A smaller exhibition of 21 of Lino Tagliapietra's hand-blown birds will be installed in a gallery of the Glass Pavilion at the Toledo Museum of Art, timed to coincide with the maestro's residency as part of the museum's Guest Artist Pavilion Project from March 26th through the 28th. The exhibition will run through May 25, 2014. The birds' elaborate plumage is created using filigrana canework, and there will be three separate groupings of the magical creatures: in flight, roosting, and as a firebird rising phoenix-like.
This exhibition is timed to celebrate the annual song bird migration through the marshes along the Southern shore of Lake Erie. There is also a connection to the museum's larger exhibition entitled “In Fine Feather: Birds, Art, and Science” taking place in Gallery 18 of the Museum’s main building.
For more information on purchasing tickets to watch Lino at work ($30/session), visit www.toledomuseum.org/events/lino.