A week or so ago I wrote a blog post regarding the Shangri La Botanical Garden, and how cool it looked. Well, my sister thought it looked so cool that last week took a trip to the garden in Orange, Texas. She loved it and shared some amazing photo’s of her trip. She had never been to that part of Texas before, and really only went to see the garden. Little did we know before hand that Orange, Texas is the home of the Stark Museum of Art. I’ve only seen it online, but found it amazingly cool that one of their current exhibits is about the Shangri La Botanical Garden that my sister just went to see. The collection with it’s birds and flowers looks as amazing as the garden itself.

Being from the West, I would be interested in the American Indian art collections. I remember we would go to summer camp and spend the day digging for arrow heads–how cool to be able to see so much in one place. The moccasins, quilts, baskets and pottery would be so cool to see up close and personal.

Take a look through the photo gallery from the ‘Media Center’ tab. The images are amazing. I think my favorite is the Grand Canyon on page 5 of the gallery. You really get to see the texture of the canyon walls as well as the never ending expanse of it–it’s just a beautiful photo.

Seeing all of this, I almost wish I would have made the trip with her to spend the day in the Garden and the Stark Museum. Who know Orange, Texas had so much to offer! Check it out for yourself!