Glass in Flight
Step into a world of color and wonder with Glass in Flight, a breathtaking sculpture exhibit by celebrated artist Alex Heveri! This unique outdoor installation features over three dozen larger-than-life sculptures of birds and insects, expertly crafted from Dalle de Verre glass and steel to embody the wonder of flight.
Watch as sunlight dances through colorful wings, bringing each piece to life with a dazzling display of movement and light. Kids and adults alike will love discovering these whimsical works nestled among the blooms!
Coming Spring 2025!
Included with general admission.
Alex Heveri
About The Artist
Alex Heveri is a Tucson-based artist, defense attorney and sculptor who has been creating larger than life steel and glass structures for more than 25 years.
Her Glass in Flight exhibits represent more than 4 years of solo work. The massive Dalle de Verre glass and steel sculptures of life-like bees, butterflies, birds, beetles, and dragonflies, some towering 12 feet high, together weigh more than 50,000 pounds. The sparkling, realistic sculptures were all conceived, designed, cut, assembled, and welded together by Alex herself.
Heveri’s love of the beauty and complexity of nature in general and insects in particular can be summed up in the new words, “biophilia,” and “entomophilia,” or “love of life” and “love of insects.” Coined by the amazing people at eButterfly, these two terms illustrate a new approach to the human/insect interface. This attitude of love of life and love of insects is apparent in every sculpture, as is her impressive command of two notoriously dangerous and unforgiving mediums: steel and glass.
Alex and her artworks have been featured in multiple magazines and videos. She has won numerous art competitions, awards and public art commissions, and her work appears in galleries, public venues, and private collections around America.
“The experience of viewing light through colored and faceted glass is like watching fire. Light captivates the viewer like nothing else. Whether in windows or in sculptures, brilliantly colored glass stirs up positive emotions, and is simply mesmerizing.” – Alex Heveri
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