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Day 4 in Roma – Part 1

After a bit of an adventure with getting on the wrong bus we finally got to Vatican City, the worlds smallest nation! We started out with the St Peter’s Basilica featuring Michelangelo’s Pieta, which he created when he was only 25 and of course Michelangelo’s Dom. Here are a few other highlights: Raphael Rooms, Chapel of Nicholas V, Caravaggio’s Deposition, Leonardo da Vinci’s St Jerome and one of my favorite sculptures ever “Laocoon”. There are 10 museums overall within the Vatican City so we saw incredible art from Michelangelo and da Vinci to Picasso and Dali. We ended our visit to Vatican City with the Sistine Chapel. It was very awe-inspiring to see Michelangelo’s ceiling in real life and to be staring up at the world-famous “Adam and Eve” fresco. One of my favorite parts of the ceiling was the depiction of the “original sin”. I sat down for what seemed like forever and just stared at the ceiling. It was extremely impressive and moving.

I will leave you with this and continue with part 2 of day 4 in Roma tomorrow.

Ciao

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Day 3 in Roma

We started our day like the day before with a wonderful breakfast in the beautiful courtyard of our hotel. Then we were off to another day of exploration. We spent the day walking all over the city without an itinerary. We ate gelato, drank lots of water (it was extremely hot) and even did a little bit of shopping on the famous Via dei Condotti. The biggest names of haute couture are all present and I felt like a kid in a candy store. I had always wanted a Hermes scarf and it was an amazing feeling to be able to walk into the store and pick a scarf for myself. I haven’t worn it yet but I can’t wait to. Even the packaging was beautiful with a beautifully designed box with Hermes printed ribbon and a heavy paper bag with the same design as the box. I have kept all the packaging. Another wonderful day in Roma ended with a wonderful dinner, more gelato and some drinks in the hotel courtyard.

And here are a few pictures of that day.

Ciao



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Day 2 in Roma

After having a wonderful first night in Rome filled with great food and a beautiful walk along the river (fiume tevere) we got a good night sleep and were ready to do more exploring the next day. After walking to the Stazione Centrale to make all of our train reservations we spent the next 10 hours walking through the beautiful streets of Roma. We saw beautiful churches (Santa Maria degli Angeli, Santa Maria Maggiore, Santa Maria delle Vittoria), the Terme di Diocleziano & Aula Ottagona, an exhibition on modern religious art, Monte Capitolino and Villa Borghese. We finished the night with a wonderful dinner, a bottle of red wine and some dessert, before falling into bed exhausted but so inspired by the beauty of Roma.

Here are a few pictures. Enjoy!

Ciao

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Back from traveling

You have probably been wondering why I haven’t been blogging over the last month. I have been traveling around Europe. 2 weeks Italy and then 2 weeks Switzerland. We have had a wonderful time and it was incredibly inspiring and relaxing. I enjoyed seeing my family and spending time with them. Merci fer alles!

I love traveling with K. and I love showing him parts of Europe he hasn’t seen yet. By showing him where I grew up, I feel that he gets a better understanding of who I am. It also reminds me where I come from and it helps me feel rooted. Don’t know if that makes sense to you guys. I do find it hard to live somewhere so far away from my home. I am European through and through and I have to admit that most days I feel a bit like a fish out of water here. So those yearly trips back home are my oxygen. I come back refreshed and inspired, ready to create again!

Here are a few pictures of our first few hours in Rome, where we started our trip. I hope you enjoy them and make sure to check back for some more Europe pictures. I will post a few from every day of our trip.

Ciao



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my sketchbook

The sketchbook – it’s like oxygen to every artist. My dad used to say to me that I should never leave the house without my Swiss Army knife. Many years ago I added one more thing to my Swiss Army knife – a sketchbook. There is always one in my bag. I have many different sketch books, different sizes and paper stock. One could say that it is one of my obsessions. I just love the feeling of holding a new sketch book in my hand, so empty, full of possibilities and I love the nervous feeling of making the first sketch in it. Last week I got a sketch book in the mail that I have been waiting for. I have signed up to part of “THE SKETCHBOOK PROJECT”, which is a very exciting project that artists from all over the world can participate in.

