Art, rain, friendship

Last night I had dinner with a new friend. Birke has been here this summer working at my mom’s old studio, Pescarella. We went to an antiques market last month and now we’ve had an ele moi iNgant dinner together. The meal took four hours because we talked so much. Lovely!

Driving home earlier in the day, the mountains with their fog lay before me.

Weds night, I went to the festa at Studio Polveriera, where Rita works. A fun evening, interesting art. Saw three pieces by Fernando Rojas, an Argentinian sculptor, that I loved. There’s something about a piece of marble that’s been made to look soft, like cushions. The ability to transform cold hard stone into inviting softness is inspirational. Check them out:

There’s something about this older woman that really grabs me. Unapologetic, defenseless…real.