My trip to Argentina

I just came back from my native city, Buenos Aires. It has lots to offer in terms of culture. It distills visual arts, music, dance and theatre. Although in this trip I had to dedicate much of my time to personal matters, I was able to enjoy the city life. Wherever you go you see restaurants crowded with people open past midnight, teenagers lining up to enter dancing clubs, shops of any kind you want, little coffee houses in revamped neighborhoods.
It took me several days to get used to the crazy rhythm of the cosmopolitan city. After all I lived there for 28 years and slowly everything came back to me. How to get in a packed subway, how to protect your purse from strangers, how to doubt anyone that gives you directions to a place.
One of the highlights of my trip was the visit to the studio of architect, sculptor and jeweller Juan Vellavsky. He specializes in silver casting. He went over the whole process from design to production. Juan has a couple of employees to help him finish up the pieces in order to keep up with the demand.
Coming from having done sculpture for many years, he shows in his designs a taste for volume and movement. His pieces have a whimsical quality that likens his work to that of Miro.
The generosity of this artist allowed me to take a peak at his world.
Juan's studio is a magical concoction of resin, metal,wax, coffee,cigarettes, a computer and why not a dog and a cat. Mix it all vigorously and you end up with beautiful and unique wearable works of art.
You can check his site at:
http://www.juanvellavsky.com.ar/