Dale Chihuly at the VMFA

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3dcbFsUm6rjSMj-bRHqjnK77QJVUrS0F1NgGIB0efHHMsLIJvqbrn3fEG0cx95Qu1KfEAJ9SQIhDiMI2j8skHfIV47xioh65E8z-lQ4uwJlFfVxaDMR7IT5Og0AUCFoQlKomFbBFMmGux/s1600/Mille+detail.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3dcbFsUm6rjSMj-bRHqjnK77QJVUrS0F1NgGIB0efHHMsLIJvqbrn3fEG0cx95Qu1KfEAJ9SQIhDiMI2j8skHfIV47xioh65E8z-lQ4uwJlFfVxaDMR7IT5Og0AUCFoQlKomFbBFMmGux/s320/Mille+detail.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">One of the exhibits I was excited to see at the <a href="http://interior-design-pictures.blogspot.com/2012/11/virginia-museum-of-fine-art-richmond.html">VMFA</a> was Chihuly. I've long been a fan of Dale Chihuly for the way his glassworks manipulate light, color, and space. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzeHmmplSsmp9IFktMtEHJvBSrj-g8JOu942sG9-Y8HsyLeNsNjbqcyIidiOhy92N-IxXPHDjYjKIyIkjQmgUA4a6iVJH9Jg6I4QRIXELOBR3j3epjX9WsXV0sULb33WlxXjR6EzwLywNf/s1600/Ikebana.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzeHmmplSsmp9IFktMtEHJvBSrj-g8JOu942sG9-Y8HsyLeNsNjbqcyIidiOhy92N-IxXPHDjYjKIyIkjQmgUA4a6iVJH9Jg6I4QRIXELOBR3j3epjX9WsXV0sULb33WlxXjR6EzwLywNf/s320/Ikebana.JPG" width="320" /></a></div> The exhibit is brilliantly lit against dark backgrounds; this really brings the colors to life!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcUNbSrpJL1d6JqJxwTTLHRuNrd67kYQ4AhYLPANlv4aEhdPRC0eLrj0F9_GpnxjWbxDNsSBDYhaWNhY9eOQ_hqpqwdz3iBstmT3JfnH-7t9IEpX7DFJGTbrfume_AIkb5ajE0hlSyF7z3/s1600/Glass+Detail.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcUNbSrpJL1d6JqJxwTTLHRuNrd67kYQ4AhYLPANlv4aEhdPRC0eLrj0F9_GpnxjWbxDNsSBDYhaWNhY9eOQ_hqpqwdz3iBstmT3JfnH-7t9IEpX7DFJGTbrfume_AIkb5ajE0hlSyF7z3/s320/Glass+Detail.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>  Looking closely at these spheres in the Ikebana piece shows the incredible detail in the glass.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPc-RyZRx4Esf5dQQxAhcaxPKX6BgBVujwg7JKpOnWOLqAhae1N8WPYb6oxcxVh7i2KWPHCzfmx0MeJaRIxndy6UkKiNygqIrf_TGdBzKv8oA2qvgIplVtZMJEORRbeCdgwFQ-7TpJpGle/s1600/Macchia+bowls.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPc-RyZRx4Esf5dQQxAhcaxPKX6BgBVujwg7JKpOnWOLqAhae1N8WPYb6oxcxVh7i2KWPHCzfmx0MeJaRIxndy6UkKiNygqIrf_TGdBzKv8oA2qvgIplVtZMJEORRbeCdgwFQ-7TpJpGle/s320/Macchia+bowls.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">His flowerlike Macchia bowls are always a hit. They look like enormous flowers!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE_-1-gWmPLMazdr6yUbuSVJG-2gZF04CImGY9MhBacYxb-cDKivqzg096i7Ts0U1vMUN4OyXKkRTFnu0JkZqKLDRDg7hKXFkUpfagOulWn_RH6i4fNUcsFDJ6CBRUc80AkR335AWzeaiS/s1600/Reeds+on+logs.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE_-1-gWmPLMazdr6yUbuSVJG-2gZF04CImGY9MhBacYxb-cDKivqzg096i7Ts0U1vMUN4OyXKkRTFnu0JkZqKLDRDg7hKXFkUpfagOulWn_RH6i4fNUcsFDJ6CBRUc80AkR335AWzeaiS/s320/Reeds+on+logs.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>I had never seen this exhibit simply entitled <em>Reeds on Logs</em>. The logs are salvaged western red cedar from his home state of Washington.