I just love Kevin Coates' work. Many of his pieces consist of a combination of various crafts. Most importantly, goldsmithing. His...

Today we are going to visit Burano. The little island close to Venice that is known for lace-making and its picturesque colourful houses. ...

The day starts with a look out of the window and onto the canal at Fondamenta Venier: Snow!! Unbelievable, but true. It is so cold that...

Today we only stay in Lucio's Studio for the morning. In regards to the Carnavale that starts in Venice today, we witness the creation...

This day starts with some practice on the men's torso. Lucio gives us some tricky bits to practice when he demonstrates a centaur....

Our second day starts with some details that need to be practised in order to manage the larger pieces. We watch how legs can be made...

After showing the group around in his workshop, Lucio introduces us to the world of sculptural lampworking. What a great challenge. In a...

The long awaited trip to Murano begins... A few very exciting days lay ahead... #Murano #Colour #lampworkers #detail

A couple of days ago I had an idea that needed to be realized. I made some of the beads that I really love: Pure eye-candy and so very...

Looking at some of my own beads it is easy to see that Kristina is a major inspiration for my work and I admire her style and attention...

It was a real pleasure to meet Michael Barley at the Volkmann's studio in Hamburg. I was interested to see how he works with regular...