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Glass workers demonstrate their craft in the Morean Arts Center Glass Studio,
where visitors can also purchase colorful wares such as jewelry, vases and ornaments.
Photo courtesy of visitstpeteclearwater.com.

glassblowing in full,
Schlauch states that
live glassblowing
demonstrations at the Morean
Glass Studio are narrated and demonstrated by local glass artists.
Guests can see precisely how glass is made and view pieces
constructed first-hand on a visit to the museum. Tours of the
exhibition are also available, led by the museum’s docents.
“People don't just ‘see’ his sculptures and large-scale For more on the grandeur
installations, they experience them, whether they are 9 or 90 years offered throughout
offered throughout
old,” says Andy Schlauch, executive director of the Chihuly beautiful St. Petersburg
beautiful St. Petersburg
Collection at the Morean Arts Center. beyond Chihuly’s
beyond Chihuly’s
Visitors can skim the collection in a day, but what’s the fun in breathtaking work,
breathtaking work,
that? To fully appreciate the art in view, take your time. Don’t rush. check out our travel
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Let the art speak to you. It has a story to tell, beyond the artist who story on the
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created it. Plus, the Morean Arts Center building is designed Tampa Bay-
Tampa Bay-
specifically for this installation of Chihuly art. In fact, a 20-foot area town,
area town,
sculpture created just for the site marks the entrance, a piece of p72.
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grand work that architecture lovers and art buffs alike will find
fascinating.
Chihuly’s massive installations such as a striking Ruby Red Icicle
Chandelier created for the collection are not to be missed, plus
numerous popular series works like his signature Macchia, Ikebana,
Niijima Floats, Persians and Tumbleweeds placed in specially
designed spaces to complement each installation’s visual majesty.
For those looking to truly experience the art of
The Chihuly Garden and Glass museum in Seattle showcases one of
the artist's largest sculptures suspended from the glasshouse ceiling as
Dale Chihuly the iconic Space Needle looks on. Photo courtesy of Luxe Publishing.
Florida Rose Crystal Tower, 2010
21½ x 5 x 4½'
Morean Arts Center, St. Petersburg, Florida
Photo by Scott M. Leen ©2017 Chihuly Studio.
This story is dedicated to Dave and Pat Currie of Jacksonville Beach,
who were two of many First Coast residents to experience the beauty of
Chihuly’s work at the Biltmore Estate last year and whose reporting on
the event to our Publisher helped inspire this article. Dave Currie was
a beloved member of Ocean Park Baptist Church who died of cancer
this May.

With reporting by Holly V. Kapherr.

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