by Dale Chihuly, Robert Carleton Hobbs Availability: Usually ships within 24 hours. Hardcover - 152 pages (December 1993) Dale Chihuly's obsession with color--"I never saw one I didn't like"--and his insatiable desire to experiment inspired his Macchia (Italian for "spot" or "stain") series. "Chihuly alla Macchia" traces its development from the first small, oddly shaped, grotesquely colored vessels, dubbed the "uglies" by Chihuly's forthright mother when they began in 1981, to the recent flamboyant and exuberantly hued Macchia. "Chihuly alla macchia" reproduces, in full color, the 39 glass works and 15 drawings included in the 1993 exhibition ...

An experience in color sensations Reviewer: Dorothy from San Diego, CA December 13, 1999 If you are unfamiliar with the glass arts of Chihuly, this colorful gem will fill you with awe and wonder. Chihuly's creative daring, skills and kinetic style with team artisans is world renowned and celebrated. His works are an explosion of shapes and color, and this book puts it all before you in a very intimate size.