It was a perfect day to sit outside and listen to music for three hours.
I also went to The Desert Botanical Gardens to see the Spring Butterfly Exhibit. They will have eventually about 18 different types of butterflies. These butterflies, unlike the Monarch butterflies in the Fall, will come and sit on you. One landed on my shoulder. I saw many people with butterflies on their arms, hands, shoulders and on their heads.
While at the garden I also saw the John Schaefer Photography Exhibit: A Desert Illuminated. The exhibit features 30 photographs of cactus flowers of the Sonoran Desert. These stunning macro photographs are wrapped in the visual and contextual embrace of a Renaissance-era illuminated manuscript that connects the human passion for science and art. By placing a sheet of black construction paper behind the cactus, he is able to isolate the subject, intensifying the composition of the richly hued and delicate flower.
I also saw the Ludvic Steel Jam Sculptures in the Garden. Ludvic's junkyard finds are gathered and recycled into lively, impromptu compositions. He reassembles, cuts, reshapes, sandblasts and grinds the materials, claiming to never discard a single piece. The sculptures, titled “Steel Jam Session,” are created as in a jazz jam session —“in the moment,” — with the artist following his intuitive sense. A viewer can see how each sculpture moves to the rhythm of Ludvic’s perpetual jam session.
Only the heart knows how to find what is precious.
FYODOR DOSTOYEVSKY
