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Tag Archives: glassmaking
Raffle Is About to End….
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
Posted in Venice, Writing
Tagged Dark Shimmer, Donna Jo Napoli, glassmaking, italy, novels, travel, travel writing, venezia, Venice, women writers, writing, young adult novel
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Redefining Beauty Videos: Hermonia Vivarini
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
A Peek into the Past
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
Posted in Gondolas, Venice
Tagged Basilica San Marco, calle, campo, canals, Church of San Moise, churches, glassmaking, gondola, gondolier, Grand Canal, history, Italian history, Italian language, Italian men, Italian women, italy, photography, photos, Piazza San Marco, Salute, travel, vaporetto, Venetian architecture, venezia, Venice, Venice history
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Oh, Those Clowns!
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
