Dale Chihuly Macchia

Dale Chihuly, Wisteria Violet Macchia With Plumbago Lip Wrap (1982, glass, 6 x 12 x 8 inches), DC.56

Dale Chihuly, Veronese Green Macchia with Blue Etain Jimmies (1981, glass, 8 x 9 x 9 inches), DC.55

Dale Chihuly, Delta Yellow Macchia with Cassel Lip Wrap (1981, glass, 10 x 10 x 10 inches), DC.57

Dale Chihuly, Red and Green Dappled Daffodil Macchia with Orion Blue Lip Wrap (1981, glass, 6 x 7 x 6 inches), DC.58

Dale Chihuly, Cadmium Yellow Macchia with Oxblood and Cobalt Patterns (1982, glass, 4 x 6 x 6 inches), DC.59

Dale Chihuly, Alabaster Macchia with Mutlicolored Jimmies (1981, glass, 6 x 5 x 5 inches), DC.60

Dale Chihuly, Lumiere Green Macchia with Lapis Blue Lip Wrap (1981, glass, 5 x 5 x 5 inches), DC.61

Dale Chihuly, Almond Pink Macchia with Aero and Oxblood Jimmies (1982, glass, 5 x 10 x 8 inches), DC.62

Dale Chihuly, Aureolin Macchia with Pech Black Lip Wrap (1982, glass, 8 x 12 x 11 inches), DC.63

Dale Chihuly, Abalone and Crimson Spotted Macchia (1982, glass, 7 x 9 x 9 inches), DC.64

Dale Chihuly, Auburn Macchia with Phosphor Blue Lip Wrap (1981, glass, 6 x 7 x 7 inches), DC.65

Dale Chihuly, Larkspur Macchia with Persimmon Lip Wrap (1981, glass, 8 x 12 x 10 inches), DC.66

Dale Chihuly, Thames Gray Macchia with Kingfisher Blue Lip Wrap (1982, glass, 6 x 9 x 7 inches), DC.67

Dale Chihuly, Roseleaf and Italian Ochre Macchia (1982, glass, 8 x 8 x 7 inches), DC.68

Dale Chihuly, Concord and Aubergine Macchia with Variegated Jimmies (1981, glass, 5 x 7 x 6 inches), DC.69

Dale Chihuly, Chinese Yellow Macchia with Peach Stripes (1982, glass, 11 x 9 x 8 inches), DC.70

Dale Chihuly, Varmillion Macchia with Black Charcoal Lip Wrap (1982, glass, 6 x 8 x 6 inches), DC.71

Dale Chihuly, Cinnabar Green and Carmine Macchia (1981, glass, 8 x 9 x 8 inches), DC.73

Dale Chihuly, Araby Red Macchia with Ultramarine Lip Wrap (1983, glass, 4 x 9 x 7 inches), DC.74

Dale Chihuly, Cirrus Macchia with Lapis Lazuli Lip Wrap (1982, glass, 6 x 8 x 7 inches), DC.75

Dale Chihuly, Birch Macchia with Raw Umber Lip Wrap (1981, glass,7 x 9 x 7 inches), DC.76

Dale Chihuly, Chartreuse Macchia with Oxblood and Ivy Green Jimmies (1982, glass, 5 x 7 x 6 inches), DC.77

Dale Chihuly, Yellow Green Macchia with Cerulean Lip Wrap (1983, glass, 15 x 14 x 13 inches), DC.79

Dale Chihuly, Cobalt Violet and Poplar White Macchia (1982, glass, 7 x 14 x 7 inches), DC.72

Dale Chihuly, Chrysanthemum Yellow Macchia with Windsor Violet Lip Wrap (1982, glass, 10 x 13 x 17 inches), DC.80

Dale Chihuly, Alabaster Macchia with Cascade Blue Lip Wrap (1981, glass, 7 x 10 x 8 inches), DC.95

Dale Chihuly, Davy's Gray Macchia with Crimson Lip Wrap (1981, glass, 7 x 13 x 5 inches), DC.96

Dale Chihuly, Quince Yellow Macchia with Argon Blue Lip Wrap (1981, glass, 6 x 9 x 7 inches), DC.97

Dale Chihuly, Chamoline Macchia with Multicolored Jimmies (1981, glass, 5 x 11 x 9 inches), DC.98

Dale Chihuly, Aureolin Yellow Macchia with Armenian Blue Lip Wrap (1981, glass, 5 x 7 x 7 inches), DC.99

