This bear is called Why Am I Climbing This? He (or she) is one of several bears by Paoli Pivi. They all have personalities.
--February 07 2019 at 11:25. Miami Beach, FL, United States
Today we decided to explore a tiny portion of Miami Beach. After struggling to find a parking spot we walked to the Bass Museum of Art. If the exhibits we saw today are typical you will find a visit worthwhile whenever you decide to go. We saw works of art that are quite diverse in style and what they represent. The Haas twins had collaberative works of sculpture with intricate bead-work laid out on fabric and metal structures. The bead-work was done by ladies from South African villages (this is my understanding of what the museum guard told us) who were paid a Californian minimum wage plus a percentage of the artwork sale price. Probably a very lucrative reward for the beaders. The pieces are striking. Contrast those pieces with Paoli Pivi’s bears made of feathers that have distinctive personalities. Her spinning feather tipped wheels were also quite special.
This chaise is one of the less whimsical and less intricately covered in beads pieces by the Haas twins. They have trees with bead fruits, mushrooms, and creatures that look like they hail from Sesame Street. Photo by Judy Knight
--February 07 2019 at 11:01. Miami Beach, FL, United States
The bears of P. Pivi. She is reportedly afraid of bears and that was her inspiration for this piece. It really was fun to walk amongst the feathered bears and figure out what they are feeling. OK, sure, we are projecting ourselves onto them which would be a bad thing to do in you met one up close and personal in the wild but it is still fun to do.
--February 07 2019 at 11:41. Miami Beach, FL, United States
A visit to the 2.6 acre Miami Beach Botanical Gardens was enjoyable. A quiet respite from the busy streets with highrise buildings (but most are hotels) standing tall all around us. This garden spot doesn’t quite have the contempletive qualities we found in Morikami (yes, it is spelled with an “i” not an “a”) Gardens. It is still a nice spot to sit and relax in for a few minutes.
A lizard in the Miami Beach Botanical Garden. Seveal species of butterflies (see the video for one example) were also spotted. Photo by Judy Knight
--February 07 2019 at 12:16. Miami Beach, FL, United States
Top the visit off with a stroll along a part of the promenade that runs between the beach itself and the buildings. People watching is , for those who can enjoy it, no doubt going to be good here. I am sure the beach can be a lively place.
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