Ethereal Beauty with a Message

Meandering through the Franklin Park Conservatory's glass-enclosed gardens in Ohio, I loved the combination of plant collections with paintings, collages and Dale Chihuly glass sculptures. There was also a special exhibition of Aurora Robson's works displayed amidst this botanical setting. She is an artist advocate for plastic pollution awareness and uses discarded materials, primarily plastic bottles, excess packaging and junk mail to create ethereal, beautifully vibrant art. The white and clear creation suspended from the ceiling is titled, "Be Like Water" and she used 9,000 clear plastic bottles and 80.000 bottle caps. Her artistry is beautiful to see, but also inspirational to be more diligent about what we use and throw away.