Does anyone know of an artist that does Dale Chihuly type glass work for residential projects?

Question

I am a very avid fan of Chihuly's work. I have a skylight and would like to install about 6 or 7 medium to large glass colored flowers into it- very similar to the work that Chihuly did for the Bellagio. I understand that it is expensive and even more difficult to have it done in a timely matter. Does anyone know any quality glass artists who do similar work?

Answer 1

This is the subject of a major argument about copyright (with a lawsuit), about copying a popular artist, and about an artist extending a common technique to its very limits.
Almost any hot glass artist who wishes can make bowls and roundels that are very similar to that part of Chihuly's work. I can aim you at two in the Dallas area that do. There are a couple of notorious guys who work to make their work as exactly like Chihuly's work as possible.
What makes Chihuly's unique and costly is the huge size and the carefully coordinated arrangements of several related pieces (like bowls nested or beside each other) and the layers of color, most often on a mottled white inside with added colors picked up and threaded around as well as the classic contrasting lip wrap.
Even if a glass artist does not usually produce stuff like Chihuly's, if you visit his studio or gallery, you may find something similar that will satisfy you.