CHIHULY /// BLOWN GLASS TO BLOW YOUR MIND ///

One of my all time favorite artists, is the incredibly talented Chihuly...just the work involved and subsequent care during installation blows my mind (pardon the pun!!!!) The first photo was taken at the Legion of Honor, San Francisco & the others during an exhibit of his works at the De Young in Golden Gate Park. The theme was very much a maritime & under water installation. I found it spell binding :)

"Dale Chihuly (born 9-20-1941) is an American glass sculptor and entrepreneur. His works are considered to possess outstanding artistic merit in the field of blown glass, "moving it into the realm of large-scale sculpture."[2] The technical difficulties of working with glass forms are considerable, yet Chihuly uses it as the primary medium for installations and environmental artwork." Wikipedia

all photography: Helen Bird NIKON DSLR