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The Wheels on the Bus

go round and round..

Here is our Retreat Group, en route to the fabric store. More to come on that! This was the first group transport.

And tomorrow, we tackle the train .. as we head to Milan.

Our goal? Lunch in the Armani Cafe, amongst other things.

Ciao!

Art Workshop at Retreat

On Saturday we had our art workshop with Italian artist Giada Floris. This was a mixed-media workshop, and we all had to push ourselves to create a portrait-type piece using painting and collage techniques.

Here, to the left, you can see the results of our afternoon project.

Meet Giada. You can contact her at giadafloris@tiscali.it

Here you can see the group at work.... and the chaos of a creative workspace!

2011 Design Retreat in Italy

Ciao all!
We have just begun our Design Retreat.

Here is the group this year, with our English and Italian names.

Back Row, L-R
Maureen from Texas, aka Morena
Mary from Michigan, aka Maria
Shari from California, aka Sara
Kath from California, aka Katerina

Fron Row, L-R
Susan (me), aka Susanna
Maria from New York, aka..... Maria (surprise)
Cynthia from Conneticut, aka Cinzia

Here we are at Dante's statue, in Verona.

Buttons and Trims in Verona: Mercerie Dian

Another great find in Verona! (thank you Anna for showing it to me)
This is a button and trim store. Here you can see a view of the shop and one of the patrons. You can also see some wonderfult trims.

Mercerie Dian (di Dian Antonio & Galliano)
Via A. Diaz, 1-B
37121 Verona
Tel 045-594726

Yarn in Verona! Jenny Klaer, Filati & Ricami

I have been to Verona many times, and have looked for yarn stores with no luck. You have to know who to ask, and so, you must ask a knitter. I was pleased to find out that my Italian friend Anna is a knitter, and so, she took me on tour of a few wonderful stores in Verona and area. We will begin with Jenny Klaier, Filati & Ricami. To the right here, you can see Jenny (left) and Lina (right).

First of all, meet Anna.. a fellow fiber enthusiast.

Jenny Klaer is the name of the store and of the owner. It is a lovely shop full of color, samples and of course, interesting yarns. Here are a couple shots of the interior of the store.

Jenny Klaer, Filati & Ricami
Via S. Egidio, 11, 37121 Verona (this is near Piazza Erbe)
Tel: 045 596761
Jennyklaer@yahoo.it

This is a great yarn, and you can see the project I am going to do. Jenny was very gracious and sketched the design and instructions for me. This is a simple shawl that begins with 151 stitches and involves decreases every other row. The first portion is knit with the edge of the yarn as your stitch. This creates a fringe of sorts. The latter body-portion is knit with the entire yarn forming the stitch.

Here is another yarn

Another yarn and scarf.

Wheel?

OK. here I am with my latest purchase. It is an Italian child's bicycle wheel. You will think me crazy, but there is a plan.

I am working on a yard art project. Will keep you posted as it transpires.

I bought the wheel from(or should I say made a donation to) a company of young Italians who rebuild bicycles from various parts. Their goal is to recycle. They are now moving into creating a line of recycled clothing, so I hope to follow their progress.

Behind me, the Roman arena in Verona.

Mozart and Organ Music

Mozart once played on a baroque organ (27 December, 1769), found in Chiesa di San Tomaso Becket, Verona, Italy. Last Friday night, I went to a concert there to hear Mozart music. Amazing.

The small group of musicians and the organist all sat up high in the balcony that you see here. The music echoed beautifully through the large structure of the church.

As a keyboard player (piano), I appreciate this all,and enjoy the history as well.