looking back i see how foolish i had been, because everything i have seen by Chihuly makes me wish i could become a domestic servant of his just to be near his work.

His new work is amazing- the pieces and the way they are displayed makes one feel as though they are walking into a temple, one that developed naturally in an underground cavern. My daughters even loved it, as much as they could, but really wanted to see the Buddha on the fourth floor.

The Buddha was always my favorite, too.