Dale Chihuly, Naples Yellow Macchia with Desert-colored Jimmies (1981, glass, 7 x 11 x 10 inches), DC.100

Dale Chihuly, Hazel Macchia with Carbon Lip Wrap (1981, glass, 7 x 15 x 14 inches), DC.101

Dale Chihuly, Yellow Green Macchia with Teal Powder Lip Wrap (1981, glass, 7 x 8 x 8 inches), DC.102

Dale Chihuly, Emerald Ridged and Oxblood Macchia (1981, glass, 8 x 9 x 9 inches), DC.103

Dale Chihuly, Evergreen and Oxblood Swirled Macchia (1981, glass, 6 x 7 x 7 inches), DC.104

Dale Chihuly, Meridian Yellow Macchia with Blue and Sap Green Jimmies (1981, glass, 14 x 10 x 7 inches), DC.105

Dale Chihuly, Aurum and Oxblood Dappled Macchia (1981, glass, 14 x 11 x 9 inches), DC.106

Dale Chihuly, Italian Ochre Macchia with Apricot Lip Wrap (1981, glass, 6 x 8 x 8 inches), DC.107

Dale Chihuly, Realgar Macchia with Cypress and Laurel Patterning (1981, glass, 8 x 11 x 7 inches), DC.108

Dale Chihuly, Saffron Macchia with Umber Lip Wrap (1981, glass, 5 x 9 x 7 inches), DC.109

Dale Chihuly, Birch White Macchia with Ebony Lip Wrap (1982, glass, 7 x 7 x 8 inches), DC.110

Dale Chihuly, Abalone and Oxblood Macchia (1982, glass, 5 x 9 x 9 inches), DC.111

Dale Chihuly, Prometheus Red Macchia with Sienna Jimmies (1982, glass, 8 x 9 x 8 inches), DC.112

Dale Chihuly, Argent Gray Macchia Set with Oxblood and Teal Patterning (1982, glass, 5 x 17 x 13 inches), DC.113

Dale Chihuly, Dandelion Macchia with Osmium Blue Lip Wrap (1982, glass, 8 x 9 x 8 inches), DC.114

Dale Chihuly, Fire Coral Macchia with Corsair Blue Lip Wrap (1982, glass, 10 x 18 x 10 inches), DC.115

Dale Chihuly, Coral Green Macchia with Grecian Rose Lip Wrap (1982, glass, 14 x 18 x 15 inches), DC.116

Dale Chihuly, Andorre Macchia with Juniper Black Lip Wrap (1982, glass, 10 x 16 x 12 inches), DC.117

Dale Chihuly, Commelian Blue Macchia with Ochre Jimmies (1982, glass, 6 x 10 x 9 inches), DC.118

Dale Chihuly, Citron Macchia with Oxblood and Sea Blue Jimmies (1982, glass, 5 x 7 x 7 inches), DC.119

Dale Chihuly, Saffron Macchia with Daffodil Lip Wrap (1982, glass, 10 x 13 x 10 inches), DC.120

Dale Chihuly, Marigold Macchia with Canton Jade Lip Wrap (1982, glass, 12 x 13 x 9 inches), DC.121

Dale Chihuly, Citrus Macchia with Zaffre Blue Lip Wrap (1981, glass, 7 x 11 x 7 inches), DC.122

Dale Chihuly, Angorra Yellow Macchia with Black Charcoal Lip Wrap (1982, glass, 6 x 9 x 7 inches), DC.123

Dale Chihuly, Boron Yellow Macchia with Red Orange Lip Wrap (1982, glass, 6 x 9 x 7 inches), DC.125

Dale Chihuly, May Green Macchia with Peach Lip Wrap (1982, glass, 5 x 6 x 6 inches), DC.126

Dale Chihuly, Willow Macchia with Persimmon Lip Wrap (1982, glass, 7 x 9 x 6 inches), DC.127

Dale Chihuly, Sycamore Macchia with Almond Pink Lip Wrap (1982, glass, 9 x 20 x 13 inches), DC.128

Dale Chihuly, Red Ochre Macchia with Burnt Umber Lip Wrap (1982, glass, 10 x 10 x 10 inches), DC.129

Dale Chihuly, Oxblood and Chartreuse Macchia with Mirrored Jimmies (1982, glass, 10 x 9 x 9 inches), DC.130

Dale Chihuly, Olive Macchia with Chrome Yellow Lip Wraps (1982, glass, 12 x 12 x 11 inches), DC.131

