it's the work of artist dale chihuly, based in seattle.splayed for us all to see. sapphire star glints in the spring light. summer sun is framed by the lake and palm house. icicle tower alone is made of nearly 2000 individual pieces of hand blown glass. because of the way they're packed and put into containers, containers very rarely get jiggled around very much, so there's very little breakage. yet that doesn't always apply in the studio that dale chihuly‘s wife manages. when the artist is pushing to the very limit what class can do, are there designs that just don't work? absolutely. i've worked on things for months and then decided at the very end that it was a bad idea and had to break everything. that's a sad day. that is a sad day. it's a sad day when you have to break things you've made. but these seemingly fragile shards are now nestled amongst the budding plants. they're just even more beautiful and stunning in the landscape that we could have ever hoped for. i've got probably have a number of favourites. but i think the niijima f

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that is by american glass artist dale chihuly, i think it has been influenced by medusa. in wales reached 24 celsius. there is a fair bit of cloud around as well. some of thatis bit of cloud around as well. some of that is producing showers currently. we've got more showers to come. as we go through the day, some of them will be have re— and thundery. but a lot of dry weather to start the day as well, a fair bit of cloud and scott, and east—west split. north—west england, a similar story. what you will find through the day is all that rain will continue to move northwards. behind it, it will start to brighten up. getting into northern ireland and southern scotla nd northern ireland and southern scotland through the afternoon. western scotland hangs onto the lion's share of the sunshine. temperatures looking at hires up to 20. as we head on through the evening and overnight, we still do have those thundery showers pushing northwards. some dry weather and clear skies as well. not a particularly chilly night. temperatures falling to between eight and ten. we are looking at a

experience a different kind of flower this spring, thanks to a new exhibition by the american artist dale chihulyter wendy hurrell went to take a look. well, i love greenhouses, you know, and how can you not love kew? it's just the most extraordinary, with some 300 acres with all these greenhouses. it's notjust under glass that you'll find all these reflections of nature. the cherry blossoms are in bloom here at kew gardens. poking up out of the grass, not only tulips, but these amazing glass sculptures. this is just one of 32 installations across the gardens that are going to be here until the end of october. thousands of these pieces of glass have been carefully shipped over here and displayed for us all to see. sapphire star glints in the spring light. summer sun is framed by the lake and palm house. icicle tower alone is made of nearly 2,000 individual pieces of hand blown glass. because of the way they're packed and put into containers, containers very rarely getjiggled around very much, so there's very little breakage. yet that doesn't always apply in the studio that dale chihuly‘s wife man

it is the work of artist dale chihuly.d for us shipped over here and displayed for us all to see. sapphire star glint in the spring light. summer sun is framed by the lake and pond house. this is made of nearly 2000 individual pieces of handblown glass. it is because of the ways they are packaged and put into containers, the containers don't get jiggled around too much so there is very little breakage. that does not a lwa ys very little breakage. that does not always apply in the studio that his wife manages, when dale chihuly is pushing to the limit what glass can do. are there designs that don't work? absolutely. i have worked on things for months and then decided at the very end it was a bad idea and had to break everything. that is and had to break everything. that is a sad day! it is a sad day when you have to break ins you've made. but these seemingly fragile shards are 110w these seemingly fragile shards are now nestled amongst the budding plants. they are even more beautiful and stunning in the landscape then we co

it's the work of artist dale chihuly, based in seattle.s in the spring light. summer sun is framed by the lake and palm house. icicle tower alone is made of nearly 2000 individual pieces of hand blown glass. because of the way they're packed and put into containers, containers very rarely get jiggled around very much, so there's very little breakage. yet that doesn't always apply in the studio that dale chihuly‘s wife manages. when the artist is pushing to the very limit what class can do, are there designs that just don't work? absolutely. i've worked on things for months and then decided at the very end that it was a bad idea and had to break everything. that's a sad day. that is a sad day. it's a sad day when you have to break things you've made. but these seemingly fragile shards are now nestled amongst the budding plants. they're just even more beautiful and stunning in the landscape that we could have ever hoped for. i've got probably have a number of favourites. but i think the niijima floats in the japanese garden, with the cherry