If you haven’t heard about this project here is a bit of info on it. To be part of the project you have to purchase a sketchbook for $25 from here, choose a (loose) theme, and sketch away until January 15, 2011 when all of the books must be returned to the Library. In March, the tour will take the thousands of sketchbooks that they receive on an Art Gallery tour. It’s pretty much like a concert tour for sketchbooks. After the tour all sketchbooks will enter into the permanent collection of  The Brooklyn Art Library for the public to view. The theme I have chosen is “Below the surface”. I am very excited and maybe a bit scared to start working in my sketchbook. The thought of it going on tour with thousands of other artists’ sketchbooks is exhilarating. Check back to get updates on my progress.

Ciao

The Sketchbook Project: 2011

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Labour of love

A month or so ago K. and I went hunting for a new entrance door for our house. I had something very specific in mind and wasn’t sure I was going to find it. We went to the Old House Revival Co. and like almost always we found exactly what we were looking for. Actually the door we found was better than I had imagined. We loaded into our car and drove it home. Once we got it home the work started. I spent a lot of hours gluing, filling, sanding and finally painting. Now the door is installed and finished and I thought I would share some picture of my labour of love “My yellow door”! Yellow is one of my favorite colors and just says happiness to me. I hope that it puts a smile on people’s face as they are walking by. I know it does it for me every time I come home. Enjoy the before and after pictures!

Ciao for now!

Anja

BEFORE

AFTER

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Thanks for dropping by

We had a lot of people coming through the studio during the plain view studio tour and I wanted thank everybody for supporting local artists. It’s nice to see how much people love art and are curious about the process and thought process.

Make sure to check out the upcoming show of one of my fellow cre8ery artists “Bhavni Bhakoo”.  Her solo exhibition is called Rang De’ (Colour Me) and the opening reception will be taking place this Thursday from 7:00 – 11:00 p.m.

Ciao for now!

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Studio Tour – this week-end

Just a reminder that this week-end is the studio tour “In Plain View”. If you would like to take the self guided studio tour please check out the list of participating artists at http://www.inplainviewwinnipeg.com. I am one of the artists participating and you can come by my studio at cre8ery, 2nd floor – 125 Adelaide between noon and 5:00 p.m. this Saturday and Sunday. Come by to check out some of my jewelry, bags, photography and paintings. Enjoy the tour and I hope to see you this week-end!

Ciao for now!

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99 pieces of art on the wall exhibition

I am very excited that 4 of my “Home Sweet Home” series photographs will be shown in the “99 pieces of art on the wall” exhibition at cre8ery gallery. The exhibition will be on from August 19 until September 3. The opening reception will take place on August 19 at 7:30 p.m. All exhibiting artists will be present. I am very excited about being part of a show again, it’s been a while since the last one.

Please come and check out the show. Here is one of the pictures that will be exhibited. To see them all you will have to come and check them out in person.

Ciao for now!

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Home Sweet Home Series

Hi everybody,

It’s been a few days since my last entry. I have been busy preparing for next week-ends studio tour and on top of that K. and I got a dog on Friday. I know crazy! I am sure I will take some photographs of Luna sometime soon and I will make sure to share them. She is lying on my lap as I am typing this. 🙂

I wanted to share a few of the photographs I have been working on over the last few weeks. I am working on an overall series called “Home Sweet Home” all vintage style photographs of my home (Switzerland and other places in Europe). Here are a few of Paris. I hope you enjoy them. If you are interested in purchasing some prints please let me know. I do sell them framed or just the print. Prices are pretty affordable ranging from $30 to $50 without a frame.

Enjoy and ciao for now!