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/
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 bowls
1. You need a mold to form your “bowl”
2. Cover with plastic wrap
3. Mix water & glue
4. Cover yarn with glue mix
5. Arrange yarn over bowl
6. 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