The summer before I moved to Irvine, two of my closest friends and I took a trip to Grounds for Sculpture, a public sculpture garden and museum in Hamilton, New Jersey. The day was bitter sweet, as I had always wanted to visit the garden, but knew I would soon be saying goodbye to many of my friends and family in order to move across the country for graduate school. It was a clear, sunny day and the sky was a beautiful color of blue. We all took a ton of pictures, but it was the work of an artist by the name of Brower Hatcher that really caught my eye, particularly because of the way the sunshine was streaming through it. I love how the sunlight changes the shades of the glass pieces and makes them sparkle. Although the statue itself is made partially of hard, grey, metal wire, there is a sense of warmth and joy in the photo that appropriately sums up the general mood and tone of the day. I think this photo does well in describing the fun we had that day while picnicking in the park and looking at the artwork. It reminds me of the laughter and good times we had.
