“The first time I came to Italy, to Naples, I was beaten by the nativity of 1700. They opened new horizons for me. I was one of the Metropolitan Museum in New York, a small and simple at the base of the majestic Christmas tree of second .

The cribs of Naples have been a real discovery for me! “Together with the crib Yvonne DiPalma – born in Philadelphia – met the sculptor Michael Attanasio. She fell in love with him, married and with it opened the” Paul Whistler Art Gallery, near Sorrento.

For Christmas, in a place where everyone is preparing a manger, have started doing in the gallery: scenes of Michael and Yvonne signs.

So it began, by chance, the most fascinating and passionate adventure of his life. In the first “installation” has 20 characters: sculptures, the people of the city and famous people.

This was the beginning of thirty years of experience. Each year after the onset of 1976/77 that had happened more and more, was an opening of a new life.

The crib emigrated to Florence, where he found supporters in Bishop Setti and the Basilica of San Lorenzo home. In the city of Iris, the two artists found the same enthusiasm as the first time: the miracle of sincere participation.

San Lorenzo, it was Loggia Rucellai (1981), then to Rome, in the oratory of Santa Maria in Via, then returned to Florence, next to the church of San Jacopo sopr’Arno Gallery (1991). In 1992, Yvonne was the manger scene set in Parioli program Maurizio Costanzo Show.

Since then, increased work at home until the interlude of Christmas 1999, when it comes to the Seventh International Festival “Christmas Costruimo” was awarded in the crypt of Santa Croce in Florence.

And now to learn more about this very special Nativity figures from about 50 cm height made. Yvonne provides the body with wire, fabric and upholstery.

Note that all the clothes are sewn one by one and put the model to be 18 century Neapolitan. The head and the hair is made of clay, each head is shaped like a masterpiece of elegance. All the characters have is a property of the people in his life the artist or famous people, including many international policy: the U.S. president, Nixon, Reagan, Carter, then Russian, Italian, French, Chinese, etc. that met thirty years of history of 1900 in a manger …

Besides the human characters, is the international world of animals: In addition to traditional ox and donkey, there are also horses, sheep, cats, elephants, roosters, baboons, goats, kangaroos, etc. … all terracotta reproduced in every detail.

How many characters in the crib now? Yvonne has stopped counting when it was over 200!

They got out of control and were alive! Yvonne tirelessly creates different groups and phrases that always reflect on life and the world around us.

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Tip # 1:

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Tip No. 2:

Turn beginning. The check-in staff know exactly how many passengers travel on a given flight in advance, if saving seats in business class, they will know immediately.

Tip No. 3:

Be polite. Put yourself in the place of registration staff. Would you reward a person who gives you attitude and start shouting the odds, or someone who is nice and gives them the time of day. There may be 250 people in the queue behind you, so do not remember. Flirt, smile, use of their name, type, and you can get on well with a pleasant surprise.

Tip number 4:

Being frequent travelers. If you join a frequent flyer program business, you’re much more likely to be at the front of the queue for an upgrade, because the airlines want to reward you for your loyalty. Even if you do not fly regularly, visit the website of the airline and participate in their online program. It only takes a minute or two, and worth the time.

Tip number 5:

Question. They say that if you do not ask something that you will not, make sure you do – but not at the right time. If the check-personal look stressed, and no amount of charm has led to a smile, do not bother to ask them, wait until you arrive at the door. If the counter staff have responded well when they ask you if you request a specific seat, cheeky and say: “First Class” for them. It may just work.

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Do you really see the animals in the zoo? A while back, during a visit to J. Paul Getty Museum in Santa Monica, I heard a guide say that the average time spent watching a work of art in the museum is five to ten seconds each. At first I was shocked. For now I found myself in a trance alongside Van Gogh “Irises”. Museumgoers I did not even mind breaking them only when they blew past. Then I realized that the syndrome of “seeing”. Unfortunately, most people who came here were visionaries in the art, not observers of the art. It turned out that this was also no guide.

Unfortunately, in this case, “seeing” is not like the word means. In fact, the very opposite. Where most of us picture a seer and visionary psychic or as someone who has unique knowledge and wisdom, the lights I am referring to visionaries like a tourist. They are a subspecies painful dominant in our culture. Tourist-sighted, as the zoo “for animals.” And they certainly did. They look at each animal, do not get more than if she had stayed at home and returned through the Big Picture of the animals of their children had received for Christmas.

