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The Making Of The Glass Garden
3D Sculpture Trail at Sussex Prairie Garden
Gabrielle Argent
Last year, The United Nations designated 2022 as The International Year of Glass. SSS member and glass artist, Gabrielle Argent, decided that art glass should be one of the main attractions at the world renowned RHS Chelsea Flower Show in London. The aim was to showcase the beauty and sustainability of art glass in a garden setting to 168,000 visitors. Five other glass artists were invited to exhibit and the event was a great success.
As a result of being at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, Gabrielle received an invitation by RHS Partner Garden, Sussex Prairies, in West Sussex, to create a sculpture trail in their eight-acre open space for 2023. This was a bigger brief, providing more sculptures from more artists, not for a 6m x 3m stand as at Chelsea, but for 8 acres of prairie garden.