Glass

DALE CHIHULY

Born September 20, 1941

1976: head-on car accident. His face was severely cut by glass and he was blinded in his left eye.

1979: Dislocated his right shoulder in a bodysurfing accident. No longer able to hold the glass blowing pipe, he hired others to do the work.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dale_Chihuly

About Dale Chihuly

Baskets

http://www.chihuly.com/glassseries-basket.aspx

Baskets

http://www.chihuly.com/glassseries-basket.aspx

Perisians

http://www.chihuly.com/white-persian-set-with-scarlet-lip-wraps-1986_detail.aspx

http://toolsfortheimagination.wordpress.com/2011/04/10/cool-art/

INSTALLATIONS

http://govegas.about.com/od/bellagio/ig/Chihuly-Sculpture-at-Bellagio/chihulybell2.htm

http://govegas.about.com/od/bellagio/ig/Chihuly-Sculpture-at-Bellagio/chihulybell1.htm

http://govegas.about.com/od/bellagio/ig/Chihuly-Sculpture-at-Bellagio/chihulybell5.htm

http://govegas.about.com/od/bellagio/ig/Chihuly-Sculpture-at-Bellagio/chihulybell12.htm

http://www.chihulygardenandglass.com/glasshouse

http://disneycruiselineblog.com/2012/09/disney-wonder-atrium-lobby-chandelier-by-dale-chihuly/

http://incredibleart.org/news/issues/12-31-09.html

http://carlisleartclass.blogspot.com/2012/01/celebrating-creativity-dale-chihuly.html

BRAINSTORMING

• How will you use Dale Chihuly’s artwork to influence your artwork?

• What shape are you interested in using? • Nesting bowls?• Hanging chandelier?• Wall mounted?

• What colors will you use? How will you get those colors? • Do we have the color spray paint? Or

yarn? OR do you need to purchase your own?

PROCESS

Yarn/string bowls1. You need a mold to form your “bowl”2. Cover with plastic wrap3. Mix water & glue4. Cover yarn with glue mix5. Arrange yarn over bowl6. Let dry

http://www.thegunnysack.com/2011/04/gunny-sack-youngsters_21.html

http://www.thegunnysack.com/2011/04/gunny-sack-youngsters_21.html

Think about how you apply the yarn to the

mold.

Examples

http://elisabethandree.posterous.com/threads-threads-lots-of-threads

http://atwinklestar.blogspot.com/

http://www.alaskacrafter.com/2010/04/spring-string-nest-tutorial.html

http://www.sewstitchcreate.com/category/this-n-that/page/3/

http://www.michelemademe.com/2012_09_01_archive.html