Loving La Jolla

Chihuly at the Salk

Have you had the pleasure of seeing Dale Chihuly's work? To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Salk Institute Dale Chihuly set up an exhibit of his work. I hope you enjoy these photos. The Sun is one of Chihuly's most well-known sculptures. This is the first time the incredibly vibrant piece is viewed with the Pacific Ocean as a backdrop. It took 31/2 days to install this wonderful piece.  

Each piece has to be inserted individually. The piece is spectacular, especially when placed in front of the Pacific Ocean. What a setting.                                             

 The Float Boat and Floats is another part of the  exhibit. Chihuly purchases old wooden boat hulls and refurbishes them for this purpose. This particular boat is the largest one Chihuly uses. The floats in front of the boat and scattered around it vary in size.  They range in size from grapefruit to beanbag chair size.