Outside the MFA in the very first Anthropologie dress I ever owned... been growing in and out of it since 2007 😉
After waiting an hour and a half plus a day, I finally got to see the Chihuly exhibit at the Museum of Fine Arts! Dale Chihuly is an American glass blower who does these huge, intricate pieces. The art was breathtaking… the colors were absolutely stunning. I was silly and just assumed that photography wouldn’t be allowed so I didn’t bother lugging my DSLR… very stupid of me indeed because everyone had their cameras and now all I have are some little iPhone photos. Yet even from them I think you can tell how beautiful this stuff is! This is the last weekend it’s at the MFA, so if you’re in the area and able to see it my only advice is to get there super early to avoid lines/tickets selling out. I’m not sure where the works are headed next, but if you ever have the chance to see anything by Chihuly I highly suggest it!! Click the photos to see the crazy detailing closer up.
Now that I’ve got glass art on my mind, I’m so excited to go home this weekend to our town’s Heritage Days… a local glassblower opens her studio for demonstrations and a huge jewelry sale!
that looks like the coolest museum!
I’m pretty sure Chichuly did an exhibit awhile back in our plants/flowers conservatory, and they’ve left a few of his pieces around the place. There’s this giant Chihuly “chandelier” in the main atrium, and it’s gorgeous! I think you learn to appreciate it even more if you’ve ever taken a glass blowing class.
Wow, I want to get some of that eye candy right now! Thanks for sharing. xoxo
I think I saw a NatGeo special on Chihuly a few years ago and I’ve seen his stuff at the Bellagio – it is pretty spectacular, who knew that could be done with glass? Which is a liquid?!
Awesome that you dressed in brights to go with the exhibition! ;o)
I love Chihuly! I would love to see this exhibit. I’ve only seen his pieces in Las Vegas in person
Wow! What are lovely museum.