"Vijfhoek" is a specific area in the old part of the city Haarlem. Once per year artisans exhibit their work in their ateliers or in the traditional houses, owned by local residents.
You see their recent work, talk with the artisans and at the same time admire the inside of these beautiful old houses. In the New Church (Nieuwe Kerk) you can watch acts and listen to live music.
It is believed that glassmaking in Murano originated from 9th century Rome, with significant Asian and Muslim influences, as Venice was a major trading port. Murano’s reputation as a centre for glassmaking was born when the Venetian Republic, fearing fire and destruction to the city’s mostly wooden ...
Mr. Salvadore was born in Murano, Italy in 1953. As a descendant from a family of glassworkers, he has always lived and worked on the Venetian island. At a very early age he began following his grandfather Antonio and glass master Alfredo Barbini into the furnaces of Murano. This is where his earlie...
Christopher Biggins with Sculptor Luke Shepherd
Christopher Biggins is once more undergoing a further trial. This time not of the ‘bushtucker’ variety, but in clay.
Biggins is sitting for a portrait bust while in Pl...
Judith Wiersema
Christopher Biggins with Sculptor Luke Shepherd
Christopher Biggins is once more undergoing a further trial. This time not of the ‘bushtucker’ variety, but in clay.
Biggins is sitting for a portrait bust while in Pl...
Barbara Walton, Art in the Limousin Les Trois Ch...
