Bio of Dale Chihuly

Dale Chihuly was born in Tacoma, Washington on September 20, 1941. He specializes in glass work and he was first familiarized with glass work when he attended the University of Washington. He earned a Masters of  Science degree from the University of Wisconsin in 1967. When Dale was 35 years old he got into a car accident and lost vision in his left eye, he now wear a patch over it.  He no longer blows glass due to an accident during bodysurfing. He has hired a team of glass blowers to create his ideas after he sketches him up.