Updated in 2022. Antique markets, junk shops, flea markets, and thrift store locations in Florence, Italy, and around Tuscany.… Read More antiques, flea markets, thrift, and junk shops in and around florence, italy
Rigore e Libertà (Rigore and Liberty) is an exhibition featuring three major Italian masters of contemporary jewelry: Mario Pinton, Francesco Pavan, and Giampaolo Babetto. The extensive exhibition of almost 150 pieces is being housed within the Marino Marini Foundation Museum in Pistoia, northwest of Florence, through March 24, 2019. Marino Marini taught Mario Pinton sculpture… Read More rigore e libertà – contemporary italian jewelry
Many years ago, one of my first casting projects in silver was inspired by Cimabue’s frescoes in the Basilica of Assisi—the colors, forms, and his stylistic story telling. I was particularly drawn to the architectural depiction of an Italian city in the Upper Basilica, a fresco (c. 1280) in the vault at the entrance to… Read More “ytalia,” cimabue, and contemporary italian art
“In alchemy, lead needs the lowest grade for it transformation in gold. It is both a cold and heavy metal linked to Saturn and melancholia, and a more spiritual metal due to its silver components.” – Anselm Kiefer… Read More alfabeti sommersi: anselm kiefer, lead books + the florence flood
Just off of the A1 highway out of Florence, about 30 minutes south of Arezzo, in a rural location is Sestini & Corti, a family-run company that uses reclaimed materials to make industrial furniture for unique interiors. Most of the traffic in the area is headed for the nearby Valdichiana Outlet Village, but my joy… Read More sestini & corti: reclaimed materials
Being an artist or artisan usually involves creating an art piece or object with your hands, using specific techniques and materials. My inspiration blooms more from old materials rather than new, shiny ones. I seek ways to re-use them, appropriating objects in order to find another use. Collecting small objects, little parts, and random bits… Read More in search of unique collections
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