Royal Ascot - 2014 : Queen partners with Qatar's Qipco Holdings

On the first day of 2014's Royal Ascot, be prepared to see the al-Thani's Qipco Holdings as the Queen's first commercial partner...

I wonder how this marketing match made in heaven will work out.

I will see you at the races.

Masterclass: GLASS

Cosmovitral Botanical Garden

Stained glass windows bathe this botanical garden in cosmic light

When the sun shines through the windows, the building is awash in deep reds and warm blues, making the artful garden feel both organic and cosmic.

Housed in a former marketplace in Toluca, Mexico, the Cosmovitral Botanical Garden is filled with stained glass pieces that some say make the beauty of the flora within wither in comparison.

 The centerpiece of the collection is a huge central glass wall known as The Sun Man.

After the market closed down in the 1970s, the Cosmovitral was repurposed as a botanical garden and outfitted with a number of colossal works of stained glass art in 1980.

The Above photos are from the wonderful blog: http://www.atlasobscura.com/places/cosmovitral-botanical-garden

DALE CHIHULY

I came across some more of the ever-so talented Glass Artist Dale Chihuly.

From blog: Ron Kadarishko

Ron Kadarishko Blog Featuring Dale Chihuly

These images are from the blog from Ron Kadarishko featuring the glass art on display at ATLANTIS

FULGERITE - When lightning strikes sand

Mother nature and her glass creations

“We may shine, we may shatter, We may be picking up the pieces here on after, We are fragile, we are human, And we are shaped by the light we let through us, We break fast, cause we are glass. We are glass.”