| | If anyone, not just any of you, but anyone in the whole world, ever
goes to the Pacific Northwest, the Tacoma Museum of Glass is a
wonderful and beautiful place, which currently houses some of the
wondrous works of Maestro Lino Tagliapietra, who is probably one of the best glass artists in the world, and who won a pair of golden jacks (an important glass-shaping tool) in an artistic glass contest that was only held twice in Murano, Italy. It's also home to the great Chihuly Bridge of Glass, that spans over highway 705 and features the works of Dave Chihuly, who is also a very talented and amazing glass artist. (It's not made out of glass, but it has lots of very beautiful glass things on it) The museum also has a large workshop/auditorium where one can come and watch the glass makers work their craft, and where both Chihuly and Maestro Tagliapietra have each created many of their more beautiful pieces.
Furthermore, if one is currently unable to visit the museum, there is also a website where one can go and see a live video feed (if one has a speedy internet connection) of events taking place in this workshop. It's a special treat to be able to do this at this time, because Maestro Lino Tagliapietra will be working there later this week, from the 11th to the 15th of June. There are details on the site, and from the sound of things it will be very much worth seeing.
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