Chihuly’s Mind-blowing Blown Glass Art

Float Boat, Chihuly Garden and Glass, Seattle

 

It was a long time ago that we were playing tourists in Seattle, Washington and seeing what the city had to show. On top of my list of things to do in the Emerald City was to get to the top of Space Needle. Other items-in-bold that we managed to tick off was Pikes Place Market and Chihuly Garden and Glass. 

 

I’d seen pictures that a friend of mine had taken on her visit to Seattle. It was a trip we should have made together but I wasn’t in a condition to travel. So I couldn’t make it. She’d brought back pictures from this museum and I thought it was pretty. But when I visited Chihuly Garden and Glass later the blown glass exhibits really blew my mind. 

What is Chihuly Garden and Glass?

Chihuly Garden and Glass is quite an intriguing name for a place, is it not? It’s actually a museum in Seattle that showcases glass artworks of Dale Chihuly, a local artist (he’s from the neighbouring city of Tacoma, to be precise) with nationwide fame for his work. His works are not restricted to the galleries — of which there are nine — but it flows out to the outdoors and a glass house in the premises. Hence the name — Chihuly Garden and Glass. 

All the things Dale Chihuly has managed to create by blowing glass is awe-inspiring. The shapes and sizes these glass sculptures come in! So much art here. So much skill displayed, here. 

Here’s a sample of Dale Chihuly’s creativity and experiments with molten glass. 

Glass art at The Glass Forest

An exhibit in the Sealife room, if I remember correctly.

Persian Ceiling – 1 Chihuly Glass.

Allow me to put up another picture of the Persian Ceiling. It was my favourite exhibit at Chihuly Garden and Glass.

Another glass exhibit

 

More colourful art-with-glass. Millie Fiori, 2012

Another Glass Exhibit

 

 

If I’m not mistaken this is from the Macchia Forest:

Until I visited Chihuly Garden and Glass, I hadn’t imagined that blown glass could be crafted into these proportions. Honestly, the glass sculptures were pretty mind-blowing. This post just had to be put it into Tipsy from the TRIP’s Manmade Marvels category.

I remember being so in awe of the craft here. I was also impressed with all the colours and the lighting that defined each of these exhibits. And when I was going through the pictures I brought back I realized I’m still amazed by these creations. Boy! wasn’t it difficult trying to pick out the pictures for this post!

Before I wrap up, let me also show you two more photos of some not-so-small pieces of art from Chihuly Garden and Glass. One is from the outdoors — the Garden and the other one is from the glass house.

Some parking info. to take note of, before your visit to Chihuly Garden and Glass:

• Chihuly Garden in Glass is just beside the famous Space Needle. It is pretty much in the same compound.
• That also means that when you park here, you can visit places.
• If I remember correctly, they even have Valet Parking available here.

If you’d like to know more about the artist — Dale Chihuly

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