Murano Island, Glass Tree...

[Glacier_Arts_Studio]

don't think that for one minute, i like
Christmas because of this post...
i love the thought behind the season but,
i can't stand how it is sell-a-berated...
but, this is kinda KooL, non the less...

Venice 's Murano Island renowned throughout the world
for its quality glasswork is home to the tallest glass tree
in the world. Sculpted by master glass blower Simone
Cenedese, the artistic Christmas tree is a modern
reflection of the holiday season.

http://i37.tinypic.com/2eejwb8.jpg

... :blowkiss:

[Greymatter Glass]

looking at the picture before reading the text I thought "wtf, condom tree?"

[Glacier_Arts_Studio]

^^^now that was truly funny^^^

Pyrex/Latex, easy to mix the two...lol...

LMFAO....

...

[richsantaclaus]

You really use colored condoms enough to recognize them on the tree?...

wow, what a talent you must have!...

lol,lol,lol

[Glacier_Arts_Studio]

^^^oouch... i think i pulled something, laughing at that one...^^^

LMAOx10

[Racer X]

Largest prep stack is more like it. When I was at Davade's shop, he had tons of tubes of Effetre stacked on pallets in the courtyard. I got to have a fresca and check them out.

If you kind of like this genre of sculpture and would like to see the cutting edge from Murano, this is one of my hero's. http://www.livioseguso.it/inglese/inglese.htm

I know I've said this before, but San Nicolo is the patron saint of glass workers in murano. Which is pretty much Saint Nicholas. We celebrate San Rocco here, our festa complete with Baby Dolls (like in the god father, the big marionettes) and cannons and such. I tried asking the MPI (musical political Italians) club if they do anything for San Nicolo and they said to just throw a party and play some music for him.

[Johan]

I bet the tubes on the christmas tree are chinese. lol.

[Aussie]

you're probably right .... a lot of the glass in the Murano shops is chinese after all .... who was it who said "Murano issa deade"?

[Icarus]

You really use colored condoms enough to recognize them on the tree?...

wow, what a talent you must have!...

lol,lol,lol

Q: What's the difference between a tire and 365 used condoms?

A: One's a good year and one's a great year.

I never tire of that joke.