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US: Seattle, WA – Hammering Man Statue in Seattle
About a dozen Hammering Man statues can be found around the world. This is the one we found in Seattle, WA. Jonathan Borofsky designed these huge kinetic sculptures as a silhouette a man who has a motorized arm and hammer. In each city they are different sizes but always painted black; They symbolize and celebrate workers all over the world.
US: Seattle, WA – Dale Chihuly Ikebana and Float Boats
I wouldn’t want to go boating with these in my boat but they sure are beautiful to look at. Even the reflection in the water is beautiful. See them at Chihuly Garden and Glass in Seattle, WA.
US: Seattle, WA =Whatever Floats your Boat
Glass Boating at Chihuly Garden and Glass. Balls here float, not bounce. The placement is so perfect so that you get a second view of the reflection in the water.
US: Seattle, WA – Dale Chihuly Chandeliers
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Chandeliers here are the ones (or inspired by them) that were hung all over the city of Venice in 1995-6. Here are 3 examples that are now permanently in Seattle in the museum devoted to Dale Chihuly.
US: Seattle, WA – Rainbow Colors in Chihuly’s Macchia Forest
When Dale Chihuly was developing his Macchia forest he had a goal to use all 300 glass colors available in the hotshop. He was able to push the scale of these shapes up to four feet in diameter.
US: Seattle, WA – Chihuly’s Macchia Forest Room
Macchia Forest was created when Dale Chihuly noticed that stained glass windows look better on cloudy days. He developed a method of placing a thin white cloud between the glass colors to achieve a more vibrant effect.
US: Seattle, WA – Umbrellas in the Sky
Yes it rains a lot in Seattle so why not an umbrella sculpture?
