Chihuly Sculpture Introduction: Over the course of his career, Dale Chihuly has revolutionized the art of blown

glass, moving it into the realm of large-scale sculpture and establishing the use of glassinherently a fragile but also magical materialas a vehicle for installation and environmental art.

Dale Chihuly is an amazing glass artist. He was born in Tacoma, Washington and attended college in Madison, Wisconsin. He is currently still working and creating art today. He creates beautiful glass sculptures that are breath taking. He creates his sculptures by heating the glass and uses various tools to sculpt and form the glass into organic shapes when it is hot. Many of his sculptures are a combination of smaller individual pieces put together to create one large piece. He is most famous for his chandeliers that hang from the ceilings. Many of his pieces are very colorful and he always pays close attention to the space his sculptures are in. His sculptures are very large in scale and are always the focal point of any room. Some of his art is in museums, but a lot of his art is in public places inside and out.

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Process: -Students will paint the inside of the plastic solo cups with tempera paints. We do not want the paint to work as a solid but rather a more semi-transparent. (We want to see through it, slightly). -Chihulys glass work focused primary on line and movement, consider this as you add color -Once you have completed 3, bring to instructor to supervise melting. (We will be using a heat gun) I will demo and students will have an opportunity to melt their cups. The melting process totally transforms the cup into something reminiscent of Chihulys blown glass. -While the plastic is still warm, punch a hole using the pointy pottery tool. (This opening will be used later to attach the plastic. -Now that your painted cup has been melted down and now resembles the look of Chihulys blown glass; using a black Sharpie, draw a black line around the outer edges of the plastic cup. (Trademark signature of Chihuly) -We will assemble the sculpture as a class. I think the perfect place for it will be near the window! Cant wait to see what you all come up with!!!!

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Grading Scale A AB+ B BC+ C CD+ D DF 94-100 90-93 87-89 84-86 80-83 77-79 74-76 70-73 67-69 64-66 60-63 59-0 Grading Criteria Project grades will be determined based on the following. Preparation * Do you enter class on time with your materials ready? N * Do you enter class prepared to work? Y/N Quality * Do you complete projects to the best of your creative and technical abilities? N * Do you take initiative to go beyond what is expected? N Time on Task * Do you use all the time available for the assigned project? N Clean-up * Do you clean up tools you got dirty? Y/N * Do you put away materials you got out? Y/N * Do you leave your work area cleaner that you found it? N Y/

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Answer the questions below using the handout on Dale Chihuly. 1. What type of art does Chihuly practice?

2. What medium does he use?

3. How does Chihuly form and put together his sculptures?

4. What are your thoughts on Dale Chihulys work?

5. What do you feel about your completed work?

6. Is it successful? -Does it resemble the work of Chihuly?