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Daily Diary - July 28

After our classes, several of us went to the piscina, the olympic-size swimming pool in Assisi. So refreshing, but then came the rumble of thunder. That happened the day before, too, and we watched the weather move down the valley, but no rain here halfway up Mount Subasio.

On the way back, I discovered a vaulted alley with grotesques painted in the fresco - satyrs, a man with two faces whose body ended in a petal, devils, etc. Very imaginative.

The dinner at our hotel the past two nights have been especially good. Everyone wanted the recipe for the lasagna - start with homemade pasta and include truffles. Last night was eggplant parmigiana, another hit.

For the headiest basketball game, take a look at this picture of B.J. D’Elia, White House Producer for CBS News, and an alumni of Art Workshop International. B.J., who is a fabulous photographer (his photos are on several of the pages of our website), is also a writer. Art Workshop International alumni B.J. D’Elia, White House Producer for CBS News.

With the 30th anniversary of Art Workshop International coming up, alumni are sending us photos. Here’s some from 1991. Will post more as they come in. Ciao, Chris Spencer

Bea Kreloff, Director of Art Workshop International, knows a lot of people in the art/writing world. And to demonstrate that, here’s a photo of her with Tony Kushner and Mark Harris.

Professional artist Marilyn Yanke who has attended several sessions of Art Workshop International continues to surprise me. The latest is that she has combined a poem with a portrait. Here are both:

Girl Child

Girl Child, A shadow ago,
Share not your hopes, your ribbon of unnamed dreams.

Tasting flower’s morning dew, oh, butterfly’s here too.
My face among patches of blue, upon earth, puddles drew.
Whirling, giant rabbit, now white cat, wind’s magic hat.
My path lays before me, dare I dream it to be!

Wearing my dictated coat, cold or hot, do what I am told.
My face shows not my heart, I am more than pretty art.
Crying to let my spirit fly, others saying don’t even try!
My being sheds this despair, facade of equality laid bare.

I share my hopes, my ribbon of unnamed dreams.

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