I spent a lovely day in London at the weekend catching up with a friend. We ate good food, drank gin and tonic and she introduced me to the works of the prolific artist, Dale Chihuly, an American glass sculptor.
I must admit I had never heard of him, but as soon as I glimpsed his work through the doors of the Halcyon Gallery as we entered, I was totally won over!
It was beautiful stuff and so captivating, I found that I couldn’t draw my eyes away from some pieces. The vibrant colours and the shapes conjuring up different images depending on your perspective.
I will definitely be keeping an eye out for future exhibitions of his work!
Posted as part of the Weekly Photo Challenge – Prolific
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Beautiful photographs of the glass. I am blessed to live in a big glassblowing area here on the East Coast of the US. In fact the town I live in, Glassboro, was named such because glass blowing plants were located here. I also live near Wheaton Village in Millville, another big glassblowing area. If you have a chance look up the work of Paul Stankard, an amazing artist who specialized in glass paperweights. They are very lifelike and truly unique.
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Thank you so much! The area you live in sounds very interesting! Is it still a very active industry there? There is something about glass artwork which is totally compelling. Thank you also for the recommendation, I will definitely check out his work!
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Hi Dusty, In Glassboro,where I live, the industry is over. In Millville, there are many artists, and a village…Wheaton Village, where they still blow glass. I gave my son a gift certificate at Christmastime for a session with a glassblower to make his own paperweight. The Village also has a glass museum with pieces that are well over a hundred years old. Near me in the woods, we find the culls…pieces of glass that were malformed or wrong and then dumped. It is so much fun after a rain to find them as they was to the surface and know they have been there for over a hundred years.
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Oh how wonderful, it sounds like a very lovely and interesting place. I will have to bear it in mind if I am ever in that neck of the woods!
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It’s raining today…a perfect day to visit. I’ll try to post on the paperweights this week.
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Captivating and colorful indeed! =)
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It was difficult to tear myself away 😀
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He is very famous here, and an amazing craftsman! Beautiful image
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He really is isn’t he. I’m very thankful to my friend for suggesting we visit the exhibition! 😀
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One of our local museums have some of these on permanent display, some as an intricate (and LARGE!) chandelier, and some in a transparent section of the floor near the entrance. Very colorful!
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That sounds fantastic! I imagine they are very striking indeed!
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