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbvZFZ-E4ScNxOska-h5_wpMhqFgLZ3zMLmi6Jlqz-VM4BvklsLHPRyDdAHgxeeQ8lEPao_93loUdOBlPlWN9hFNyqj2jl7RNcaRsWBZwq4N33kKwLw3HCa08MiIi8oPrbJqtXvtDEuEk3/s1600/Mille+Fiori.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbvZFZ-E4ScNxOska-h5_wpMhqFgLZ3zMLmi6Jlqz-VM4BvklsLHPRyDdAHgxeeQ8lEPao_93loUdOBlPlWN9hFNyqj2jl7RNcaRsWBZwq4N33kKwLw3HCa08MiIi8oPrbJqtXvtDEuEk3/s320/Mille+Fiori.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The blaze of color and shapes brought smiles to everyone's faces.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb2v6UySmWjuFsot5_NsM93UJlbbPTuBo90iZL9gVB16wd_FCch8xagUg1T3utozrNQGJ7abPaMantdRq33UgAWbbPiniX8ASq6CSb7OMheVvS9QxWl0gi6IXOmSeSD-vf1yJoIQdKVi4b/s1600/sea+animals.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb2v6UySmWjuFsot5_NsM93UJlbbPTuBo90iZL9gVB16wd_FCch8xagUg1T3utozrNQGJ7abPaMantdRq33UgAWbbPiniX8ASq6CSb7OMheVvS9QxWl0gi6IXOmSeSD-vf1yJoIQdKVi4b/s320/sea+animals.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Many of the pieces have intricate parts, such as these sea creatures.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtow_3EvcW7JTU3zMRT6L9rXgqavmjNRi8UJx3L1vwp1wKY_hU6UrkyTseHuCDUnwLzQ_e68hIACkLvCLWdEuBr4Nbev2YKAYWTr6X-aNJt3Zt2ygk1xXcFY-Vi2hKfY5aDLWReZr-dIEj/s1600/Persian+Ceiling.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtow_3EvcW7JTU3zMRT6L9rXgqavmjNRi8UJx3L1vwp1wKY_hU6UrkyTseHuCDUnwLzQ_e68hIACkLvCLWdEuBr4Nbev2YKAYWTr6X-aNJt3Zt2ygk1xXcFY-Vi2hKfY5aDLWReZr-dIEj/s320/Persian+Ceiling.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>As you can see in the almost child-like, smiling faces above, this is art to be experienced and enjoyed.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVJ4Yi_POmYva3SY05Tfl47wn31XmcBMuz5xW6dheNP6QnofjE-TZQXzdOFY3Q3krBRL4oawKB-azxIjHW_8Bk-4NKO1WtSmwDPrvuLc5qAIiTXA5_En6AfT80OlkEZVCn2v6ufhTZ_3hd/s1600/Persian+Ceiling+detail.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVJ4Yi_POmYva3SY05Tfl47wn31XmcBMuz5xW6dheNP6QnofjE-TZQXzdOFY3Q3krBRL4oawKB-azxIjHW_8Bk-4NKO1WtSmwDPrvuLc5qAIiTXA5_En6AfT80OlkEZVCn2v6ufhTZ_3hd/s320/Persian+Ceiling+detail.JPG" width="320" /></a></div> We all need to have a little fun sometimes!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHPEZzeXxNIfBB8hC8DzlDvRtJaGzlozruNldqBXBmIBG_D6G5zEa_LXN6aGk44HSe_oYmnaax8YIU5U7A02DEBp1yaO_BBiOJc-h6IujdUKeuDIIyH2fZeDZ9X7jFv70fAVIx7NMtOZhF/s1600/Chihuly+quote.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHPEZzeXxNIfBB8hC8DzlDvRtJaGzlozruNldqBXBmIBG_D6G5zEa_LXN6aGk44HSe_oYmnaax8YIU5U7A02DEBp1yaO_BBiOJc-h6IujdUKeuDIIyH2fZeDZ9X7jFv70fAVIx7NMtOZhF/s320/Chihuly+quote.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>See the exhibit at the <a href="http://www.vmfa.state.va.us/exhibitions/chihuly.aspx">VMFA</a> thru Feb 10, 2013.

Dale Chihuly at the VMFA

One of the exhibits I was excited to see at the VMFA was Chihuly. I've long been a fan of Dale Chihuly for the way his glassworks manip...

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