At home

 By: AndyFerrari    09:11  agostino, berry, bow, cartapesta, dessi, firenze, florence, masks   No comments

Well, finally I can post some pictures here! Without almost killing my computer anyways.

I actually have no idea where to start, and since I can only put five at a time, I'll just post a few from each subject.

This is the Agostino Dessì's store in Florence. His work is really amazing, please check his website for info http://www.alicemasks.com/home.htm

He also teaches some of his techniques. I was in a course to take the basics, two years ago, and this time I came back just to remember some details and learn new finishings.

This is the base mask, ready to receive whatever work you decide to do on it.

This, is my pretty pretty mongolian bow! It´s a Wolf II from Kassai, blue with dark gray biding and horn on the hilt, 30". Unfortunatly, it didn't arrive before my classes were over, so I didn't shoot with it yet...Need to get my arrows soon.

And these....were my favorite breakfeast ever. I have no idea what these round red thingies are, but they look so cute I felt like taking a pic. In one of the markets there you could just buy a box with a portion of all four berrys:

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Besides work

 By: AndyFerrari    07:37  feijoada, firenze, florence, pa kua, pakua   No comments

Some pictures of stuff not really related to the course =}

At the Pa Kua Florence..been taking martial arts, sintony and archery classes. That finish today ;A; I'm sad.

Of course, I had to cook a vegetarian feijoada. It was actually very much apreciated by my flat mates even though it's an unusual dish. Instead of the meat I used dryed tomatos, zucchini, eggplant, mushrooms and bell pepper.

And this.....this, is the best chocolate cake I've ever ever had. If you can visit the place, you really should. It's a little caffe called Baldobar, just outside the Scuola del Cuoio, on the left side of Santa Croce (if you're facing the church), Firenze.

And this is the corner of our street 8D it's really weird, it divides in two here and then in three a little bit after... I got seriouly lost when I arrived....

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