Dale Chihuly

If someone was to mention to you Dale Chihuly, the first thing to pop into your mind would probably be some of the spectacular ceilings, like this one in the Bellagio Hotel.  

Chihuly is a wildly popular and famous glass sculptor from the United States.  Working in the profession since the early 1970s, he has won numerous awards including a Fublright and two National Endowment for the Arts Individual Artist grants.  Today his works can be found in over 200 museums worldwide.  Early on in his career he worked solo, but after a bodysurfing accident, he had to hire someone to hold the glass blowing pipe.  To learn more, check out the documentary Chihuly Over Venice (available on Netflix). 

As soon as you enter the Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens you are amazed at the intricate blown glass sculpture in the front entrance. 

While there were bursts of color around thanks to a variety of flowers; other pops were due to the blown pieces of glass interspersed throughout the different rooms.   

The museum has showcased a great number of Chihuly's pieces of the years.  Here are a few that I found while perusing the internet.