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Mush, I had the good fortune of meeting Livio. He is a most polite, gentle, skilled showman!!! Livio's waxed mustache is part of the show (smiling). He speaks his native tongue, Italian ...his wife speaks English. Communication across language barriers, through hand gestures is more obvious. He is a wonderful performer with his gestures (as you can imagine). Livio's carving studio is no more than a large closet at his art studio. Actually, he had few woodcarving tools in his shop. There may have been 10-20. I think the more skilled the woodcarver the less tools they use.<div><br></div><div>I was so humbled with meeting Livio. I really wanted to ask how he carved the pages of his books that he is so noted for. BUT Livio was so smitten with the fan bird & the research we've done ...that is all we talked about. He studied the demos I carry with me & asked all sorts of questions (through his wife). I gave him a fan bird and he gave me a carved book which I absolutely cherish.</div><div><br></div><div>When I departed, I wandered along the canals trying to sort out what had just happened. It was quite an experience.</div><div>I hope you get to meet him someday. </div><div>Best</div><div>Sally </div><div><div><div> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: auto; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: auto; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: auto; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: auto; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><div><a href="http://www.FanCarversWorld.com">http://www.FanCarversWorld.com</a></div><div><br class="khtml-block-placeholder"></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></span></span></span></span> </div><br><div><div>On Apr 6, 2009, at 9:26 AM, Marcia Berkall wrote:</div><blockquote type="cite">Livio DeMarchi has been my idol for years!!!! I would love to meet the guy behind those wild ideas!!<br> Here's more... <a href="http://www.liviodemarchi.com/largeworks.htm" eudora="autourl"> http://www.liviodemarchi.com/largeworks.htm</a><br> and a video: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8LdCyUtqcI" eudora="autourl"> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8LdCyUtqcI<br> </a>Enjoy!</blockquote></div></div></div></body></html>