Helen Bates on sat 12 jul 03
Indian Trade Blankets
Regarding Dale Chihuly's collection of American Indian Trade Blankets
Wrapped in Tradition: (Hunter Museum of American Art) (Chattanooga, TN,
USA)
Click "Exhibitions", then "Upcoming". (This may change in a few days to
"Exhibitions", then "Current."
Two enlargeable photos, each of a Chihuly vase in front of a blanket
(soft focus on the blanket.)
Regarding the present thread on Clayart of the relative popularity of
glass and pottery, it is fascinating to see that Chihuly and other "high
art" glass blowers often work very hard to increase the opacity (and
thus the earthy qualities) of their pieces. In fact, I thought
initially that I was viewing a piece of glazed clay, not glass when I
saw the Chihuly_1.jpg.
On another aspect of the clay / glass thread, I have an idea for a slogan:
"Clay is Earthy!"
Variations on the above are possible:
"Clay -- it's the Earth to us."
"Get Down to Earth with Clay."
By the way, in Ontario, note that provincial organization is "Fusion -
The Ontario Clay and Glass Association." Most members are doing clay,
but there is a respectable number of people in the organization who are
doing glass, including blown glass.
Helen
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Katheleen Nez on mon 14 jul 03
Indian Trade Blankets
Dear Helen: This sounds like basically the same exhibit that was shown at a small adobe house not far from the entrance to Taos Pueblo a couple of years back. If anyone has a chance to see this exhibit at Hunter up close and personal, I would suggest it. The accompanying book:
http://www.portlandpress.net/chihtaospueb.html
Another link describes how the Taos Pueblo glassblowing studios came to be, under the impetus of (ex-classmate) Tony Jojola who studied under Dale at Pilchuck:
http://www.collectorsguide.com/ts/tsfa11.shtml
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