Glass in the Landscape

Many have seen stained glass inside the home environment, but what about outside? Why not integrate stained glass art and concepts into the great outdoors. Much like sculpture, why not bring the creative art of stained glass into the landscape and more specifically - into our gardens?

Photo by Draftroots, Stained Glass by Karen Gingrich

Sculpture Forest: Haliburton, Ontario, Canada

The Sculpture Forest in Haliburton Ontario is one of variety and surprise. Each sculpture features the work of a different artist. Located in Glebe Park, on the edge of Haliburton village, the Sculpture Forest shares the Park with the Haliburton Highlands Museum, Fleming College's Haliburton School of the Arts, Haliburton Nordic Trails and Haliburton Highlands Mountain Bike Trails. The natural landscape takes on new forms as one walks through a sculture forest / sculture garden. The natural forest elements start to look like scultures as well, as the created forms play tricks with your mind. One can see new beauty in nature when it is juxtaposed with art, and the distinction blurs as nature itself becomes the art.

"Guardians of the Forest" - Brett Davis (Bronze - 2004)

"A Conspiracy of Ravens" - John Mckinnon (Fabricated Welded Steel - 2012)

"Beaver" - Art Students of Haliburton Highlands Secondary School - 2002)

"Sleep of the Huntress" - Doug Stephens (Granite - 2004)

"Moose Scraps" - Leo Sepa (Found Vintage Farm Scraps - 2001)

"C to C" John Shaw-Rimmington (Stacked Dry Stone - 2007)

"Curled Figures" - Susan Low-Beer (Concrete Figures - 2003)

"Redwing Frond" - Darlene Bolahood (Steel & Acrylic Panels - 2003) All Photos by Draftroots