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balvenie
Marysville, WA
(Zone 7a)
 June 22, 2007
05:34 PM Post #3646568
| Just found out that our son has been arranging a trip to the Chihuly studio as a FD present. I was so jazzed seeing the pictures he took when the granddaughters class went there that he figured it would be something I'd enjoy. Wow, and how. Unless there is a hitch it is supposed to be next Wednesday morning. Gotta clear out the camera card and charge the battery ! Am I anxious ? nae, merely ecstatic ! |
jerryhildebrand
Cincinnati, OH
(Zone 6a)
June 22, 2007
06:29 PM Post #3646722
| I just don't know what to say about that, but gee, I wish I could go . A life time dream. get good pictures so I can just be beside myself with well you know |
balvenie
Marysville, WA
(Zone 7a)
June 24, 2007
02:23 PM Post #3653003
| Finally got the pics from the class trip loaded, all 65 or so of them. Here are a couple:
Huge table from a single slab of wood.
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balvenie
Marysville, WA
(Zone 7a)
June 24, 2007
02:25 PM Post #3653010
| One of their signature lipped bowls 
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balvenie
Marysville, WA
(Zone 7a)
June 24, 2007
02:26 PM Post #3653013
| Four more of the bowls. 
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balvenie
Marysville, WA
(Zone 7a)
June 24, 2007
02:27 PM Post #3653018
| View from the studio across Lake Union and the Space Needle. 
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jerryhildebrand
Cincinnati, OH
(Zone 6a)
June 24, 2007
02:32 PM Post #3653037
| I saw a show of his in dayton ohio and all i can say is wow |
darius
So.Appalachian Mtns, VA
(Zone 5b)
June 24, 2007
02:34 PM Post #3653043
| Oh, Robert, What a treat! I'm sure you look forward with LOTS of anticipation.
i'm amazed at the table from one slab of wood.
best i ever did was a 28 inch wide poplar interior board which promptly split overnight with humidity. sigh.
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balvenie
Marysville, WA
(Zone 7a)
June 24, 2007
02:37 PM Post #3653059
| One of the chandeliers. 
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darius
So.Appalachian Mtns, VA
(Zone 5b)
June 24, 2007
02:47 PM Post #3653086
| you are a blessed man, robert. |
pepper23
KC Metro area, MO
(Zone 5b)
June 24, 2007
04:54 PM Post #3653424
| WOW!!! It is pure torture looking at all those photos!! lol |
Bettypauze
Victoria Harbour, ON
(Zone 5b)
June 26, 2007
10:02 AM Post #3660104
| OMG the chandelier is my favorite..can you imagine having such a beautiful piece...I'm in awe... |
balvenie
Marysville, WA
(Zone 7a)
June 26, 2007
11:44 AM Post #3660471
| The Travel Channel recently had a show on 'over-the-top' homes and one of them had an enormous Chihuly chandelier. The cost was absurd, something around $400,000 as I recall, and consisted of some 450 individual pieces hanging on a framework. Forgot the actual figures, but that was the general area. Could that be called "conspicuous consumption" ? 
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Bettypauze
Victoria Harbour, ON
(Zone 5b)
June 26, 2007
04:12 PM Post #3661613
| Well, won't be rushing out to get one anytime soon...lol... |
kakiana
Hereford, AZ
(Zone 8a)
June 26, 2007
04:14 PM Post #3661618
| wow...i MUST put the studio on my list of places to see before i die!!! |
pepper23
KC Metro area, MO
(Zone 5b)
June 29, 2007
07:11 AM Post #3672956
| HGTV has a show called Offbeat America and they did one with million dollar homes and one also had a Chihuly chandelier. $800,000 for theirs. |
UniQueTreasures
Beaumont, TX
(Zone 8b)
June 28, 2008
08:54 PM Post #5175114
| Robert,
I just thought I'd add a splash of color to this old thread with a few links to some of Chihuly's work that Kell has just seen. I have shared a link to this thread in the same thread these are posted in because I knew Kell would appreciate your trip as well.
http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/p.php?pid=5173119
http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/p.php?pid=5173124
http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/p.php?pid=5173127
I'd ask Kell to start a new thread so these photos weren't lost in the weekly chatters thread in the Coleus Forum. She said she took lots of photos. Hopefully she will do that and if so, I will come back here and post a link to it.
http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/p.php?pid=5173153
http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/p.php?pid=5174952
I hope life is well in your neck of the woods. I haven't seen much of you lately.
Thinking of you with many fond thoughts,
Janet
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balvenie
Marysville, WA
(Zone 7a)
June 28, 2008
09:55 PM Post #5175442
| Thank you Janet. Kell's pictures are much better than mine. We had the great pleasure of a private tour and I was only 'admonished' once, for moving around taking pictures of a bowl being blown. Seems I was in the way of a gaffer carrying a punt with molten glass on it. I'd really like to see more of Kell's pictures.
Editing: I see after looking at Kell's pictures that she was at a show rather than the studio. Her links are really great.
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UniQueTreasures
Beaumont, TX
(Zone 8b)
June 28, 2008
10:15 PM Post #5175547
| Gosh Robert. Can't be getting in the way of someone carrying molten glass. Might get burnt!
Whenever she posts them, I'll be sure to let you know.
Have a great weekend!
Janet |
UniQueTreasures
Beaumont, TX
(Zone 8b)
June 29, 2008
05:48 PM Post #5179026
| Kell's started a new thread and has posted her favorite room (How in the world could she chose a favorite with this guy's stuff around is beyond me!) She's gone for a while, but will post more photos later.
http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/870285/
Eye Candy!!!
Janet |
missingrosie
Hillsborough, NC
June 29, 2008
11:43 PM Post #5180578
| Hi Everyone
Two years ago I was in Fla where there was a Chihuly exhibit in a botanical park. It was unbelievable... a canoe sitting on the water was filled to the top with very organic glass 'pods' of every size...large out of this world appearing plants standing tall along the trails - towering over like huge mushroooms in fantastic colors. Thin and long glass rods appearing like some kind of glass worm invasion and Spheres like only Chihuly can do were floating on ponds and in fountains. Enter the exotic plant houses, and you would see Chihuly pieces rivaling the exotic plants. Chihuly pieces were mixed in everywhere with the cactus and tropical plants..looking very much at home with their organic plant shapes. It was beautiful. I think I have some photos on a camera card and if I do, I will post them. I heard a few months ago the exhibit was in Atlanta. |
UniQueTreasures
Beaumont, TX
(Zone 8b)
June 29, 2008
11:56 PM Post #5180646
| Oh Please post them. I love this guys work.
Can you imagine how "drab" things must look when the exhibits come down. What could possibly top his over the top creations?
I wonder how long it takes him to set things up at these exhibits. |
