Seattle

And after the greenhouse you emerge into the gardens where further works of glass art are integrated into the gardens. It’s all quite remarkable. After the gardens, of course, you can’t exit without passing through the gift shop where you can buy an amazing array of Chihuly “merch” as it’s been abbreviated these days, ranging to thousands of dollars for actual glass.

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Chihuly III

After the breathtaking indoor display of glass, one enters the greenhouse in the shadow of Seattle’s Space Needle. Click any image to see them all enlarged.

Chihuly II

How people visit museums these days: Instead of experiencing the art, they capture photos and videos of it that they can review later. I’m no better…

Chillin’ after Chihulyin’

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Chihuly I

Dale Chihuly

Born in 1941 in Tacoma, Washington, Dale Chihuly was introduced to glass while studying interior design at the University of Washington. After graduating in 1965, Chihuly enrolled in the first glass program in the country, at the University of Wisconsin. He continued his studies at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), where he later established the glass program and taught for more than a decade… more