Every year the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco host an exhibition called Bouquets To Art. They invite various designers, celebrities, local artists and artisans et al to each create a unique, floral display that acts as an homage to a specific painting currently on display in the deYoung Museum. The exhibition only lasts a few days...they're real live flowers after all...and opening day is the best time to go. So of course we had to be there. The crowds are legendary....and more than a little entitled, privileged and crazy but the payoff is well worth it.
My friend Tessa introduced me to the whole affair last year and it was such fun we went back again this year and braved the onslaught of well heeled gray haired ladies accompanied by their oh-so-gay companions; all armed with their copious cameras, iPhones and iPads! It was a picture perfect day in Golden Gate Park - 70 degrees, bright blue skies with just a bit of a balmy breeze. And that perfection clearly spilled over into the Museum providing a much needed dose of light, beauty and pleasure in these rough times.
Here's a sampling of what we got to savor and enjoy:
SPRING HAS SPRUNG FOR SURE!
CAN'T WAIT FOR NEXT YEAR!
OFF TO NOPALITO FOR CEVICHE AND FISH TACOS!
