Saturday, October 11, 2008

Scuola Internazionale di Grafica

It's about time I tell you about my school. The Scuola Internazionale di Graficia is almost impossible to find. It is down a tiny little alley with no real sign to tell. 1789, which is the same year lithography was invented. Sweet!
When you enter the school you are greeted by a nice little alley way. It is so charming to be in a traditional Venice building (well truthfully, all of the buildings are traditional- my apartment is 17th cent I belive).
You walk by the "dean's" office to get to class. You can sneak a peak at Lorenzo hard at work.

Library- small but helpful.

The extremely modern hallway is so nice! It feels great to be in a newer area, if only for the brief moment it takes to walk back to the studios.

Here is a view of the other exterior part of the school. As you can see, the school is very small, but so charming! My stress level always goes down when I get to school.

Here is where I eat lunch/nap/ have italian class (the instructor likes to sit outside).


I have lunch with this freindly character.

In ture Venice style, there is a canal as a backdoor to the school.

Ah, here is my home away from home. Look at those presses! I was going to take more shots, but Matlide came over to tell me she was about to become a great-grandma. Nice-

Here is a lithography I did this week. My first adventure with the grease pencils, but a good time! I have the skills of an artist- better draw trogdor.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Majestic V's! Lots of 'em! And gobs o' smoldering peasants!
--Scott

Anonymous said...

Great pictures, Val. That has to be the coolest school I have ever seen. Way to bring it! --Scott

Unknown said...

Thanks for sharing your adventures, Val; it's like being there with you. Is the lithograph yours? What inspired it if so? we like it.

btw, the friendly face you have lunch with is tada! The Green Man --a good omen. --xoxo Aunt Jeri