Wallace Venable
02-17-2008, 01:58 PM
Yesterday I lead a bus-load of senior citizens to the Chihuly-at-Phipps exhibit in Pittsburgh.
http://www.phipps.conservatory.org/chihuly/
I was startled by a series I had not seen before (but then I don't spend a lot of time following him.
I put a few photos at
http://www.wallace-venable.name/Glass/Chihuly-vessels.htm
Is it safe to make vessels again?
(It turns out it is the Ikabana series which was shown at Kew Gardens in 2006.)
On the way I made them take a quick look at the Pittsburgh Glass Center. I saw a mini-truck on a plaque and thought "someone's ripping off Fritz" - then I saw it was signed by Fritz and Henry.
http://www.phipps.conservatory.org/chihuly/
I was startled by a series I had not seen before (but then I don't spend a lot of time following him.
I put a few photos at
http://www.wallace-venable.name/Glass/Chihuly-vessels.htm
Is it safe to make vessels again?
(It turns out it is the Ikabana series which was shown at Kew Gardens in 2006.)
On the way I made them take a quick look at the Pittsburgh Glass Center. I saw a mini-truck on a plaque and thought "someone's ripping off Fritz" - then I saw it was signed by Fritz and Henry.