Art Talk: Neodymium Reeds

For 6 months I have been going to the Desert Botanical Garden regularly. Now I want to share pictures of pieces in Chihuly in the Desert that I have taken at different times of day, through different seasons and light.

One of my favorite parts of the walk around the garden was this view of the Neodymium reeds framing the agave. I also talked about placement in this post with the Scarlet and Yellow Icicle Tower in Tennessee.

Dale Chihuly
Neodymium Reeds, 2021
Blown Glass
Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, Arizona

I had such a great time doing intentional camera movement with many of the Chihuly pieces including Neodymium Reeds.

These were taken within a minute of each other. The first on is 1/20 and the second is 1/5

I found this spot and went back through the months.


January	March	April

What is neodymium you ask?

Neodymium is "is a hard, slightly malleable, silvery metal that quickly tarnishes in air and moisture. When oxidized, neodymium reacts quickly to produce pink, purple/blue and yellow compounds in the +2, +3 and +4 oxidation states."

Here we get such beautiful purple colors.