Glass art

It has been too long. Chihuly is too wonderful.

Of course Chihuly learned his craft in Italy, so for me looking at his glass is like looking through a glass into the Italian past. It’s how I roll.

I can’t get enough of his work. I take all out-of-towners to the Seattle Center to see the exhibit there and everyone is amazed.

All of these works are from the Seattle Center exhibit.

You have heard of the Sistine Chapel ceiling. But, at Seattle Center, there is a luminous ceiling composed of glassworks. Gorgeous.

And then there is this humongous outdoor installation.

Then, back inside:

Some of his glass creations, like this white one above, reminds me of a taffy pull or some elaborate French confection.

Get yourself to a Chihuly exhibit next chance you get, in Seattle or anywhere!

Just can’t get enough of these colorful glass extravaganzas by Dale Chihuly.

Both of the images above are shots of the glass ceiling in the current Chihuly exhibition at the Seattle Center. For me, this ceiling gives Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel ceiling a run for its money. Some pope or other fantastically rich person should give Chihuly a commission for a ceiling on that scale.

In this picture you can get a clue of how this incredible ceiling of glass was built.

One more of the ceiling and now I am forcing myself to move on. It’s hard, but I’ll do it.

Take a gander at this major centerpiece, as in centerpiece of a room. A very large room.

A detail of the blue centerpiece.

Another detail. Man how I love this piece. Let’s look at one more detail.

Pretty amazing, yes?

And then there is this white confection. Did you ever pull taffy? That is what I think about looking at this gorgeous thing.

get back, lauretta!

all things beautiful, with piccoli pezzi of Italian, a soupçon of French, & now ein bisschen of German!

Chihuly time!

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