A few years ago, as part of my Glass Pilgrimage, I had the opportunity to speak with Pietro and Riccardo Ferro. These two brothers are not widely known outside of the island of Murano, but they have a hand in the … Read more →
< Read previous posts in this series Wednesday 4/30 Domenico and I met at what had become our usual meeting spot at the base of Ponte Viva Rini, a rather central bridge of Murano. Our first visit of this day … Read more →
< Read previous posts in this series. Tuesday April 29 cont. Domenico and I met Cesare and his wife Teresa at their house, and the four of us caught the vaporetto (boats in the Venetian lagoon that are the Venetian … Read more →
< Read previous posts in this series. Our next stop was all the way on the other side of the island to see the studio of a very talented flameworker who had developed quite a unique process for creating soft-glass … Read more →