Wine and sausage

Joey in the thick of it trying to get a lass of wine.

Up the stairs to Carnevale

We unpacked and then went up the stairs, and stairs and stairs to the supermacato. We needed wine and some food to have back at the apartment. We at going to see what is happening tonight at Sciacca Carnevale 2014 so we didn't want to buy too much.. Just the staples...two bottles of Sicilian vino, tonno tuna, breadsticks, one bottle of coke and Cuban Rum (we haven't had this since our last visiting 2012). Yes, that's a very special rum and coke.

After draining off the to of the coke bottle and adding the run we were ready to see what this year's Carnevale has in store.

You will see from the photos it was once again a fabulous time...

Then we staggered and fell (hopefully with not to much damage done) back home to Le Cassette. Joey collapsed into bed and I hung up our wet clothes and made myself a late night snack of tonno tuna, breadsticks and a hot cup of orange spice tea laced with some more of that Cuban Rum.

Over to the couch I go.

Thinking of making art

I have brought some art making tools and materials and will find local "ingredients" there. Gathered pigments and some paper, tile and cloth surfaces to work on. I brought some linen sheets and tiles too just in case.

I hope to come back with some of "Drawing with Nature" works like I did in 2012 and some tile pieces as well.

I had this dream the other night of a drawing that was similar to the ones I am currently doing but rougher and more root-like in style. I think I will pursue that line of dreaming... I also brought some glazes that I can use with local tile that I find. The Majolica glaze that I brought I hope to apply to local tiles I find and then scrape away to create an image. The only challenge is getting them home to bisque fire or finding a kiln in Sciacca where I could fire them. The other glaze I am bringing is a Liquitex product called "Glossies". This glaze can be applied directly to already glazed tile or glass and then fired in a household oven at 375-degrees. So stay tune for the progress.

Buono.