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

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

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

4. Glass Forest #1 collaboration with James Carpenter 1971

5. Navajo Blanket Cylinders, 1976 14x7.5”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

14. Fireworks of Glass Tower, ’ tall, consists of glass horns and goosenecks. The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

22. 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.

23. Recent pictures from the Chihuly Garden in Seattle

24. Recent pictures from the Chihuly Garden in Seattle

25. 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