Dale Chihuly for kids

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DALE CHIHULY

Let’s get to know Dale Chihuly

• He was born the 20th of September 1941 in Tacoma, Washington.

Can you find Washington?

• Dale Patrick Chihuly is an American artist known for his unique and wonderful works with glass.

A VIDEO ABOUT GLASSBLOWING PROCESShttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtxrtKd-Vao

• He developed the skill of glassblowing.

His childhood

• He lost his brother and father when he was little, but his mother motivated him to move on in life.

Training• He graduated from

Woodrow Wilson High School and He got enrolled at the College of Puget Sound in 1959.

• He went to Washington University in 1960. He studied Interior Designing .

His Degree

• In 1967, he received his Master of Science in sculpture from the University of Wisconsin-Madison .

• In 1968, he received Master of Fine Arts from the Rhode Island School of Design in Venice.

• In 1971, he founded the Pilchuck Glass School .

• In 1976, he had a career incident, which caused blindness in his left eye. But the accident didn’t stop him he continued creating art.

• He works on various forms of glass objects including baskets, chandeliers, orbs and many more.

He loves to experiment with the use of glass in different ways.

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNVo3Vp5VOQ

LET’S MAKE AN SCULPTER

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OLWMbGuvIg

LET’S MAKE AN ORB

LET’S DRAW