Entries from October 2006
Happy Halloween!
October 31st, 2006 · 3 Comments
Tags: photos
Manon des Sources
October 31st, 2006 · No Comments
I don’t think it gives away very much to say that justice prevails in Manon des Sources, the second part of Jean de Florette. Emmanuelle Béart is a vision of beauty as Manon, the grown daughter of Jean the hunchback who learns that not only did her two neighbors conspiracy lead to the death of [...]
Tags: film
Blogger problems
October 29th, 2006 · 2 Comments
Just a note that blogger is having some serious problems with their publishing system. I wasn’t able to update the blog for a few days. It’s still hit and miss. Hopefully I’ll be able to switch over to their databased beta-site soon. Dreaming of Florence …
Tags: blog
Arrivederci
October 28th, 2006 · 1 Comment
Travelling to Florence at night I didn’t get to see the Alps. I got a window seat for the return fight. I heard about, but haven’t seen the photography book, Window Seat. Window Seat: The Art of Digital Photography and Creative Thinking is a complete view of a creative project from the artist’s perspective. Julieanne [...]
Serre di Rapolano
October 27th, 2006 · No Comments
Rome may not have been built in a day, but it was built using Travertine stone. We travelled through Arezzo (can’t we stop!) 70km to visit a Travertine stone quarry and manufacturing operation. This was the background for 20 design students to help the company and the region innovate new products for the material. The [...]