Leather Crafting

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="604" caption="Leather stamps used by the master craftsmen at the Santa Croce Scuola del Cuoio in Florence to make one of a kind artisan leather items."][/caption]

Do Not Enter

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="604" caption="Many traffic signs around Florence have been altered by a local graphic designer. Maybe that's why Italian drivers are so scary!"][/caption]

The David

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="491" caption="Aaah. Perfection."][/caption]

Rainbow Wings

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="604" caption="If I ever grow wings, I hope they have Fra Angelico's beautiful color gradations"][/caption]

Vintage Package Design

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="604" caption="Vintage package design from the oldest apothecary in Europe, Santa Maria Novella Profumeria, started during the Black Plague"][/caption]

Lock Down on the Ponte Vecchio

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="491" caption="At night the shops on the bridge close up, it's like a giant patchwork of wood doors, locks and bolts"][/caption]

Night Time Ponte Vecchio

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="604" caption="Reflection of the Ponte Vecchio over the Arno"][/caption]

Artist's Colors

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="653" caption="Jars of pigment in a little art store on via dello Studio"][/caption]

Lounge in a Box

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="604" caption="I love the contrast of this uber modern lounge sitting in a very old piazza"][/caption]

Medlars

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="604" caption="I've never seen this fruit in the states, the Italians call it "fruitti di nespola""][/caption]

Walking Table

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="604" caption="The second time I passed this cafe, the table was gone. Maybe it walked away?"][/caption]

I Heart My Legs

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="604" caption="I heart this hosiery display at Coin department store in Florence... I may have been told to put the camera away..."][/caption]

Palagio Guelfa Ceiling

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="604" caption="Regal pattern on the ceiling of the Palagio Guelfa"][/caption]

Palagio Roof

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="491" caption="Roof top at the Palagio Guelfa where we had orientation"][/caption]