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Italy
From Dusty Warehouse to Art Studio, Part 2
See Part 1 here Renovating a house is never easy, but the first time is always the hardest. You never know quite how excruciating things will be until you’ve thrown yourself in the midst of them – when it’s too …
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With a Lot of of Help from my Friends
Late last year I sent out an email to a few special people. It went something like this: “Hey Nearest and Dearest friends, “If you’ve got an adventurous spirit, some handy skills and 1-3 weeks free time from Feb-April 2011…I’m …
Posted in Italy, Studio Sicilia
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Tetris with Tiles
“You should really put white tiles in the bathroom of your art studio,” friends said as I began to renovate a small dusty warehouse into a creative studio. “People love white tiles.” And they’re right. Many people really do like …
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Succulent Danger
Much like certain Chinese officials who have a penchant for tiger bits and shark fins, I’ve always liked to eat things that could kill or harm me – provided they’re not endangered, of course. Like sea urchins. A single step …
Posted in Italy, Photos, Risking it All, Studio Sicilia, Travel
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An Uphill Battle
When I rented this house in the Sicilian town of Cianciana to renovate my art studio, people raved about the location: “You’re staying at the best place in town to see Jesus getting flogged on Good Friday!” they said. In the …
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Until the Paint is Gone
If you’re familiar with my artwork, it won’t surprise you I’m painting the doors and windows of my Sicilian studio a brilliant blue. — Each day I mix up a batch of paint or varnish for the doors, windows and …
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Cracks in the Facade
Hand-inked tile from a church in Rome that will soon decorate a wall of my Sicilian studio. Thin cracks on the surface give it a warm texture. —— Oh the challenges of financing a Location Independent life: When I began …
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Be an Exceptional Artist, with no Exceptions
Layers of casein paint and limewash cover the walls of my studio in Sicily. The vines were painstakingly hand-stencilled by villagers who lived in this room many years ago, who painted the walls with designs they found beautiful. I've taken …
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Girl with the Chinese Jacket
In this small Sicilian town of Cianciana, I’m known as “The American with the Chinese jacket.” Around these parts, black is la moda Italiana, and my vintage red jacket sticks out (even if I don’t as I do in Asia). …
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Have Easel, Will Travel
Modeling for a group of touring amateur painters in Tuscany, 2000. I prefer to be behind the camera/easel to being in front of it. At the end of the year we look to the past and the future as we …
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