There is a new breath in the world today. The breath of winter is upon us. Last week we ventured from the middle lands towards the northeast to find the flat plains enveloped in a haze and fog from the several weeks of calm warm mid Autumn. Farmers tilled their Read more…
The classification of plants goes back to Aristotle and the Greeks and the early herbal texts with the first systematic collections of leaves started in about 1500 AD. These prints and paintings are important works, preserved in libraries or museums and rarely exposed for appreciation as works of art, but Read more…
The story and travels of a work of art are many. They may be found in museums or travelling exhibitions, be purchased by collectors or gifted to the fortunate few. But the story of the 4 recent woodcarvings of Toni Venzo, from Pove del Grappa, is unique. This story starts Read more…
Some men stand at the bottom of a cliff and have an undeniable urge to become part of the mountain, to scale the cliff and know the mountain. Other men stand among tall timbers and talk to the trees, finding their peace in the soft murmuring of the leaves, in Read more…
