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FLORID & DROLL

A series of sculptures by Karl Unnasch
created upon the shells of reclaimed gardening implements
using backlit stained glass
for the GLEAM 2015 Exhibit at Olbrich Botanical Gardens
in Madison, Wisconsin  
- 2015 -

Windmill Obelisk with Portraits of People Posing with Fruits and Vegetables


An Homage to the Gardener 

A series of gardening and horticultural tools mounted with original backlit stained glass imagery, Florid & Droll celebrates the spirit of the Gardener.

Originally created as an installation for the first annual GLEAM: Art in a New Light Exhibit at Olbrich Botanical Gardens in 2015, each piece depicts its own portrait of a subject posing with garden produce of various sorts.



Wheelbarrow with Portrait of Man with Beets

Articles & Press:  

· Light Joins Art After Dark at Olbrich Gardens, Gayle Worland, Wisconsin State Journal, Madison, Wisconsin, Aug. 23, 2015 




Lawnmower with Portrait of Man with Shredded Lettuce



Special thanks go out to: 


· Eric Walton
· David Wells
· Olbrich Botanical Gardens and Staff
· Jon Adams and Twilight Solutions
· Tim Carroll
· Jaime Carrera
· Aaron Dysart
· Alison Hiltner
· Sam Spiczka
· Roberto Visani
· Jarad Christianson
· Mike Cimino
· Nicole Huss