I thought I would amuse you with something beautiful and light after the day of heavy earing. Glass. I’d like to have a piece
or two, especially of Dale Chihuly’s art glass work.
Chihuly writes,
“The Baskets turned out to be one of
the best ideas I ever had. I had seen some beautiful Northwest Coast Indian
baskets at the Washington State Historical Society, and I was struck by the
grace of their slumped, sagging forms. I wanted to capture this grace in glass.
The breakthrough for me was recognizing that heat was the tool to be used with
gravity to make these forms.” –Chihuly
I haven't often thought of glass as art but this work is inspiring, the shapes and colours. Thanks for the eye opener.
ReplyDeleteGlad to see this. Lovely and some of his work I've never seen.
ReplyDeleteI'm mad about glass. Have several small pieces and have visited many glass factories here on the east coast, including Fosteiar in WV and Wheaton in NJ. Also watched it being made in Spain. Love it. I need to visit the Mingei.
ReplyDeleteI have always had a penchant for blue glass.
ReplyDeleteI love glass too and really enjoyed the Chihuly Garden and Glass Museum in Seattle this past spring. I think the glass boat display was my favorite... or maybe the garden... Hmmm...
ReplyDeleteWe visited his museum in Seattle. It was amazing!
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