Flying Folds |
Crane Unfolding
The first sculpture we saw when we entered the garden was the one pictured above. In this beautiful sculpture you can see a crane emerging from a single piece of paper through the folding process to the finished crane.
Here is the sign by the sculpture that expresses what the artist felt.
Rising Cranes
This sculpture depicts a number of cranes rising from a rock base. This sculpture was set in a small water feature at the garden and I like the way the sculpture is reflected in the water.
Emerging Peace
This sculpture is a favorite of mine. It depicts a butterfly starting out as a caterpillar and finally a beautiful butterfly. I like the write up on the sign below.
I love the sculpture of the horse and the message it sends. It looks great among the trees in the park. Here is the sign by the horse.
Asian legend says that if you fold 1000 cranes in a year you will be granted a wish. The artists who created these sculptures created 1000 cranes and wished for peace. This sculpture is called "Master Peace" and is made up of 500 of their cranes. The other 500 cranes are scattered throughout the world.
The sculpture stands tall in the pond in front of the climatron ( a wonderful indoor feature of the garden). Below is a close up photo I took showing a section of the sculpture.
The White Bison were displayed alongside one of the paths in the garden. I thought they were very interesting in their two tone look.
This simple hand gesture game is played throughout the world. I was fascinated to read that it originated in Asia in 200 BC. It evolved over the years and today uses three common items. Here is the sculpture depicting the game.
The last sculptures in this review are the boats that were placed in the pond in the Japanese garden section of the Missouri Botanical Garden. They can be seen as you take the path around the pond. I like the way the sculptures are reflected in the pond.
This is just a small selection of the sculptures that were shown at our botanical garden. The sculptures will be taken down soon. I hope you will be able to view them if they come to a gardens near you.
Learning Origami
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Rising Cranes
Emerging Peace
I love the sculpture of the horse and the message it sends. It looks great among the trees in the park. Here is the sign by the horse.
The sculpture stands tall in the pond in front of the climatron ( a wonderful indoor feature of the garden). Below is a close up photo I took showing a section of the sculpture.
This is just a small selection of the sculptures that were shown at our botanical garden. The sculptures will be taken down soon. I hope you will be able to view them if they come to a gardens near you.