DALE CHIHULY MODERN ARTIST 1941 - present “Glass is the most magical of all materials. It transmits light in a special way ...”

Dale Chihuly, photo taken in front of one of his large glass sculptures

Chihuly’s collection of Native American Trade Blankets and Baskets Chihuly Studio

Glass Forest #1 collaboration with James Carpenter 1971

Navajo Blanket Cylinders, 1976 14x7.5”

Cylinder drawing, 1977 9x11” felt pen, acrylic & postage stamp on paper.

Drawing is an essential outlet for Chihuly… His drawings express his vision to his team. The drawings help move his work to new levels.

Baskets Drawing, 2008 acrylic paint on paper, 42 x 30” Davis & Cline Gallery, Portland OR Chihuly

Dale Chihuly Exhibition, Oklahoma City, OK Baskets, Persians, Macchia

Lt Tabac Basket set with Deep Oxblood Lip Wraps, 2001 11x27x15” Oklahoma City Museum of Art, Oklahoma

White and oxblood Seaform set with black lip wraps, 1983 16x22x17 Traver Gallery, Seattle WA

Purple Heather Persian set with Hay Yellow lip wrap, 2000 13x23x20 Davis & Cline Gallery, Portland OR

Harvest Yellow Persian set with Raven Lip Wraps, 2002 13x23x20 Davis & Cline Gallery, Portland OR

Fireworks of Glass Tower, 2006 43’ tall, consists of 3200+ glass horns and goosenecks. The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis

Fireworks of Glass Ceiling “floats” just under the Tower, and filled with 1600 pieces of various series of SeaTubes, Hornballs, Persians, and Putti.

Gilded Ethereal Blue Chandelier, 2000 117” X 69” Global Aviation Inc, Hillsboro OR

After visiting Japan in 1990, Chihuly created a series of elongated stems and blossoms, flower arranging called “Ikebana”.

Fiori di Como, 1998 glass sculpture/chandelier 70’X30’X12’ Bellagio Resort, Las Vegas NV 2,000 hand-blown glass blossoms

Persian Ceiling, 2002 40’X6’ Oklahoma City Museum of Art, Oklahoma Persian Ceiling, 2002 40’X6’ Oklahoma City Museum of Art, Oklahoma. (an example of an installation)

Macchia Forest “Macchia” means “spotted” in Italian Macchia Forest “Macchia” means “spotted” in Italian. “Those Macchia pieces remind me of the sea” ~ Dale Chihuly

Botanical Gardens “NSU Glass Garden” 2007 Nova Southwestern University, FL (Here are examples of his large spheres, Niijima Floats)

Check out Kenna on the Hot Shop Floor, at Elements Glass in NW Portland!! With the help of Ian (one of many artists who studied at Pilchuk Glass School) creating her very own glass ball ornament.

Recent pictures from the Chihuly Garden in Seattle

Recent pictures from the Chihuly Garden in Seattle

Project Supplies List One large piece of Dura-Lar, 4.25 x 5.5" Clothes pins Pans of hot water Reusable bowls to carry art back to desks Glass paint and brushes Additional smaller sizes of Dura-Lar if time permits. 4.25x2.75