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Leaves, tendrils and roots inspire American glass artist Dale Chihuly, so it makes sense that his work would be exhibited at London's Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew. Kew Gardens boasts one of the world's largest plant collections, and is also famous for its groundbreaking greenhouses. "Gardens of Glass: Chihuly at Kew" runs until Jan. 15, 2006, so visitors can see the huge works embedded in summer's thick foliage, glowing in an autumnal nest of bare twigs or dusted with winter snow. Chihuly has shown in gardens before, but never in Europe...
...Some pieces are indoors, in the Palm House (built 1844-48), the Temperate House (1860-99) and the 1986 Princess of Wales Conservatory (including Sun, above). They're made out of delicate flat or hollow pieces of hand-blown glass in a rainbow of colors, and are assembled on site. The display includes Chihuly's latest series, Fiori (Flowers), and two installations floating on the Palm House pond: Thames Skiff, a boat crowded with spikes, bulbs and shoots, and Walla Wallas, onion shapes floating in the water. Chihuly's sculpture just might inspire visitors to fill their window boxes...
...Rodriguez, who partook in the scuffle the night Colono died, has several assault and battery charges to his name. The defense also points to an event, documented in a police report, in which Colono allegedly threw money in a cashier’s face, kicked a door, and shattered glass at a local restaurant...
...grist for his mill. Eco's catholic approach is reflected by the way in which contemporary paintings on the walls of his spacious apartment are interspersed with drawings by his grandson, and the alacrity with which he leaps up to show off his antique-book collection. Unlocking the glass case he pulls out a copy of the Hypnerotomachia Poliphili, a richly illustrated 1499 volume, most often ascribed to a monk, Francesco Colonna, whom Eco describes as "the Joyce of his time...
...Rodriguez, who partook in the scuffle the night Colono died, has several assault and battery charges to his name. The defense also points to an event, documented in a police report, in which Colono allegedly threw money in a cashier’s face, kicked a door, and shattered glass at a local restaurant...