Post #134639 by Humuhumu on Sun, Jan 9, 2005 12:14 AM

Dale Chihuly is actually a very dear friend of a very close friend of our family, when I was growing up we had a few Chihuly pieces around the house from time to time. I never met him myself, but my Mom did. When I was a kid, the local late night sketch comedy show, Almost Live, held a promotion where they smashed a Chihuly with a hammer--they said they were going to make "a thousand little Chihulys!"

I like some of his stuff, but I can't say I'm a big fan, not my favorite NW artist, not even my favorite NW glass artist, but he does some neat stuff.

People who are fans probably already know this, but Chihuly lost one eye many, many years ago in a car accident... he doesn't actually create his glass pieces, because he has no depth perception. He draws his ideas out on big pieces of paper on the floor that he stands over, mainly using charcoals and paint. He then directs a team of folks who actually execute the creation.