You might be wondering what a Chihuly is. I will tell you... he, Dale Chihuly, is a fabulous glass artist. I adore his work and have decided that I am a Chihuly groupie, meaning that each year I will be going to see his exhibitions at different botanical gardens around the US and world.
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My introduction to Chihuly was in 2006. I was living in DC and a group of friends took a road trip to Columbus, Ohio to watch BYU (my alma mater) play volleyball and during the trip we decided to go to the Columbus Botanical garden. I was amazed at the Chihuly exhibition and I have been a fan ever since.
Fiori: A Chihuly Garden of Glass, 2006
Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens
Columbus, Ohio
In 2007 I moved from DC to Arizona and the next year there was a Chihuly exhibit at the local botanical garden that I have been a member of since 2010.
Chihuly: The Nature of Glass, 2008
Desert Botanical Garden
Phoenix, Arizona
The Desert Towers, 2008
Chihuly came back to Arizona in 2012 and I went to the exhibit many times.
Chihuly in the Garden, 2012
Desert Botanical Garden
Phoenix, Arizona
In addition to be a great glass artist he is wonderful painter too!
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2016 is the year I made my groupie status official.
Chihuly in the Garden, 2016
Atlanta Botanical Garden
Atlanta, Georgia
My dad died and didn't make it on the trip I had planned for work and to see Chihuly in Georgia.
Chihuly at New York Botanical Garden, 2017
New York Botanical Garden
Bronx, New York
One of my very favorite thing about Chihuly is that I get to see the glass in amazing gardens!
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My friends Sarah and Ashley joined me for this trip
Chihuly at Biltmore, 2018
Biltmore
Asheville, North Carolina
Seriously considered and didn't make it to Asheville.
Chihuly: Reflections on nature, 2019
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
London, United Kingdom
My brother and sister and I did a family history trip to England and Scotland in May 2019. When I saw that Chihuly was at the Kew Gardens I talked them into stopping at the garden. It was amazing and I think there are now two more Chihuly fans.
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Art Talk: Chihuly at Kew Gardens
Oklahoma City Museum of Art, 2019
This was a huge surprise. I went to visit my friend in Oklahoma and as I was getting on the plane I said something to another passenger and asked if she was from Oklahoma, she said yes and if it was my first time going, that I should go to the Museum of Art and see the Chihuly there. What?? How did she know I was a Chihuly fan!?!?!?
The glass ceiling tunnel was fabulous
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and so were his macchias
the tower at the entrance was stunning
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This is the first time I saw Puttis
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The boats are some of my favorites!
Ikebana
Painting
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This museum really had a great collection.
Art Talk: Chihuly at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art
Chihuly at Cheekwood, 2020
Cheekwood Estate and Gardens
Nashville, Tennessee
This year I went to Nashville to see Chihuly. It was my first time in Tennessee.
Scarlet and Yellow Icicle Tower and Fiori Boat
Blue Polyvitro Crystals
White Beluga
Rotolo 92, 2015
Macchias
Black Basket Set with Cerise Lip Wraps, 2008
Venetian Drawings, 1988-1990
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| Mayan Gold Ikebana | Silver Frost | Silvery Duet |
Cattails and Copper Birch Reeds
My friend Sara joined me and we had a great weekend enjoying the city, the garden and of course the glass!
Share Our World: Cheekwood Estate and Gardens
Art Talk: Chihuly at Cheekwood Estate and Garden
Where will I see Chihuly next?
Art Talk Series Highlights
2020
Art Talk: Recycled Plastic Art Movement
Art Talk: Gates of Paradise
Art Talk: Sunrise as abstract art
March- Italian Renaissance
Art Talk: NGA Italian Renaissance Tour
Art Talk: Raphael
Art Talk: Venus
Art Talk: Egg Tempera
Art Talk: Guest Blogger, @laurabellamy
April- French Impressionism
Art Talk: NGA French Impressionism Tour
Art Talk: Fredric Bazille
Art Talk: The Mother and Sister of the Artist
Art Talk: En plein air
May- Hudson River School
Art Talk: NGA Hudson River School Tour
Art Talk: Albert Bierstadt
Art Talk: The Voyage of Life
Art Talk: Romanticism & Nature & Hudson River School
June-Andrew Mellon and the Hermitage
Art Talk: NGA Andrew Mellon and the Hermitage Tour
Art Talk: Rembrandt
Art Talk: The Annunciation
Art Talk: Provenance
July-Portraiture
Art Talk: NGA Portrait Tour
Art Talk: Rembrandt Peale
Art Talk: Portrait of My Grandmother
October- NGA Highlights
Art Talk: NGA Highlights tour
Art Talk: Artist highlight
Art Talk: Ginevra de’ Benci
November- Dale Chihuly
Art Talk: Chihuly at Cheekwood Estate and Garden
Art Talk: Artist Dale Chihuly
Art Talk: Guest Blogger: Frankie O'Neill
2018
Art Talk: Introduction
Art Talk: Emotion in Bronze
Art Talk: Moore Across America
Art Talk: Bronze
Art Talk: Moore in America
Art Talk: King and Queen
Art Talk: Art Tells Our Story
Art Talk: Highlight Tour of the MET
Art Talk: The Burghers of Calais
Art Talk: Auguste Rodin
Art Talk: Art in Paris in the 1870s
Art Talk: Guest Blogger, Frankie O'Neill
Art Talk: "Felt is a happy fabric."
Art Talk: Murals in Klamath Falls
Art Talk: Woman with a Parasol- Madame Monet and Her Son
Art Talk: Respect and Compassion
2019
Art Talk: Art Connects Us
Art Talk: My mother's crystal
Art Talk: Mother and Child
Art Talk: Tour of the Galleria dell' Accademia
Art Talk: Walking tour of Florence, Italy
Art Talk: Chihuly at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art
Art Talk: Vatican tour highlights
Art Talk: Ceilings in the Vatican
Art Talk: Chihuly at Kew Gardens
Art Talk: MET Highlight tour
Art Talk: Japan at the MET
Art Talk: Up Close with French art at the National Gallery of Art in DC
Art Talk: Kelpies
Art Talk: Buying from local artists
Art Talk: Guest Blogger, Joia Doiron
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