Dale Chihuly is an American glass artist from Tacoma, Washington. His works decorate numerous parks and public spaces as well as commercial buildings like the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas.
He used to do his own sculpture but now uses a team to create the visions he designs.
The long tentacle forms are called fiori and the round ones are called macchia
This was a simple, cheap program that the children and their grownups really enjoyed. J
Supplies
- Scrap matboard. Cardboard or poster board can also be used
- Glue stick
- Tissue paper scraps
- Markers
- Optional die-cut tissue paper circles
My Chihuly creation!
Child’s Chihuly creations
Steps:
1. Write name on back of matboard
2. Take piece of tissue paper and twist into the long, thin fiori shape. The tighter the twist, the more fiori will curl. Leave one end a little untwisted for better gluing
3. Glue fiori to your matboard. I needed to encourage the kids to use a lot of glue; for some reason they were very careful
4. Press your fiori to the matboard and hold for a few seconds. The paper is so thin it really sticks well. Some kids glued down both ends for a different look and energy!
5. Select a round macchia shape, make a circle of glue with the glue stick, and press macchia to the matboard. Do NOT glue the whole circle down! It should kind of flop off the board.
6. Trade off and encourage kids to cover all of their matboard surface
7. Hold up the matboard to see how the shapes react to gravity. Turn around to see how differently they fall.
8. Display your Chihuly paper sculpture!
Resources:
http://www.chihulygardenandglass.com/
http://pinterest.com/search/?q=chihuly
Alma N. Chavarria
Librarian II
Central Youth Services- KIDS
Central Library
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Houston, TX 77002
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