Travel & Workshop Notes I: Italy 2025

Start with ancient walls, frescoes, paintings, the discovery of a studio in a side alley with an artist at work, immense handcrafted doors, cathedral bells, museums and add cappuccino, chocolate, wine, cashmere, fabulous hand stitched jackets and shoes. When I open to any of these I am drunk with pleasure. There are potted plants down every narrow alley in the most obscure places — bright cyclamen flowers against ancient cracked walls, olive trees planted in pots, and trumpet vines filled with colossal amber blossoms falling over the old stone wall. The narrow cobblestone street opens to a courtyard with a farmer’s market and more flowers, bright red peppers the size of winter squash and baskets of arugula, pears, pomegrantes and purple striped garlic.

If you want to see luscious images of art, markets, food, Umbria, and creativity blossoming, click below: