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Chihuly Sunday

11/7/2016

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Elizabeth had to spend most of the weekend at the office getting some work done, but on Sunday afternoon we managed to make it out to the ROM to check out a couple of temporary exhibits on tattoos and Chihuly.
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..Our first stop at the ROM was a new exhibit, which features the work of glass artist Dale Chihuly. Chihuly has been working with teams of glass blowers for decades, producing unique artworks for installations around the world.

​We weren't entirely sure what to expect from the exhibit beyond colourful glass, but we were totally blown away. The various installations on show were beautiful, featuring all manner of weird and wonderful glass shapes arranged in sprawling, immersive landscapes. As we made our way through the exhibit we encountered boats filled with giant baubles, spiky chandeliers and a huge garden of glass.
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It was also interesting to learn a bit more about how Chihuly creates his sculptures from the videos at the end of the exhibit, as well as a bit of background on the artist himself.

We then made our way upstairs to check out an exhibit on the history of tattoos around the world. It turned out to be a pretty long and sprawling history, from islands in the pacific to South American prisons. It was interesting to see the wide range of styles of tattoos, and to learn the myriad spiritual and symbolic reasons that tattoos have been worn throughout history. 
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All in all, an afternoon trip to our local museum was the perfect way to spend the afternoon and was a great way for Elizabeth to relax after a hard weekend of work.

Here are some more photos of the exhibits. Both are highly recommended!
And now you find yourself wondering "what were these two up to this time 12 months ago?" Well fear not, we have a blog post for that... and for the year before.
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15/7/2016 01:29:19 pm

Looks beautiful. We went to the museum of art in philly on wednesday and looked at a bunch of modern art. One of the statues was a naked boy with a frog, and the boy was 10 ft tall. Very strange tastes these modern collectors and critics have in my opinion

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