Comments on: Chihuly at Cheekwood: A glass garden in Nashville

By: Jean

Jean — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 16:14:26 +0000

Where did you stay when you were in Nashville? I have a friend that loves Chihuly, so we might have to make a road trip – always looking for good deals…

By: Donna

Donna — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 16:08:41 +0000

Thanks so much for the pictures. I want to see his exhibit on the bridge in Tacoma.

By: v'ron

v'ron — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 15:18:48 +0000

Huge Chihuly fan here, too. We have a few permanent pieces of his in the Milwaukee Art Museum — when the new wing opened, his was the first exhibition. It was wonderful.

By: lulu

lulu — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 15:14:42 +0000

For a long time I thought a chihuly was some sort of exotic shell, because that is what it looked like in the episodes of Frasier where it is usually being dusted by Daphne. I felt so stupid when I finally realised how famous the name was and how beautiful the pieces were.

By: zoetrope

zoetrope — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 16:13:14 +0000

One of my friends volunteers at Cheekwood, and she told me about getting ready for the Chihuly exhibit. She said that the staff are given pretty much free rein in choosing how to display the pieces, which I thought was awesome–the pieces move from garden to garden (and city to city), but it’s never the same exhibit.

By: Lisa, glassblower

Lisa, glassblower — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 06:21:23 +0000

re hail– What happens to your house/apartment windows, or your car windows when it hails? How about your patio table? Nothing, usually.

All the pieces Chihuly’s displaying have been blown specifically to be outdoors– they’re thicker glass than, say, an expensive wineglass. They’re pretty sturdy. And depending on the specifics of how a piece is displayed/installed, a chip may or may not even show. And even if one component of a piece becomes unusable, in general IMO the components can be rearranged to work anyway.

Long story short, this stuff is blown to be pretty hail-resistant.

By: Peggy

Peggy — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 23:09:37 +0000

Rats! Missed it when I had the rare chance to be in Nashville. Oh, well. Next time.

BTW, I’m with Natalie–what happens when it hails? We had some pretty good-sized hailstones this past winter/spring across the country.

In any case, Chihuly does awe-inspiring, fantastic work. Thank you, PQ, for sharing.

By: gknee

gknee — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 15:22:47 +0000

thanks for sharing the Chihuly! It was like a little vacation for my brain.Gorgeous!
We have a great big Chihuly in the Milwaukee Art Museum. Love it.

By: Cathryn

Cathryn — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 13:24:00 +0000

As a Nashvillian, glad you visited and were able to check out Cheekwood! :) Chihuly is phenomenol. He was the artist in residence for a time while I was in grad school and he is SUCH a neat guy – really friendly and interesting.

Cheekwood is also doing Chihuly Nights where the sculptures are lit up at night – really beautiful.

By: Pam

Pam — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 13:06:43 +0000

I’m a huge fan of Chihuly. A few years back, we went to an exhibit at a small museum in Huntington, (Long Island), New York. My 3-year-old, Caroline, was incredibly well behaved and loved the show. My Mom, on the other hand, who was a volunteer at the museum, couldn’t resist touching one of the pieces. It started rocking, and she nearly had a heart attack thinking it was going to fall and break.