I spent the better part of this afternoon wandering around the Griffiss Sculpture park down in a place called Ashford Hollow. It's a big nature preserve whose trails have been decorated with numerous large pieces of sculpture, both realistic and abstract. The Rosieks and I had a really good time hiking around the grounds (despite the big hills), getting a little sun, a little exercise, and a lot of art.
A lot of the sculptures are interactive in the sense that you can touch them, bang on them (you know, to see if they're hollow), even climb on them. Some are really nicely integrated into the setting, like the series of "Bathers" you can make out on the far edges of the pond in the shot below.
There were a few pieces that offered some respite from the sun, as a lot of the work was set up out in these big open meadows (others, as seen above, were in the woods).
I would guess that the "Castle Tower" was the highlight of the exhibit, since you could actually go up to the top and survey the wide vistas of Cattaraugus County from that perch (I think that's what Natalie is doing below).
I didn't quite get up to the top, but I did get this nice shot of Sara under a tree sketching from a porthole in the side of the Tower:
All in all, a really nice day out in the countryside with the family (topped off, by the way, with hot dogs at Ol' Man Rivers!)
I spent the better part of this afternoon wandering around the Griffiss Sculpture park down in a place called Ashford Hollow. It's a big nature preserve whose trails have been decorated with numerous large pieces of sculpture, both realistic and abstract. The Rosieks and I had a really good time hiking around the grounds (despite the big hills), getting a little sun, a little exercise, and a lot of art.
A lot of the sculptures are interactive in the sense that you can touch them, bang on them (you know, to see if they're hollow), even climb on them. Some are really nicely integrated into the setting, like the series of "Bathers" you can make out on the far edges of the pond in the shot below.
There were a few pieces that offered some respite from the sun, as a lot of the work was set up out in these big open meadows (others, as seen above, were in the woods).
I would guess that the "Castle Tower" was the highlight of the exhibit, since you could actually go up to the top and survey the wide vistas of Cattaraugus County from that perch (I think that's what Natalie is doing below).
I didn't quite get up to the top, but I did get this nice shot of Sara under a tree sketching from a porthole in the side of the Tower:
All in all, a really nice day out in the countryside with the family (topped off, by the way, with hot dogs at Ol' Man Rivers!)
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