The Amazing, Creative Sent Sisters

About a year ago I was in Venice walking in the Dorsoduro area and bemoaning the fact that it had radically changed since my previous visit.  Gone were the butcher, the baker, the green grocer, the fish market , all the shops that make the area a home. In it's place were jewelry stores that  sell similar new Murano glass jewelry.

Then , magic!  I turned a corner and there was a  beautiful display which included a large glass piece that is impossible to describe.  Inside was the necklace above. and more glass creations.

The necklaces are made of simple inexpensive materials.  In the necklace above, the clear glass balls of diverse sizes are inexpensive.  It is the way they are put together that makes it a work of art. Ordinary materials are transformed by great design.


The sisters, Marina and Susanna came from a Murano glass blowing family and they have talent.
You can visit their store vicariously by going to the website www.marinaesusannasent.com  A simpler bubble necklace is sold at MOMA in NYC for $115.  Other of their work is on the website www.whatinternational.com