Glass and then Bainbridge

After being overwhelmed at the Bridge of Glass on arrival, we could not wait to see the Museum. Although they would not allow pictures taken, several contraband are seen below. Apparently, the Italian artist, Lido Tagliapietra, is considered among the best, along with Dale Chihuly. He is featured in the Museum along with Chihuly's work, and much of the display is his work. He is considered to have envigorated the art, and gave the Pilchuck School of Glass many inovative techniques and styles that had never been tried before. He is "the genius of the art"...





Here is the "hot shop" where the work is actually done. They have it accessible to visitors with a narrative of exactly what they are making and doing.


The lobby of the Murano Hotel. Christy had read that they have an huge assortment of work on display, so we had to find it. It seems so incredible to have museum caliber work displayed in the hotels...the first 4 floors are accessible to visitors, but the work is throughout the hotel. The
4th floor bar has a small room next to the bar with sofas and low lighting. It is the make out room. We tried it out and it works.


But my favorite of all the glass work I've ever seen, is this "sheer transparency" of beautiful breasts! Incredible, in life size, with "points on their own, up proud and high"....this is in the lobby of the Murano Hotel.

Even the bathrooms are decorated, as you can see here...


This is glass "pie and pie-plate"....







Then it was off to Bainbridge Island. This affluent Island is about 10 miles across Puget Sound from Seattle, and was a good place to visit on our return north...here is the view from the boat...


And the view of Seattle across the Sound...



The town at the Harbor is called Winslow...


But we finally had warm weather and sunshine, so we took advantage of the weather...



And Chris on the flybridge laying out the Mexican Train tiles for another game...

On the run the next morning,