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Gumbo's Pic of the Day, Jan. 29, 2014: Fun with Glass on Murano

1-aP1020987The island of Murano in the Venetian Lagoon has been known for hundreds of years as a source of fine blown and molded glass, although sadly much of what is sold in souvenir shops in Venice and elsewhere is cheap imported imitations. 

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Murano glass is known especially for extraordinary use of color and finely-shaped forms, but as the image above shows...glassmakers also like to have fun. These images were shot during a brief stop on Murano; a number of outdoor sculptures are featured in small squares. All three of these works are nothing but glass, even the stems!

 

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It's also possible to visit some of the foundries—I wish we had! Next time...

 

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Not glass...just beautiful lettering.

 

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