This is a costume designer's dream festival. Every year Venice has a Carnival where flamboyant costumes and, coolest of all, - MASKS - play a central role. I imagined these as a group of flashy Superheroes and Supervillains who battle not for world domination but to see who is the most FABULOUS. Follow the link to see and read more.
Venice doesn't need a carnival to be wonderful, but it makes the city even more exotic. We were lucky enough to catch the end of carnival back in '96, while visiting cousins I have in Italy. Venice is someplace you need to visit at least once, if possible. Cal, me thinks you would fall in love with it.
I have been to Venice but not during Carnival. I love Italy, Florence, Pisa, Rome ect...and yeh I loved it like most of Europe. Awesome combination of old and new.
I forever stand vigilant to protect this planet from the myriad of forces that are always against us. Be it the octopus, zombies, aliens or the robots my team of human agents, and our feline allies, circle the globe in a never ending struggle for human freedom.
I learn all I can on every subject that interests me. I especially enjoy ancient history because in the past there are valuable lessons to be found. Also, if I ever get my time machine to work properly, it would be good to know a bit about possible destinations and what to expect when I get there.
I greatly appreciate beautiful design. Be it manufactured or found naturally I am fascinated by the process of invention. I am attracted to the unique, the strange, the haunted. I like to share what I find on this blog.
And not let us forget the 'Cephalopod Menace' who, if allowed to, would wrap their tentacles around all that is good and pure in this life and crush it until it remained no more. They are creatures of pure spite. Hate is all they know. Death is all they do. They are our most ruthless and determined enemy.
So we fight. Selena has the celebrity contacts, the cat is ruthless and without pity, Roosevelt's ghost has the experience and I do the wetwork.
Fighting for the future of the planet doesn't have to be a chore, however. We can take the time to appreciate all that is cool in this world even as we cut the octopus into bite sized chunks.
This is the reason there has always been and must forever be, a Cave of Cool. Be sure to wipe your feet before you enter.
4 comments:
Masks like this freak me out, but I love them all the same. That last one is incredible.
Venice doesn't need a carnival to be wonderful, but it makes the city even more exotic. We were lucky enough to catch the end of carnival back in '96, while visiting cousins I have in Italy. Venice is someplace you need to visit at least once, if possible.
Cal, me thinks you would fall in love with it.
I have been to Venice but not during Carnival. I love Italy, Florence, Pisa, Rome ect...and yeh I loved it like most of Europe. Awesome combination of old and new.
Beautiful pictures! I would love to go to this event! :)
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