{"id":112,"date":"2009-05-07T10:54:35","date_gmt":"2009-05-07T14:54:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.saradavidringlerart.com\/?p=112"},"modified":"2023-09-01T09:13:57","modified_gmt":"2023-09-01T13:13:57","slug":"home-at-my-studio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.saradavidringlerart.com\/?p=112","title":{"rendered":"Home at my Studio"},"content":{"rendered":"

Over two months have passed since I have returned from Florence.\u00a0\u00a0I am left with inspiration and vivid memories, a few thousand photographs and video footage to edit.\u00a0\u00a0 All my artwork arrived safely, and has been photographed and organized. \u00a0In\u00a0Spring, 2010 I will\u00a0 have an exhibition documenting my year long sabbatical.\u00a0 I have framed some of the prints created in Florence, and one of them has just received an honorable mention in a\u00a0jured exhibition\u00a0at the Lynn Arts Center in the\u00a0 “The Art of the Unique Print”.<\/p>\n

Since\u00a0returning, I have caught up with\u00a0friends and colleagues and I have enjoyed\u00a0sharing\u00a0 stories of my\u00a0adventures living in Florence.\u00a0 It has been\u00a0delightful to hear\u00a0enthusiastic\u00a0questions\u00a0about my\u00a0journey and what is was\u00a0like to\u00a0actually live in another country. It seems that many people share the same desire to\u00a0stay and experience living somewhere else, and particularly in Italy.\u00a0 I was surprised how comfortable I felt learning the streets, the markets and I\u00a0was elated when I could leave my map at home.<\/p>\n

\"Ghibertti's

Ghibertti’s Doors<\/p><\/div>\n

Walking to my studio each day was a continuing delight, as I passed by the Duomo, Campanile, Baptistry, the Gates of Paradise, San Lorenzo Cathedral, the Mercato Centrale, charming lanes and squares……………it was not as if I was lost, I just preferred to travel a different path each day.<\/p>\n

\"Right

Right out my door San Lorenzo Cathedral and market place………<\/p><\/div>\n

My apartment was centrally located, I had a terrific landlady who helped me in so many ways, it was easy to get pretty much anywhere.\u00a0 I was also a five minute walk from the train station and bus stations which was a great way to get to Rome, Sienna, Tuscany and Cinque Terre.<\/p>\n

When I returned to the Cape, I picked up where I left off and continued to do my woodcuts.\u00a0 I am also\u00a0doing solar etching and using the image-on technique I explored in Italy.\u00a0 I have a great deal of visual material to use in my artwork.\u00a0 In addition I am finishing a number of book projects I began in Firenze.<\/p>\n

On returning from Florence I began planning my trip to Japan to study papermaking.\u00a0\u00a0I selected an itinerary which turned out to perfect.\u00a0 One week in Kyoto and one week on the island of Shikoku making paper.\u00a0 The trip to Japan was planned for two weeks, and now in retrospect I wish it had been longer.\u00a0 I did however have an introduction to Japan and a very in depth paper making experience.\u00a0 I will elaborate with commentary, photos and video shortly.<\/p>\n

Since I have returned, those whom I have come in contact with, and some are people I just know casually have shared a genuine sense of pleasure in my journey and what\u00a0I have\u00a0done.\u00a0 I really have appreciated all of your enthusiastic, questions, comments and responses.<\/p>\n

More to follow………………….sara<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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