7 Glass Art Sculptures from Dale Chihuly

If you are familiar with any of the professional names in the world of glass art, then you have most likely heard of the beautiful and modern work of artist Dale Chihuly. With each piece of his work having it’s own unique touch and idea, he creates amazing masterpieces that are sure to inspire and awe you. Today we have brought you a mini gallery of some of his works.

Dale Chihuly is an American glass artist and entrepreneur. He is best known in the field of blown glass, “moving it into the realm of large-scale sculpture.

To date, his work is shown in over 200,000 renowned museums worldwide. Museums included Palais De Louvre in Paris.

Dale Chihuly is worth around 10 million. One of the most asked questions is how did Dale Chihuly lose his eye? Well whilst it does involve glass, it was not from his own works in glass blowing.

In 1976, while Chihuly was in England, he was involved in a head-on car accident that propelled him through the windshield.His face was severely cut by glass and he was blinded in his left eye. So does Dale Chihuly have a glass eye? I doubt it , isn’t that why he wears the eye patch?

After recovering, he continued to blow glass until he dislocated his right shoulder in 1979 while surfing.

1- A New Eden from Minimal Exposition

2- Dale Chihuly Sculpture from This and That

3- Lake Of Tears from Journal Sentinel

4- Chelsea Persians from Art Nectar

5- Chihuly Garden Of Glass from Seattle Pi

6- Rose Crystal Tower from Wandering Educators

7- Dakota Macchia from Glass Art.net

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The post over at The Crafty Mummy has the click-baity title of “Is there a right or wrong way to cross stitch?” Of course the answer is no. As with any other craft, as long as you are happy with the results you’re doing it right and no one should try to convince you otherwise.

That said, there are things that you can do to make your cross stitch a little better if you aren’t totally happy with the way your projects are looking. They might not be considered the “right way,” but they are important things to think about and if you want to deviate from these “rules” at least you’ll know that you’re doing it.

You can head over there to read all the tips, but it’s things like making sure your stitches are all going in the same direction (meaning you stitch the bottom legs of a row all in the same direction, then work back and stitch all the top legs in the same direction). You wouldn’t think something like that would make a huge difference until you don’t do it and then you can’t unsee it.

Most of things things aren’t rules so much as they are reminders to be consistent in what you are doing as you work a project. So however you start doing things like stitch direction or the number of strands of floss (I might even add using a hoop versus not, since the hoop can stretch the fabric and change the tension of the stitches a bit) you should continue in that way throughout the project in order for it to look its best.

Head over to The Crafty Mummy to read the rest of her list, then come back here if you have something to add. I’d love to hear your thoughts!

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