The amount of effort that I am able to express through everything I do here in Italy comes with a zealous stride. Whether it's working on a project for one of my classes or making my dinner, the atmosphere of Italy truly allows me to put passion into every little activity that I partake in. When my friends and I are not working or cooking or drinking we are emphasizing all of our attention onto the details that we are surrounded by, left by those who came before us, infected by the same spirit which I have become so well accustomed to. I find comfort in the friends that surround me for they too carry the same constitution of this human ideal that we have discovered. When I am here I feel as if my aspirations are more tangible than ever.
I have started working on my first two projects, my first marble sculpture and a simple ring:
Sculpture final concept
Concept and 1/3 size clay preview (arms and hands in corrected positioning)
Piece of marble with beginning strikes and mapping.
I have also started jewellery making, I have begun with a simple silver ring with a bezel and bloodstone, it will be completely soldered and polished by next class. These pieces all began as a thin silver bar.
Last week I visited the coast and the Cinque Terre, today I will try and catch a train or bus to Como Lago and camp by the lake with some friends and some gin, ciao, a presto e un buona fine settimana.
Those who surround me.
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