Jul 6th, 2013

Ginter Gallery II Exhibition Features Porcelain Butterflies by NYC Artist

by Phyllis Laslett, Adult Education Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden

New York City Artist Nancy Blum created this installation of large-scale butterflies made from cast china clay.

New York City Artist Nancy Blum created this installation of large-scale butterflies made from cast china clay.

Porcelain butterflies by New York City artist Nancy Blum flutter on the walls of Ginter Gallery II in the Education and Library Complex,  inspired by the artist’s visit to Butterflies LIVE! in 2009. Thanks to Erica Borey, museum studies intern, who installed the artwork, and librarian Janet Woody for the photograph. The faint pink flush you see on the walls is from the vividly painted reverse side of each piece.

Jonah Holland is Digital Content Manager at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, where she has worked for 14 years overseeing social media, the blog, and the website. She is also a mom, yogi, open water swimmer, gardener, and seeker. She's been known to go for a walk in the Garden and come back with hundreds of plant photos, completely inspired to write her next blog post.

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