Musings

Carrying the Cat’s Meow

I laughed imagining myself as a smuggler delivering “contraband booty” of cat-themed potholders. Not to sell, well, not for me, anyway. These were for a special non-profit organization. Underground, sort of, but completely legit. The Largo del Torre Argentina contains the “Area Sacra,” an expansive ruin that was built on top of the senate building where Caesar was assassinated. The top layer of ruins lay at a good 4-5 meters below the surrounding street level.

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An Auspicious Autumn

Rome, Italy Ceramics Artist Residency opportunity awaits for Diane Van Buren, later this Autumn. Diane took classes here in 2016, and is looking forward to a 5 week long creative adventure! Building upon her artistic base and growing her community in Rome, Diane is elated to embark on this new adventure.

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Liceo a Roma – Part 1

The hub is the central, serene courtyard. Within the surrounding colonnade, students paused to socialize before classes. In the basement cafeteria area, there was a game area with pinball machines and a jukebox. One of the popular tunes I recall at that time, was the bubbly, quasi-techno instrumental “Popcorn.” I played foozball often enough to get pretty good at it. 

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