October 12th

Fall's has come around; the cold crisp air drys my throat and warms my soul, the rain dampens my stride and makes each step more gentle.  Autumn truly is my home.

Venetian sunset.

Just got back from Venice and Verona, they were two absolutely gorgeous cities.  I love the absolute diversity of the regions of Italy, the country is a whole world inside a city.  I am now back in Firenze and it's gonna be a slower weekend here I also plan on trying out a new way to share music so that I can get more music on the blawg quicker.  I may head to the coast for one more ounce of sun before Autumn really sets in, and there is also a chocolate festival here in some random town in Italy, so I may take a 7 Euro train over there with a few friends and recreate the actions of hormonal pregnant women.



I have finally finished soldering all of the brass onto my amulet, now I have to burn off the soldering residue with acid, bend the piece into a low convex, make the loops for the leather necklace, sand and polish it, and then it will be complete.  I have been able to talk my teacher into allowing me to come into the work-shops on Thursdays as well so now I will have more time to work on not only pieces for the course, but for my own pleasure.  Here's the piece so far:

Still alot of residue and all the metal has burn marks, after some elbow grease, all of these metals should be immaculate.

My marble sculpture has gotten far too, the back is done and formed as well as the right shoulder and upper arm, I've started the left shoulder and upper arm and will be done with them in a week.  After that I will do the forearms the head, finally the hands, and then I will shape the base, once that is all done I will polish and finish, and then I will have finished my stone sculpture. Here it is so far:


















Autumn Sounds:

 In the Afternoon by Chris Garneau
Cooling piano chords and a crisp warm voice go along way with this song.  You'll be more than welcoming to a strong gust of wind while this song rings.

Hey Cool Kid by Cloud Nothings
Excuses by Cloud Nothings
Can't get enough of Cloud nothings... seriously, no wonder there producer is from Grizzly Bear.   Hit these songs up with a nice light rain.

Mr. Lonely by L'Orange
Compliments the red and orange trees and the grey sky and streets.

Most Wanted by Cults
Goes best with the crunch of leaves on the street.

A Coin on the Tongue by Benoit Pioulard
Keeps you warm on those windy dark nights.

This beautiful song is like your breath on the pane of a cold bedroom window.

Warm your soul with a little music and maybe some late night coffee.  Pretend each falling leaf is a music note of the season.