Saturday, March 10, 2012

I Can Watch Chihuly Work All Day Long



Chihuly in the Hotshop

In 2006, world-renowned artist Dale Chihuly reunited glassblowers from important periods of his career in a weeklong residency at the Museum of Glass in his hometown of Tacoma, Wash. The residency brought 40 artists and gaffers together to produce pieces revisiting 13 of Chihuly's most important and best-known series. CHIHULY IN THE HOTSHOP captures highlights of that historic event, following Chihuly and his teams as they create magnificent works of glass art before an appreciative live audience in the museum's state-of-the-art hotshop. Filmed in high-definition, the documentary offers an intimate, close-up view of the artist's process, from initial design to completed piece.

Even if you have no interest in Art at all this is a superb chance to see world class Glass Blowing.


1 comment:

Debra She Who Seeks said...

I could watch glass blowers all day long too -- so fascinating! I once took a one-day workshop where we made blown glass Xmas ornaments out of pipettes. Of the dozen or so bulbs I made, I would say that maybe 4 were relatively round, LOL!