Ok… 24

This morning there was a bit of panic….. no milk, so no earl grey tea! Decision made, I was off and out the door in minutes, off to the shop and then, no milk. Well there was but it was in a machine. As someone else was there getting milk I found out the procedure, Pay for tokens and then get a plastic bottle and stick under the pipe (like getting a coffee from a machine) and press start. Sorted.

Yesterday’s travels to the country made me feel rejuvenated. Excited about starting our contemporary glass paintings. A quick stop to get the images printed and here we go. 

A couple of hours in and I’ve more or less finished the black ink.

design from paintings of Bernardo Neumann

houses in Piata Mica

After learning the technique with the icon painting it is definitely a little faster to do the next ones. An interesting procedure because I’m not exactly sure how this is going to turn out, but looking forward to it.

Vik and I decided to head off for our other exciting thing for today, going to visit the ‘head man’ again for some wee heads. A lovely man to chat to (very good English), he’s off to the biggest ceramic fair there is soon, which is held in Italy. 

two of my new heads

Ioana had shown us images from a previous exhibition he had that consisted of 5000 wee heads, this was in aid of the Hospice House of Hope. He also just opened another in Brasov yesterday. Busy man, and definitely deserves success.

previous exhibition

lots of heads

A little interlude for a cool beverage and back to the pink house to meet up with Monica and Martin again.

Ioana had printed out our certificates and everything was signed and stamped. Looking very official.

20 days and counting

As promised, today you get to see the front of my icon painting.

Saint Nicholas

Really pleased with how it turned out although of course now I can see how I could have done it better, roll on the next one.

A very interesting process, which I'm very glad I've learned. An immense lesson in patience as well.

Those who'd finished went out with Ioana to visit the glass cutters and we now have something to paint our next images on. The workshop was amazing, would love one myself. Although I'd have more shelves and less massive pieces of glass. Not having to be structured with our sizes we kind of made do with some of the pieces already cut, so I reckon that's why we got some extra pieces free. Happy days.
Oops, now Vik and I are going to have to find two images to paint instead of one.

After that it was into town and a wee wander.

gorgeous stone door frame

Pizza and chat before the other's went to the Dali Exhibition and I went off on my own for a bit. Came across this door frame nearby the journeyman's house. Love it.
Was a little less sunny today, making it much more pleasant to wander.
Into a church in the Piata Mara, looked lovely although there was an air of distress, which I think is probably more a feeling I got from watching the people in there pray, didn't want to stay because it felt as if I was intruding in someone else's space and emotional time out.

Off to the art shop, got some gold powder so I can now paint on glass at home…. yippee.
We visited a beautiful little place down some stairs that led off some other stairs.

chillin', choosing wine

view from stairs

The bar inside had lovely little brick arches and felt very cosy but much preferred the outside. There were oil burners going and the smell was beautiful. Up the stairs which I hadn't noticed on the way down were all these heads that had been made by the same artist who made my lady.

heads in pot

3 heads in a pot

Each one of these is different as you would expect but oh so special.