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Ornamental urns and vases @ceramichecasola Positan Ornamental urns and vases @ceramichecasola Positano, Italy

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Drawing on wood veneer at ancient Herculaneum #mo Drawing on wood veneer at ancient Herculaneum

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Life in Herculaneum came to a sudden end in 79 AD, Life in Herculaneum came to a sudden end in 79 AD, when Mount Vesuvius erupted. Unlike nearby Pompeii, which was buried under layers of volcanic ash, Herculaneum was engulfed by a pyroclastic surge of superheated gas and molten debris. This flow hardened into rock, remarkably preserving the city’s buildings, frescoes and artifacts.

I created a series of drawings on wood veneers, capturing this lost world through texture and line.

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When you’re being taken on a tour through the my When you’re being taken on a tour through the myriad streets of ancient Pompeii, you may only have minutes to stop and do a drawing. 

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Built in the late 13th C., the gothic Chiesa di Sa Built in the late 13th C., the gothic Chiesa di Sant’Eligio Maggiore church contains a still-working 19th C. clock built into the walls in the adjacent bell tower.

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