Thursday, November 20, 2008

the tiber

while megan was here, i started collecting video clips of the tiber river and sounds around rome we encountered.  here is the result.


Wednesday, November 19, 2008

megan's visit and some things that followed

accordian player
creepy kitties
great colors
tiber island


currents
st. bartholomew
the tiber
fisherman on the tiber
the sun came out!


isola tiberina (tiber island) 
fountain and pigeons in piazza navona

bramante's, i think, in piazza navona
megan got a tiny watercolor of this door


the woman megan bought watercolors from in piazza navona
other artists selling their wares
the bathroom in the feltrinelli (like barnes and noble)
via del governo vecchio (where megan and i ate wonderful food)
again (we didn't actually eat at this restaurant)
again
bells off of governo vecchio
imposters
outside the pantheon, the police were doing a free concert 
megan and i made sangria
my mom sent oatmeal raison cookies with megan.  needless to say, i have eaten them all.
turtle fountain
paintings for sale on the facade of st. catherine and the virgins
alison and some fish knockers
santa maria in portico excursion with alison
there is a dove right in the center, but it's kind of hard to see here
the main altar with tiny icon the church is named after



a silverpoint drawing
preliminary drawing for an intaglio print

pen drawings from live model


more silverpoint drawings






Wednesday, November 12, 2008

mario, apartment antics, my book, and the altar of peace

mario and i toast to printmaking with chris and allyssa's disembodied arms.
che tipo stranno! (he made that dapper scarf)
brittany, alison, and chris awaiting roman pizza
crazy printmakers behind the scenes


alison cut my hair and the leftovers looked like a guinea pig. 

nicole left a present on my bed yesterday.

a spread from my book.  reductive woodcut on fancy italian rosapina paper

again

the cover and japanese binding


some busts in the museum with the altar of peace



details of the altar of peace



altar of peace