{"id":538,"date":"2010-05-28T08:03:27","date_gmt":"2010-05-28T12:03:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nicoyektai.com\/blog\/shows\/berkshire-botanical-garden-nico-yektai-sitting-pretty-the-garden-bench-as-sculpture\/"},"modified":"2016-07-11T21:41:24","modified_gmt":"2016-07-12T01:41:24","slug":"berkshire-botanical-garden-nico-yektai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nicoyektai.com\/blog\/shows\/berkshire-botanical-garden-nico-yektai\/","title":{"rendered":"Berkshire Botanical Garden- Sitting Pretty"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><strong>Sitting Pretty: The Garden Bench As Sculpture<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/nicoyektai.com\/blog\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/IMG_1208-1.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_1208 (1).jpg\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Berkshire Botanical Garden<\/span> June 5-<em>through the season<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Opening Reception Saturday June 5 from 5-7pm<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Hours are 10am-5pm daily<br \/>\nMay 1 &#8211; Columbus Day<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.berkshirebotanical.org\/visit\/index.html\">More information<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Berkshire Botanical Garden is presenting the outdoor benches of six artists in a show curated by Joyce Nereaux. I will be exhibiting three benches and a pair of my planters. This is the first time that I have exhibited three of the four benches in my outdoor series in the same show (<a href=\"http:\/\/nicoyektai.com\/blog\/longhouse-reserve\/outdoor-bench-2\/\">Outdoor Bench #2<\/a> is on view at the Longhouse Reserve in East Hampton NY). Outdoor Bench #4 was recently completed and makes its debut in the show. The bench features cast concrete, Sapele and Stainless Steel in its 10&#8242; footprint.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/nicoyektai.com\/blog\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/IMG_1335.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_1335.jpg\" width=\"480\" height=\"319\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Outdoor Bench #4<br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #96999c;\">Sapele, Cast Concrete and Stainless Steel 117&#8243; L x 25&#8243;W x 30&#8243; H<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/nicoyektai.com\/blog\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/IMG_1370.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_1370.jpg\" width=\"480\" height=\"319\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Outdoor Bench #3<br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #96999c;\">Mahogany, Cast Concrete 84&#8243;L x 22&#8243;W x 17&#8243;H<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/nicoyektai.com\/blog\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/IMG_1404.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_1404.jpg\" width=\"480\" height=\"319\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Outdoor Bench #1<br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #96999c;\">Sapele<\/span><\/em> <em><span style=\"color: #96999c;\">81&#8243;L x 21&#8243;W x 17&#8243;H<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sitting Pretty: The Garden Bench As Sculpture Berkshire Botanical Garden June 5-through the season Opening Reception Saturday June 5 from 5-7pm Hours are 10am-5pm daily May 1 &#8211; Columbus Day More information The Berkshire Botanical Garden is presenting the outdoor benches of six artists in a show curated by Joyce Nereaux. 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