Couldn’t get Vicki Gabereau to come up to the forte today, but we got her son, Morgan. At the last minute, Discovery Channel decided to do a piece about the technological aspects of making ice paintings, and they didn’t have a local camera person. Vicki felt bad; she had been so excited about doing a piece on Pitture Sotto Zero; she was going to accompany Minister Illich on her visit, but someone at the house had other plans and nixed the story. Serendipity! Her son, an independent producer visiting the games was ‘disponibile’. Perfetto! as they say in Italy. Now Patrick and I are sitting in Cafe des Forcats warming up while Morgan films an interview for Daily Planet. It's a glorious sunny day, but cold in the shade.



The exhibit is changing as the weather continues to be warm. Ice is evaporating out of the paintings, creating a unique watercolor on stone effect. In this painting, which Giugiaro touches on opening day, in the upper right corner, a ghost of bright orange sits gently atop the rock. It's just as interesting as the shinier, icy, earlier versions of the same paintings!

Beppe gave me a pin from the Swedes he met while volunteering in Sestriere. Miche's English is getting better - at Cafe des Forcats there's always a chance to try Italian. Patrick tells me that JC has decided to go home, tomorrow morning, early, quel decue! He has been such a force of help, especially with the installation of the logo, and now he's gone off like the Lone Ranger, without time for a proper thank you.