Introduction
Dale Chihuly is an American artist, glass sculptor and entrepreneur. He specializes in blown glass and his works are considered highly specialized, unique and often classified as large-scale sculpture. Working with glass is considered a highly technical skill that demands precision, focus, and a commitment to life-long learning. Unfortunately, two terrible accidents would force Chihuly to change his career path. A 1976 traffic accident in England blinded his left eye and three years later he dislocated his right shoulder in a bodysurfing accident. These two events prohibited Chihuly from holding the pipe involved with glass blowing. Not to be deterred he hired others to do the work. Unable to ...
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