Phipps by Night

I found out today that Phipp's Conservatory in Pittsburgh puts on a special candle-lit garden event during the holidays. Never having been to the gardens at night, I decided to take advantage of the opportunity to see the displays that were up from the G-20 earlier this year (Hans Godo Frabel, glass artist)

He does a lot with these "long fellows", sprites, and theater masks. He also makes some really incredible, realistic flowers.



This one's a real flower.
Frabel makes some great clowns, too.

His pieces also sell for incredible amounts.If you like me a lot and have $6,000 to spend on me, I love this glass flower above. If you only like me by $3,500, I like the orchid, too.

Above is the Glass Tree that Mr. Obama commissioned for the G-20 (a good 34 of them). It symbolizes peace and the fragility of freedom.

Looks like Narnia out There

I woke up this morning to find this outside my window:




I promptly did so (click to enlarge):


Hopefully it stays until Christmas!

There should be more posts from me soon, perhaps with the trees a little more colorful. I have a lot to catch up on from the semester. In the meantime, have a great time with your last-minute holiday shopping!