Tag Archives: glassmaking

In the News: Murano Glass Factory Shutdowns

Posted on February 6, 2022 by seductivevenice

How can this be? Murano glass factories are shutting down, some temporarily and some for good, due to the rising cost of natural gas. While the furnaces historically ran on wood fire, they now use natural gas, and with gas … Continue reading →

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Sharing: Live in Venice! May 17-23

Posted on May 6, 2021 by seductivevenice

Live-In-Venice Press Release Live-Streamed Event ‘Live-In-Venice’ Will Share City Secrets With The World Live-In-Venice will take place between 17-23 May 2021 Over 70 interviews and events live-streamed on Facebook, Vimeo and the event website Interviews with artisans, art galleries and … Continue reading →

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The Impiraresse Gain Recognition!

Posted on April 5, 2021 by seductivevenice

Venice’s glass beads, bead makers, and the women who strung and worked with these beads have achieved worldwide recognition: They have been granted status by UNESCO as an “Intangible Cultural Heritage.” Read here about the history of these beads and … Continue reading →

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Seductive Venice from the Boot!

Posted on February 14, 2021 by seductivevenice

Carla Gambescia hosts a fabulous blog called Postcards from the Boot where she shares her love of Italy. Today she’s featuring a number of my photos, as well as her own, that highlight our sense of Venice’s seductive talents. Oh, … Continue reading →

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Women Making Glass–Present and Past

Posted on January 9, 2021 by seductivevenice

More and more women are taking up traditional rowing in Venice, in organizations like Row Venice and as gondoliers. Now more women are also taking up glass blowing, Traditionally, women made beads using a technique called lampwork, or they strung … Continue reading →

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Raffle Is About to End….

Posted on September 28, 2018 by seductivevenice

Hello, readers! Just a reminder that the raffle is about to end! You can win a copy of Donna Jo Napoli’s book Dark Shimmer, about a young girl living as an outcast on one of Venice’s lagoon islands. Check out … Continue reading →

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Redefining Beauty Videos: Hermonia Vivarini

Posted on October 21, 2017 by seductivevenice

Though women worked in the glass bead industry of Murano, few women made glassware. Hermonia Vivarini is a rare exception. Check out this video to hear a bit more about her life: Redefining Beauty: Hermonia Vivarini The day I filmed … Continue reading →

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A Peek into the Past

Posted on October 3, 2017 by seductivevenice

A reader recently shared this link from the Telegraph. Check out the Venice of a hundred plus years ago. Some are black and white only, while others are hand tinted. 21 Photos of Early Venice I’m trying to make sense … Continue reading →

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Two Kinds of Venetians

Posted on July 31, 2017 by seductivevenice

“There are two kinds of Venetians,” she said, “those who are born in Venice, and those who become Venetian in their hearts.” Marisa Convento is sort of both kinds. She was born in Mestre but married a Venetian and moved … Continue reading →

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Oh, Those Clowns!

Posted on July 7, 2016 by seductivevenice

My bookclub recently read The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry (and unanimously loved it). In the book, some Murano glass clowns figure rather importantly. I’m in Venice right now, and as I was walking through the Mercerie (one of the … Continue reading →

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