Dale Chihuly, Ambrosia Macchia with Scarlet Lip Wrap (1984, glass, 10 x 14 x 12 inches), DC.132

Dale Chihuly, Succory Green Macchia with Aniline Lilac Lip Wrap (1984, glass, 7 x 12 x 8 inches), DC.133

Dale Chihuly, White Macchia with Black Lip Wrap (1981, glass, 6 x 4 x 4 inches), DC.134

Dale Chihuly, Opal Pink Macchia with Olive Lip Wrap (1981, glass, 5 x 4 x 7 inches), DC.135

Dale Chihuly, Yellow Green Macchia with Forest Lip Wrap (1982, glass, 10 x 6 x 5 inches), DC.136

Dale Chihuly, Tabac Macchia Pair (1982, glass, 17 x 11 x 17 inches), DC.137

Dale Chihuly, Citron Yellow Macchia with Burnt Umber Lip Wrap (1982, glass, 10 x 6 x 6 inches), DC.147

Dale Chihuly, Olive Green Macchia with Cobalt Lip Wrap (1982, glass, 9 x 8 x 7 inches)

Dale Chihuly, Ruby Pink Macchia with Forest Green Lip Wrap (1982, glass, 7 x 7 x 7 inches), DC.139

Dale Chihuly, Pumpkin Orange Macchia (1983, glass, 7 x 16 x 14 inches), DC.140

Dale Chihuly, Dark Olive Macchia Set with Black Lip Wrap (1983, glass, 12 x 10 x 8 inches), DC.141.1

Dale Chihuly, Dark Olive Macchia Set with Black Lip Wrap (1983, glass, 12 x 10 x 8 inches), DC.141..2

Dale Chihuly, Light Violet Macchia Set with Black Lip Wrap (1983, glass, 13 x 13 x 8 inches), DC.142

Dale Chihuly, Butterscotch Set with Teal Lip Wrap (1986, glass, approximately 18 x 30 x 30 inches), DC.143

Dale Chihuly, Violet Macchia Set with Teal Lip Wrap (1993, glass, 21 x 23 x 33 inches), DC.144

Dale Chihuly, Amethyst Seaform Macchia Set (1983, glass, 11 x 24 x 27 inches), DC. 314

Dale Chihuly, Scarlet Red Macchia with Green Lip Wrap (1983, glass, 10 x 14 x 9 inches), DC.327

Dale Chihuly, Early Peachblow Macchia (glass, 8 x 10 x 10 inches), DC.328

Dale Chihuly, Yellow, Green, and Oxblood Macchia (1982, glass, 7 x 14 x 9 inches), DC.338

DALE CHIHULY Macchia

"The Macchia series began with my waking up one day wanting to use all 300 of the colors in the hot shop. I started by making up a color chart with one color for the interior, another color for the exterior, and a contrasting color for the lip wrap, along with various jimmies and dusts of pigment between the gathers of glass. Throughout the blowing process, colors were added, layer upon layer. Each piece was another experiment. When we unloaded the ovens in the morning, there was the rush of seeing something I had never seen before. Like much of my work, the series inspired itself. The unbelievable combinations of color—that was the driving force."
Dale Chihuly
Chihuly alla Macchia from the George R. Stroemple Collection

In the summer of 1981, Dale Chihuly began an ongoing series he calls the Macchia (from the Italian word for spotted or stained). The title Macchia was suggested by Chihuly's close friend Italo Scanga, not only because of the vessels' dappled surfaces, but "macchia" also suggests the initial idea originating in the mind of an artist that eventually becomes a sketch for a more fully realized work. The series evolved out of Chihuly's earlier Seaforms, but focused on the artist's insatiable obsession with capturing the nearly inexhaustible possibilities for combining colors within the bell-shape of molten glass. The earliest Macchia in the Stroemple Collection were blown by William Morris as head gaffer in 1981, and trace the very first small, oddly shaped experimental works through the most flamboyant and exuberantly hued vessels of this series created over the following five or six years.

Number of works in the exhibition:
Approximately 80+ Macchia and 25 drawings. Object list can be adapted to borrowing venue's space requirements.

Space requirement:
500 — 1,500 square feet (depending upon installation)

Accompanying the exhibition is the book, Chihuly alla Macchia from the George R. Stroemple Collection, a 54-page hardcover book with more than 100 photographs of Macchia vessels, details, and drawings. Essay by Robert Hobbs.