Dale Chihuly, Mercato del pesce di Rialto chandelier Venice,
Italy, 1996 Slide 2 What is glass? Silica (sand) + Limestone + Soda
ash + Intense heat = Glass Slide 3 How are objects formed from
glass? Casting Core forming Cutting/grinding Glassblowing developed
by the Romans around 50 BC Slide 4 Uses for glass Eye glasses
Lighting Drinking glasses Cookware Fiber Optics Mirrors Lenses
Windows Containers Laboratories Slide 5 Famous Artists During the
American Glass Movement Harvey Littleton Richard Marquis Dale
Chihuly Slide 6 Harvey Littleton Father of the American Glass
Movement College professor and glass artist 1962 workshop at the
Toledo Museum of Art gave birth to the Movement Blue Crown, 1985-9
Slide 7 Works by Littleton Lemon-Ruby Crown, 1989 Blue Orchid
implied Movement, 1987 Blue Interaction, 1981 Slide 8 Richard
Marquis Hip, fun, and outrageous Funky teapots are his signature
pieces Fueled inspiration for many glass blowers Silhouette &
Granulare Teapots with Battuto, 2001 Slide 9 Works by Marquis Big
Greys, 1980 Shard Rockets, 1983 Teapot Goblets, 1989-94 Slide 10
Dale Chihuly One of the most successful living American artists
Fascinated with nature Large scale works and installations Known
for chandeliers and boats Slide 11 Works of Chihuly Exhibit at the
New York Botanic Gardens, 2006 Chandelier Slide 12 Boat and floats
in Hardy Pool Slide 13 The Sun Slide 14 Small installations Slide
15 Rose Garden Slide 16 Chandelier Slide 17 Desert Wildflower
Towers Slide 18 Mexican Hat and Horn Tower Close up Slide 19 Orange
Hornet and Chandelier Slide 20 Scorpion Tails and Bamboo Slide 21
Blue and Purple Boat
