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I believe this is by the same artist, ExitEnter, who did the tv, the cat, and the flower. I love the shadow effect.

The last couple summers I’ve stayed in the Venice across from this unique shop, where Luciano sells used books and CDs. He also makes jewelry and art from metal scraps, champagne bottle baskets, and other castoff bits. He’s an original, … Continue reading →

Yes, you heard it right! A puffin has been spotted in Venice. Novelist Michelle Lovric is writing a new book about Venice. A puffin has crept into it. She tells me that the novel takes off where The Book of … Continue reading →

Three more photos in the series of viewing things through things.

This is a view I don’t see often on vintage postcards: The Rio dei Mendicanti as it opens into Campo SS Giovanni e Paolo. You can see the hospital on the right, and straight down the canal, it opens into … Continue reading →

These chairs were outside one of the Arsenale Biennale venues. I contend that they were more artistic than some of the art on display.

I saw this poster in the Arsenale section of the Biennale. Is it a real ad or art or a hoax? In any case, it was pretty funny!

I was lucky enough to have a window seat on the left side of the plane as I departed Venice. What a shot!

I love being astonished by new things, and that happened on my latest trip to Venice. I visited Antichità al Ghetto, the antique store run by Maria Gabriella Emiliani and her parents. Maria Gabriella authored a chapter for Venice Rising … Continue reading →