I had the opportunity to go see Dale Chihuly's installation the other day at the Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Gardens. (Good thing, too, because it's heading out.) Chihuly shapes, colors, and textures glass in some pretty remarkable ways. Whether it's futuristic neon lights made to resemble a tree's canopy (in abstraction) or a pillar of glass that seems to be inspired by the kelp from the Sargasso Sea, his designs a treat for the eyes. I had resisted going during the day because I heard the illuminated glass was so remarkable at night.

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Special thanks to Kat for snapping the photos and meandering with me.