Do you remember Glasshandmade and the charming Mauro? During my first afternoon in Venezia, after leaving my suitcase in Nati house and visiting Billa for groceries, I went out strolling around without a map - my favorite way of getting to know the secrets of Venezia. Suddenly I found myself outside the tiny little shop where Mauro has his glass workshop. I went in, said Buono Sera......and Mauro recognised me at once, giving me a broad smile saying : Oh, you are the blog lady". (So it's true, blogging can make you famous,lol)
I visited Mauro, my favorite Venetian glass artist, several times during my week. He even invited me out for coffee. And when my friend Dagmar came down from Austria to spend a day with me, I took her to Glasshandmade and bought two red glass hearts, one for me and one for her - as a remembrance of our friendship and our shared love of Venezia.
Saturday was my last day, and when I sat down with my caffee latte in the morning, the woman at the neighbour table wondered where I had bought my beautiful glass heart. I told her about Mauro and his art and even marked down the way to his workshop on her map. Unfortunately she had very little time in Venezia and I don't think she had time to find Glasshandmade. The woman couldn't take her eyes from my heart and suddenly said "Can you sell me your heart? I can pay alot!"
I couldn't sell it of course. It was my last day La Serenissima, my bus for the airport would soon be leaving and I had no chance to visit Mauro again.
Mauro, next time I come you must give me several of your hearts, and I can walk in your city as a living display selling hearts for you :-)
Big photos: I am struggling in front of the mirror to get a good heart shoot.
Small photos: Mauro creating a cat which he gave Marta, me and Maura at coffee bar, Mauro's angels - they took me by charm and one went back to Norway with me.
