Today's post will be short and sweet. The above photo is my first (and favorite) project I made with Miriam at her studio. I have a blue monotone version and a more clear version that is in the kiln as I write. I can't even begin to soak in/retain everything I've learned in the last three days. Miriam is an absolutely amazing artist. She has work in a gallery in Michigan and has done shows all around the world. I can't believe she even spent her time working with me, but part of her passion is teaching. This makes me a lucky girl. Tomorrow morning at 10am I'll pick up my last two pieces and say goodbye. I'll post a photo of us tomorrow, but at the end of today we were both exhausted and figured we'd make better photo subjects tomorrow morning when we were a bit more "fresh". :) Miriam's touch was on all my pieces, of course, as she helped me with each one. Plus she did the firing in the evenings. She explained the temperatures and times, but like Guy said, it is like me stirring up a cake mix and then handing it over to someone else to do the baking, which is a major part of the process. So when I get home, I'll have to figure out how to get the same results in my kiln. Glass is like a person. It has a personality. Sometimes it will play nicely with others and sometimes it will not. I have a good foundation of information now. I'll just need to put it into practice.
Guy spent his day by the pool (it was hot) and finished up a book he was reading. I think the past few days have been just about as enjoyable for him as they were for me, just in a different way. He has been extremely patient with me taking the class. That is nice. - So when I got home (nearly 6:30), I freshened up for dinner and we ate outside tonight. Paul made us gnocchi with marinara, filet mignon, zucchini, and potatoes baked in the oven with cream. De-lish! Dessert was an extra special treat...Crepe Suzette, mine with a side of vanilla ice cream. It was amazing as was the rest of the meal. Guy wants to move in permanently. Another guest at the Villa Arabella ate with us tonight and they are all still out there visiting as I type. Solving the world's problems I think.
Tomorrow morning I pick up my two remaining pieces from Miriam's at 10am. She wants to meet Guy, so he is going to go with me. After the pickup we are going to head to Stresa for our last two days. I'm hoping the weather will be beautiful. Tomorrow I want to go to the roof of the hotel and lay in the sun after we arrive, just to unwind after my past three very busy days. It think it is only about 2 hours from here, so we'll be having lunch there for sure. Friday I will have to shop around a bit and pick up a few things I'm sure I'll "need". We'll take a boat ride to another town or at least to Isola Bella (tiny island in the middle of the lake just off Stresa). This is the place that is the cover photo of my Facebook page, so you know how beautiful it is. Saturday night we'll stay at a hotel by the airport, but we plan on spending most of the day and evening in Stresa since it doesn't get dark til almost 10pm. We'll get in nearly 3 days there (3 weeks would be better - lol). So just a short blog today and wishing you all a good night from the Villa Arabella in Mornico Losana, Italy.
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