A week and a half ago I had the joy of attending my cousin’s wedding. It was one of the most beautiful weddings I have ever been to. I freaked out when I discovered that the artist being shown at the Denver Botanical Gardens, where the wedding ceremony was held, was none other than Chihuly. Since I’ve been wanting to see his work in person for a while now I was ecstatic. Despite the freezing cold weather after the ceremony I was determined to see as many pieces of Dale’s work before I had to leave for the reception.
The colors alone were enough to leave me dancing but then the shapes and the sizes of the glass work just stunned me. Part of what makes his work so unique is that it is a team effort. I love that. By himself he could do amazing things but by working with others he can do something that looks impossible. To me that seems like an excellent life lesson. Not to mention that the orange and red fire burst one Summer Sun takes a team of people 5 days just to assemble! It boggles my mind how the 2,000 pieces intertwine but avoid hitting one another.
If you ever get a chance to see one of his exhibits I highly encourage you to do so…it’s inspiring and beautiful. Do you have any favorite artists I should check out? Let me know in the comments below!
Also UPDATE!!!! $89,129.19 Alllllllmost to the 90K mark! Are you interested in being part of the 2014 fundraising team to help the sweet orphans in India? If so shoot me an email at misselaini @ gmail.com (remove spaces)
YOUR DRESS IS TO DIE FOR. I love everything about it- the color, the sweetheart neckline…the very definition of one of my daydream dresses! All right, I’m done gushing now. 🙂 That artist is amazing! I think I have seen pictures of his work before. I will have to keep an eye on when he might be doing an exhibit on the East coast!
Thank you! I looked for the perfect red dress for over a year (color, style, cut, price…) and then one day a few weeks ago I walked into a thrift store and went over to the dresses and pulled this out… I kinda freaked out. 😉 Also I do think there are some of Chihuly’s installations on the east coast. 🙂
Loving the pictures! You look so lovely!