by Penny | 24 Feb, 2019 | Brexit, Brexit fallout, Cooking, Florentine paper, Fresco painting, Garden tours, Painting, Silverpoint
The Leavers Lament is often “You Lost! Why can’t you just accept this fact and deal with it?” The Remainer’s problem with this suggestion is that it is not so simple! Leavers woke up on 26th June 2016 looking towards what they imagine is a...
by Penny | 3 Mar, 2016 | Florentine paper, luxury pyjamas, Shopping
Luxury Pyjamas with a Florentine flourish 3rd March 2016 The paper marbling work of Riccardo Luci has attracted the serious attention of Desmond & Dempsey a British company that specialises in...
by Penny | 11 Jul, 2015 | Book Binding, Florentine paper, Modern Art
Last month we spent a fun day in the recently extended premises of Alberto Cozzi – teaching a group from Desmond and Dempsey in London how to marble paper and trying out designs to suit ladies pyjamas Fashionista Molly Goddard, who came up with their brilliant...
by Penny | 14 Oct, 2014 | Book Binding, Florentine paper, News
Just a quick reminder about Paper Marbling in Florence We hold our classes in a well established family shop and the demonstrations and lessons are provided by expert marbler Riccardo Luci or his sister Leticia. All students initially watch a demonstration by...
by Penny | 3 May, 2014 | Book Binding, Florentine paper, Shopping, The Art of Writing, writer's retreat
Florentine paper marbling with Natalia, Lisa and Sara at Alberto Cozzi Alberto Cozzi is a Florentine paper and book-binding shop that has been a family run business on Via del Parione, since 1902. The shop is still run by the same family who have another little shop...
by Penny | 13 Apr, 2014 | Book Binding, calligraphy, Exhibitions, Florentine paper, Women artists
This weekend I have joined my friend Kath Thomas for the Vernissage of her new Studio BookBarnKat in Via dell’Amorino 8r in the San Lorenzo area of Florence. Kath also launched her first workshop in her new studio which has been enacted over this weekend. It is called...