Too often these days we have our zoos and museums as a means of fulfilling its social obligations. They are conventional means to entertain visitors of the city or spend the experience of quality time with your friends and family. In the chaos of socialization, the beauty of the solo exhibition loss. For two masterpieces natural and artificial appreciate people have to slow down and take the time to truly appreciate individual works. In short, they must respect not only to see.

The game processing
Several years ago the Zoological Society of San Diego has changed me from a light animal for an observer of animals. My transformation happened when I started working as a worker in the company of the program behavior of observers. My job was simple. I would look to a single animal for a full day, with notes on what do about my lens. At the end of the first hour, I knew I was guilty of years of misuse of the zoo. I am a convert.

In my previous life as a seer, I would go to the conquest of a whole zoo in one day with the other members of my species in tow. sore feet and cherished memories are often the result of the trip. As a seer, I looked at the animals in their cages, read the large letters on some of the characters (name, habitat, food, etc.), take a look at the hypnotic subject and then move to the next cage. All the while I was socializing with other people. Then repeat this process trivial. I can relate to small zoos in one visit. Boy, what I get for my money?

These days, I like learn some new plays and visiting friends from past trips. I seldom see more than one game at a zoo in a few days, but experience has on my soul. As an observer, I study the animals and enclosures, to hear and photos for future reference and relax and watch my career. The development of familiarity, I remember from my visit a truer knowledge and a greater respect for animals than I have in mind.

ODYSSEY BILL OF SHOE
For example, during my work, I came to know and look the oddest animals enjoy. At first glance, many, because this creature Richard Simmons be lethargic. The Zoological Society asked me to comment on the first bill Stork shoes delivered on an island in the San Diego Wildlife Animal Park.

For those of you not familiar with this case, I would say, good shoes are large, dull, gray, prehistoric birds looking for something slower than most things dead. My first notes on a period of days 9 hours of observation and thirteen read “11:08 walked three steps leading from the pond,” drunken 11:19 (duration 35 seconds) “,” 12:01 diverted from the water. “Try the receiver with this insightful piece impress.

Fortunately, his third day on the island, my goal has relaxed (now almost all mobiles hours) and I was perched. The lights were going on at us. Each verb mentally trying to figure out why I look at the image of the dinosaur bird.

“Are you describe it?

“What is sculpture?

“What would you say is true?”

“No, it is not.”

“Is it?”

The photographic opportunity would be tempted by a light look at the statue TV photogenic. Sometimes, the statue back around to look back. The light caught immediately start back. The camera was right to launch forward. Then the picture froze again and I would do my paper for hours on the floor laughing quietly. Together, we expect our next victim. As a soothsayer, I’d probably still ignore this kind existed. So how could I be grateful? I certainly would not ever found a shoe Bill fun I had not given due course.

New perspectives
A word of warning here, so it is relatively easy to reform an indicator of an observer, it is impossible to reverse the procedure. You’ll never be able to remove it carefully and return to the kingdom of lights. It’s like trying to stuff a chicken adult back into his shell. Zoos as a social event will be a hell!

Seers observers will slow. Even an observer who is moving to its maximum potential rate of 2.5 minutes per exposure frustrated will be left in the dust by an average of 10 seconds by exposure stealth-like visionaries. In turn, an observer will be disgusted by the lack of interest and the SEER individuals. An indicator is an observer to find a know-it-All. An observer of hatred is openly gay.

Seers will smack their lips in an attempt to animal care. Do not do that! What do you think? “Oh, two million animals each year under the unrelenting noise that you idiots. Now I do. Come my friend Show how special I am. Are you one chosen.” Good grief, give me a break.

An observer will want to save a light snap. The observer must brakes, lights travel in packs. The observer is a lonely zoo. A special person to understand and share with periods of calm, not difficult to find in the outside world.

More attention is a skill that can benefit humanity in almost all aspects of his life. Unfortunately, many do not even try to make the change. A natural occurrence of the unknown will be held. For many of those who hear this trial, most will not listen.