Sketching Around: 2° Meeting Urban Sketchers Liguria – Palazzo Reale (Genova)
Last Saturday was held the second meeting of the group Urban Sketchers Liguria, this time in the beautiful frame of Palazzo Reale di Genova’s…
Disegni e parole: il mio taccuino al Festival della Comunicazione 2016
Una piccola novità: contrariamente all’anno scorso, durante questa edizione non ho scattato molte foto, ma ho fatto sì che fossero penna e colori a conservare le memorie.
Murlough National Nature Reserve: a walk between the dunes and the Irish Sea
The white sand, the heath coming all its way to the beach, the Irish sky reflected on the water: all this contributes in creating a unique atmosphere, suspended in time and space.
High quality, *truly* portable watercolours: let’s talk about Nicholson’s Peerless Transparent Water Colors
Browsing the web, I found a set of watercolours unique in its genre, both for being portable and incredibly high quality: their name is Nicholson’s Peerless Transparent Water Colors.
10 suggestions to sleep on the airplane. [Departing again!]
Ten tips to help you fall asleep on a plane – What to pack and what do before and during the flight.
Gerard Dillon – A Northern Irish, Outsider, Harlequin
Harlequin. Outsider. Northern Irish. I’ve been to an exhibition with a notebook and a pen and I wrote down these words, while my eyes…
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Disegni e parole: il mio taccuino al Festival della Comunicazione 2016
byUna piccola novità: contrariamente all’anno scorso, durante questa edizione non ho scattato molte foto, ma ho fatto sì che fossero penna e colori a conservare le memorie.
Life as a Freelance
Jason Fried’s TED Talk about remote work
When they’re asked “where you want to work?” just few answer “in the office”. Fried analizes the possible reasons for this aversion and finds a substantial, enormous one: distractions.
#whereismydesk: an hashtag for smart working people
Smart work, the intelligent work solution that let workers free from offices, is finally starting its diffusion in Italy: everyday more people ask for…
WakeUpFreelance: evento gratuito ACTA e SMartIt al TAG di Genova
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Sketching Around: 2° Meeting Urban Sketchers Liguria – Palazzo Reale (Genova)
Last Saturday was held the second meeting of the group Urban Sketchers Liguria, this time in the beautiful frame of Palazzo Reale di Genova’s…
Disegni e parole: il mio taccuino al Festival della Comunicazione 2016
Una piccola novità: contrariamente all’anno scorso, durante questa edizione non ho scattato molte foto, ma ho fatto sì che fossero penna e colori a conservare le memorie.
Murlough National Nature Reserve: a walk between the dunes and the Irish Sea
The white sand, the heath coming all its way to the beach, the Irish sky reflected on the water: all this contributes in creating a unique atmosphere, suspended in time and space.
Crumlin Road Gaol: the old Belfast’s prison between death penalty and ghost stories
The Crumlin Road Gaol is an attraction promoted with some enthusiasm in Belfast: the city’s old prison, closed in 1996, is famous for death penalty and ghost stories.
Jason Fried’s TED Talk about remote work
When they’re asked “where you want to work?” just few answer “in the office”. Fried analizes the possible reasons for this aversion and finds a substantial, enormous one: distractions.
Gin and Irish Coffee marmalades plus the best falafel in Belfast: a visit to the historical St George’s Market
It is a must see attraction in Belfast, and also one of the most ancient traditions in the city: St. George’s Market collects among…
From “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas” – One night in the Matrix.
I recall one night in the Matrix, when a road-person came in with a big pack on his back, shouting: “Anybody want some L…S…D…?…
HR Giger and Vali Myers: a visit to Giger Museum and Bar in Gruyères
Outside there’s the fairy-tale Gruyères, with its romantic castle and the wrought iron crane shaped signs, inside a four-floor trip in the world of…
“Lucky” by Alice Sebold: the dark tunnel from where “The lovely bones” comes
In the tunnel where I was raped, a tunnel that was once an underground entry to an amphitheater, a place where actors burst forth…
From”Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas” – Completely twisted.
Very soon, I knew, we would both be completely twisted. But there was no going back, and no time to rest. Hunter S. Thompson…
From “Pincher Martin” – A complete identity
He cleared his throat as if about to speak in public. “How can I have a complete identity without a mirror? That is what…
Pentel Multi8: how to carry around 8 colours but only one pencil
Let’s start with a big truth: if you have an eccentric, original need, you just have to look East and surely you will find…
Gruyères: a romantic castle and medieval signs in a lovely French Switzerland town
As those who follow the blog alredy know, a month and a half ago I had the possibility to pass some days in Switzerland….
World Watercolor Month – Week 1
1/31 – If you are an italian in Belfast, it’s almost impossible you never met Tani: he lives in Northern Ireland but originally he…
The 14 day drawing challenge: two weeks of drawing, 10 minutes per day
Maybe it’s summer, with its long, luminous days, that makes us think of free time, or maybe it’s the more clement weather (not so…
World Watercolor Month: 31 days of watercolor for a good cause!
A month dedicated to watercolor? Never heard of it before! And in fact this will be the first time: from Friday 1st July everyone…
Sketching around – On the Enterprise Dublin – Belfast
Two days ago I took my mom and sister to visit Dublin. The most common method to reach Ireland’s capital city is through the…
Waking up early – From Belfast to Dublin
A fast sketch I did some months ago, when my sister was our guest in Belfast and we decided to pass a day in…