XIII Biennial of Young Artists From Europe

Ciao a tutti il mio amici,

I am in Den Haag (the Hague) Netherlands now and it is bliss. My travel experience to get here was a nightmare. My scheduled flight was canceled and I had to rebook at the last minute. A flight that costed twice as much. It drained my account and now I am waiting for reimbursement from 2 different airlines. Arghhh Air travel is screwed up! I guess that is what I get for travelling during the Mercury retrograde sheeesh. I should have known better and have learned many lessons besides the italian language and culture on this FOR SURE!

I had to wait in the airport for 12 hours for my rebooked flight and sleep (sort of) on the cold hard floor. Then my luggage was too heavy (by 23 kilos) and I had to spend a few hours choosing which of my belongings to throw away or give away. I did a little of both. I am not so attached to material things and it was not that hard to do. A few employees at the airport were very kind and helped me through this ordeal so I was happy to give them a few gifts of some of my things! In the end I was still 7 kilos overweight and they were charging 18 euros per kilo for overweight luggage. But the woman who checked me in LET ME SLIDE!!! another wonderful person.

I made it to Holland after 30 hours in transit exhausted but happy to be done with that part of the trip. My friends in Den Haag had a cake and garden party waiting for me. They are wonderful! My first impressions of Holland. It is very beautiful and green but also VERY HUMID! Also the birds here are big, very vocal, very colorful and very friendly charachters... just like the people.

so here as I said are a few images from the art exhibit I attended for 2 days in Bari, there is lots and lots more to come but it will take some time to process. here goes.

A wooden carved baby

Self portrait with burka

A very interesting quilt in the textile arts exhibit.

Pink with gun...

Moon babe.

A girls self portrait. part of a larger piece.

Fox chairs...

one of my favorite clothing designs... I want one lol

Doll Art... wow!

From Syria... makes one think about how our american culture impacts the youth of the world.

Well I will go for now. I will have an amazing or maybe several amazing slideshows to share when I get home. Looking forward to seeing more of Holland, but it's raining today and I think I just need a little rest from my tramatic travel experience.

Love you all!