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Thursday, September 23, 2021

Chihuly Garden & Glass Museum in Seattle





Eric & I have Timed Tickets







Arriving guests are dazzled by
crystalline Winter Brilliance.







Dale Chihuly, a Tacoma native, has been influenced by Northwestern Indian culture. 




Chihuly adds carefully woven
details to his glass cylinders.

They are displayed with his
collection of Indian Baskets.










A shot of me in front of
the artist's collection of
Indian Blankets.



The shapes of these bowls are
 inspired by the slumped shapes
that Indian Baskets acquire
 over time.

These are displayed nested
within a larger bowl.







Chihuly also shares 
his collection of 
daguerreotypes of
Native Americans.









This piece reminds me of
a water spout with
Sea Creatures surrounding
the swirling base.



The Persian Ceiling is made up of
different shaped works of glass
sitting on a glass ceiling.

The lighting it from above produces 
colorful reflections on the wall.







Mille Fiori is a garden
of flowers










            Ikebana & The Float Boats were inspired by the artist's time in Nuutajarval, Finland.

Dale Chihuly lost an eye in a car accident in 1976 and as a result, he lost his depth perception.  The huge change in his life did not stop the artist's career working in glass.




He uses drawings to communicate
his ideas to staff who work the 
glass to complete his intricate
creations.










Machia Forest
captivates
visitors.






A Glass Blowing
Demonstration

















Looking up through the 
Chihuly designed Glass
House at the Space
Needle.








A Sunburst is displayed in
front of the asymmetrical
Glass House.
















The Garden has installations
in a variety of color palettes.





Your eyes do not deceive you...

That is Black Grass growing in
front of this Black Glass Display.




The red glass tower 
is perfectly placed 
in front of trees.





I love the placement of the
different shaped glass in
this display.






Eric with a red glass display
in front of an AirStream









One last shot of the
with the piece, I call
Sunburst.













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