Wednesday in Wyoming - February 26, 2025

 

This is one of my favorite pieces from this year's Glass Art show at the Cheyenne Botanic Gardens. There's no question why the artist entitled it "Umbrella Lady." My only question is when Cheyenne will get some much-needed rain.

Wednesday in Wyoming - February 12, 2025

 

As is always the case, this year's Glass art show at the Cheyenne Botanic Gardens featured a number of intriguing pieces. I thought the octopus was whimsical, but what I found even more interesting was the title of the other piece. 

Why do you think the artist called it "Wyoming Weather"?

Wednesday in Wyoming - February 5, 2025

 

February is the month of the Cheyenne Botanic Gardens' annual Glass Art Show, something I look forward to every year. Most years, I simply admire the pieces, but one year -- 2009 to be specific -- I found inspiration in one of them.

I was writing the Texas Dreams series when my editor told me that the title I'd chosen for the third book, Winter Garden, wouldn't work for them. It seems that readers choose books with "winter" in their titles only during that season. 

I mulled over ideas for a different title, but nothing felt right until I saw this piece of glass art. I was intrigued by the couple looking into the distance, perhaps dreaming about their future, and when I saw that the name of the piece was "Tomorrow," I knew I'd found the missing piece for my title. It became Tomorrow's Garden. 

How's that for serendipity? 

Wednesday in Wyoming - March 27, 2024

 

A wise old owl and a western landscape. As you can see, there's a wide variety of art on display at this year's Glass Art Celebration. 

Wednesday in Wyoming - March 20, 2024

 

Since elephants are one of my favorite animals, I was delighted to see this piece at the Botanic Gardens' Glass Art Celebration.

Wednesday in Wyoming - March 13, 2024

 

When I saw this at this year's Glass Art Celebration, my first thought was that the name of the piece would be "Home on the Range." I was right.

Wednesday in Wyoming - March 6, 2024

 

The annual glass art show at the Grand Conservatory of the Cheyenne Botanic Gardens is one of my favorite events of the year.

When I saw this piece of art in January of 2020, it caught my eye because it reminded me of the thousands of miles my husband and I logged on our bikes. 

Wednesday in Wyoming - March 29, 2023

 

Although the art I've featured in previous posts this month has been two-dimensional, the annual Glass Art Show at the Cheyenne Botanic Gardens also has three-dimensional pieces, including this one from the 2020 show.

I would never have thought to combine candy dishes like this. Would you? 

Wednesday in Wyoming - March 22, 2023

 

The opening of the Shane Smith Grand Conservatory gave the Cheyenne Botanic Gardens a new way to display art from its annual Glass Art Show, with pieces hanging in front of the second story windows overlooking the conservatory.

This piece was part of the 2019 show.

Wednesday in Wyoming - March 15, 2023

 

Glass Art brings additional beauty to the original conservatory at the Cheyenne Botanic Gardens in this photo from the 2015 show.

Wednesday in Wyoming - March 8, 2023

 

Since space was limited prior to the construction of the Grand Conservatory at the Cheyenne Botanic Gardens, glass art was displayed in the growing area next to the original conservatory. I found the juxtaposition of natural and manmade beauty intriguing in this picture from the 2012 Glass Art Show.

Wednesday in Wyoming - March 1, 2023

 

In honor of the annual Glass Art Show at the Cheyenne Botanic Gardens, which continues through this month, I'm going to feature some of my favorite pictures from previous years' shows.

Prior to the construction of the Shane Smith Grand Conservatory, the show was held in the much smaller conservatory of the original building where art and plants were in close proximity.

In case you're curious, this picture was taken at the 2009 show.

Wednesday in Wyoming - February 26, 2020

When I saw this piece at the Cheyenne Botanic Gardens' Glass Art Celebration, I knew I had to include it in a post. Why? Because it reminded me of my editor, Vicki Crumpton, who's both an avid bicyclist and a firm believer in recycling.

Vicki, this one's for you.

Wednesday in Wyoming - February 19, 2020

One of the great things about the annual Glass Art Celebration at the Cheyenne Botanic Gardens is that it features a wide variety of glass art. I particularly liked this one's mosaic effect.

Here's a closeup to show you the number of pieces and different sizes of glass that are used to create this piece.

I wish I could create pieces like this, but since I can't, I'm grateful that the Botanic Gardens hosts the show so that I can enjoy seeing them.

Wednesday in Wyoming - February 12, 2020

This piece of art from the Cheyenne Botanic Gardens' Glass Art Celebration is beautiful in its own right. After all, who doesn't like columbines?

What also appealed to me was that it was hung in an outside window at the Grand Conservatory, making its background part of the gardens themselves.

I can picture columbines blooming there next summer. Can't you?

Wednesday in Wyoming - February 5, 2020

It's time for the annual Glass Art Celebration at the Cheyenne Botanic Gardens, one of my favorite events of the year at one of my favorite places in Cheyenne.

This piece caught my eye for several reasons. First of all, there's the beauty of the cherry blossoms. But I also liked the way the leaves of the huge banana palm highlighted it.

As you can see, the Shane Smith Grand Conservatory is the perfect place to display art.

Wednesday in Wyoming - February 27, 2019

Sometimes the background against which the stained glass is displayed is almost as interesting as the art itself. In this case, the whimsically entitled "Fox Hole" stained glass almost appears to be hanging outside. It's not, of course, but is displayed on the glass-enclosed walkway connecting the Grand Conservatory of the Cheyenne Botanic Gardens with the original greenhouse.

In addition to the very red red fox, I liked the way the vertical lines of the frame were echoed by the flagpole.

My Wednesday in Wyoming posts will have a different theme next month, but there were so many beautiful pieces of glass art that I intend to devote another month to them later this year. I hope you'll enjoy them as much as I have.

Wednesday in Wyoming - February 20, 2019

This piece of stained glass from the annual Glass Art show at the Cheyenne Botanic Gardens caught my eye for two reasons: the unique frame and the background. I loved the way the piece was highlighted against the beauty of the Grand Conservatory.

Wednesday in Wyoming - February 13, 2019

One of the interesting things about the Glass Art show at the Cheyenne Botanic Gardens is that many of the pieces are displayed in windows, giving visitors a view of not only the art itself but also the exterior of the gardens.

These pieces, which are hanging in the second floor classroom, have a less-than-spectacular but highly necessary background: the maintenance part of the gardens.

Wednesday in Wyoming - February 6, 2019

One of the annual events in Cheyenne is the Glass Art Show at the Botanic Gardens. In the past, I've been impressed with both the beauty of the pieces and the variety of techniques the artists use, and this year was no exception.

I particularly liked this portrait of a hummingbird. Not only did it remind me of the hummers that frequent my backyard every summer, but the sparkling mosaic-style background caught my eye.