JoAnn Locktov is interviewed by James Swan of Million Dollar Decorating,an encore for the Bella Figura Communications' founder. "Delighted to have JoAnn Locktov back with us today, sharing what her life is like 'away from the office'" he notes. Click over to James' site to listen to the interview. James is such a natural talent as an interviewer, a few snippets below as proof: James Swan: I have to ask. How does one by default become a publisher? JoAnn Locktov: Oh, …
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JoAnn Locktov Independent Publisher
The Independent Publisher recently awarded Dream of Venice Architecture an IPPY award. The organization also asked the book's creator, JoAnn Locktov independent publisher, to pen a feature article for their online publication. In it, she presents her path to and through the intricacies of birthing two books. Here is a small excerpt of the piece, which you can see in full on the Independent Publisher site: JoAnn Locktov Independent Publisher The Accidental Publisher An IPPY …
A Modern Day Impiraressa
I introduce readers of Italy Explained to Marisa Convento, A Modern-Day Impiraressa. A Modern-Day Impiraressa by JoAnn Locktov Impiraressa. Now say the word slowly. Impiraressa. It rolls off your tongue with images of imperial empresses. In truth, it is the Venetian word for bead-stringer. Not everything made on Murano was for the immediate pleasure of the aristocracy. The glass blowers also produced the humble bead. The minute perfections of glass needed to be strung before they …
Having Lunch on Francesco Time
Italy Explained published this piece I wrote about my gastronomical escapade at La Cantina in Venice. Lunch at La Cantina by JoAnn Locktov It helps to be hungry. Anticipation is heightened when your stomach is empty. Today I had an errand on the Strada Nuova, which also happens to be where La Cantina is located. I could only take several steps past the front door; the place was swarming with customers. Many seemed to be simply swilling wine. Were they waiting for their lunch or were they …
The Unbearable Lightness of Scarpa
A review of Venetian Glass by Carlo Scarpa: The Venini Company, 1932-1947 (Nov. 5, 2013 – March 2, 2014), written by JoAnn Locktov. “Scarpa had this thing for detail that would kill you with pleasure.” Ida Barbarigo Cadorin, painter (b 1925, Venice) The Unbearable Lightness of Scarpa To understand the glass that architect Carlo Scarpa created for Venini one must travel back in time—before 1906, the year of his birth in Venice, before Napoleon and …