lucky me...i recently found myself in milwaukee in the middle of a snowstorm. we were racing to get someone to a plane (that did, miraculously, take off) and decided we could take a short detour to the Milwaukee Art Museum. i'd been there before, and seen the exhibits, but i thought i'd see what new discoveries i could make. if you've never been there, it's hard to imagine, but the place has wings. deservedly so -- the architecture alone is magical. (visit www.mam.org)
Santiago Calatrava's Quadraccio Pavilion is celebrating its tenth anniversary, but it definitely takes you to the future. when you enter, you're tempted to look straight ahead at Lake Michigan, but don't forget to look up. the building is as much a work of art as the fabulous Chihuly sculpture that greets you.
why talk about a museum in a jewelry store's blog? so much of our work is so modern, and architectural, i can't help but see the parallels. i see shapes that remind me of Germany's Step by Step and Brazil's Antonio Bernardo. Chihuly's twisty glass reminds me of Majoral's more unconventional work and the bold color combinations the Margonis put together. and a trip into the museum store leads me to... a future blog post!
