Art Alive: An April Tradition

I'd been telling my mom about the annual Art Alive, the San Diego Art Museum event that combines fine art with floral interpretations, and wanted her to come see it.  She did this year, and she just loved it.  She has a keen appreciation for art, after being a docent at UCLA and the Hammer Museum for many years, in addition to taking a group of like minded women on art adventures around LA for many more years.  I knew she had not seen anything like Art Alive, and knew she would enjoy it.  She did.

The museum was packed, and except for the fact that we had to fight huge crowds, it was a wonderful morning.  The 150 florists that participate in the event pick a painting, and interpret that painting in a floral arrangement.  It's really quite something.  This is the third year I have attended.  The theme this year was Chinese.  In the foyer of the museum stood a huge dragon made from flowers, something you might see on a Rose Parade Float.  It was beautiful, with fish suspended around the dragon it was a real eye catcher.  Many of the floral arrangements really captured the feel of the picture they were interpreting, others did not, but all in all it was excellent.  If you have never seen Art Alive, I urge you to mark your calendar for the end of April next year and visit exhibit.  Because flowers die so quickly, it is only there for three days.