Just got back from seeing the Chihuly installation at Kew Gardens and, as the title of this post suggests, the resemblance to various Shoggoths and Mi-Go was unmistakable to those of us of an eldritch bent. There was a tangible sense of alien infestation in the Temperate House, heightened by the deepening dusk and somber weather (not to mention the glasses of wine and a dearth of promised canapés). Green maggots, yellow lilies and multicoloured orbs from space were tucked in amongst fern fronds and palms. Large orange tentacular masses hung ominously over entrances and archways, and I'm sure I even spotted a Triffid or two in their early developmental stages.
Most everyone else seemed to see pretty glass flowers. Fools!
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