positively positano

Sarah was invited to read at Sirenland, a writers' workshop hosted at Le Sirenuse in Positano (on the Amalfi coast). S. was invited by Hanah Tinti, a friend of hers from Breadloaf, amazing author of Animal Crackers and The Good Thief.
Once there, we also got to meet and spend some quality time with Dani Shapiro, Michael Maren, their son, John Burnham Schwartz, Aleksandra Crapanzano, and their son. Dani had taught at the New School while I was pursuing my MFA there, but I never got a chance to take a class with her. However -- speaking of the New School -- we got the super-extra-bonus of being reunited with one of my favorite classmates, Jenny Moore. this was totally unexpected and wonderful.
And, speaking of wonderful, we were only supposed to be there for a couple of days, but out gracious hosts, Antonio and Carla (owners of Le Sirenuse) invited us to stay the duration of the conference. The hotel alone was an amazing experience; the food, the views, the service, the facilities, the company, etc.
All in all, it was one of the best times we've had in Italy. check it out.

Flavio Lunch

The artists at AAR were invited to participate in a group of shows called Beware of the Wolf. The loosely themed shows paired AAR artists with local Roman artists. This was a great way to both reach out to the Italian artistic community and to get us to hang out with local artists. Lisa Sanditz, Lisa Switkin, and I were paired with Flavio and Corrado in a show loosly based on landscape. Before the show, Flavio invited us over to his apartment for a magnificent lunch.

colossal wonder

In an attempt to address my backlog of photos/memories/entries I'm going to try to make a new post every day for the next couple of days. This will also serve as an excellent way to procrastinate.

So let's start with March and S and my trip to the Colosseum.

Feb. Parental Visit

My mom and Cliff came all the way from Hawaii to visit. They spent a week or so here, went to Sicily, and I didn't take nearly enough photos.