There were so many places I wanted to get to this month to see the holiday decorations and exhibits. A couple of weekends ago Rich and I went to the US Botanic Garden to see the
Windows to Wonderland holiday exhibit. The garden railway and miniature historic buildings on display were designed by Paul Busse and his company,
Applied Imagination. The detail is amazing.
Everything is made from natural plant materials. It's a lot of fun walking through the exhibit and trying to figure out what things are made of. There are the usual things you would think of: twigs, bark, leaves, seeds, nuts, vines and moss. But then, there are some things a little more unusual like the gourd that is used for the dome of the Jefferson Memorial. I haven't figured out what is used for the glass windows of the US Botanic Garden Conservatory.
To design a building, Mr. Busse first studies architectural drawings and photographs. He then creates a base structure out of acrylic foam boards. Then all the details are added using dried plant materials. How long a building takes depends on the complexity. The US Capitol took over 600 hours to create. There were nine replicas of buildings that are located on The Mall.
In the East Gallery is "Wonderland" - several villages and trains running everywhere. I've only put up a few pics on this post, but you can see all of the photos in a web album
here.
There were so many places I wanted to get to this month to see the holiday decorations and exhibits. A couple of weekends ago Rich and I went to the US Botanic Garden to see the Windows to Wonderland holiday exhibit. The garden railway and miniature historic buildings on display were designed by Paul Busse and his company, Applied Imagination. The detail is amazing.
Everything is made from natural plant materials. It's a lot of fun walking through the exhibit and trying to figure out what things are made of. There are the usual things you would think of: twigs, bark, leaves, seeds, nuts, vines and moss. But then, there are some things a little more unusual like the gourd that is used for the dome of the Jefferson Memorial. I haven't figured out what is used for the glass windows of the US Botanic Garden Conservatory.
To design a building, Mr. Busse first studies architectural drawings and photographs. He then creates a base structure out of acrylic foam boards. Then all the details are added using dried plant materials. How long a building takes depends on the complexity. The US Capitol took over 600 hours to create. There were nine replicas of buildings that are located on The Mall.
In the East Gallery is "Wonderland" - several villages and trains running everywhere. I've only put up a few pics on this post, but you can see all of the photos in a web album here.
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