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From Italy to Ireland
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Around the World, Behind the Scenes
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My name is Mollie and I am the daughter of Dwight Pritchett, the artist and blog author of Art by Dwight. I have had the privilege to do some traveling and ended up collecting a few manhole stories of my own. As a photographer I’m a natural observer, or is it, as an observer I’m a natural photographer, either way, when I go to a new place or city in the world I feel that in order to personally breath in the culture it has to offer I need to capture it with my lens. Another thing that is becoming second nature is checking out all the manholes that I walk by. Ever since my dad started lifting manholes he’s had us all looking down at the street searching for unique designs and interesting and historical names and dates. Before leaving Florence Italy a couple weeks ago I thought I’d better do another manhole lift for my dad to complete back home in Pittsburgh. On my walk back from having tea and hot chocolate with my friends in the center I saw one that sparked my interest in Piazza Beccaria. I liked it because it actually had the city name […]
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The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.
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Around the World, Behind the Scenes
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My daughter, Mollie Pritchett, while living in Florence, Italy, decided to try rendering a manhole art. Her boyfriend, Alessandro Nepi, who lives in Florence, documented the show. As you can see in the photos below there was quite a crowd watching and asking questions. I guess the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree! I can’t wait to someday go to Italy to explore the streets and sidewalks to find some unique manholes. Here is Mollie to tell the story in her own words. “My name is Mollie and I am the daughter of Dwight Pritchett, the artist and blog author of Art by Dwight. I have had the privilege to do some traveling and ended up collecting a few manhole stories of my own. Usually when I go through security at the airport while I am giving my parents one more goodbye hug on my way to Italy, my dad with a grin reminds me to keep my eyes open and look down. Now why would any wide-eyed, culture hungry, pixel-loving traveler to a beautiful mountainous and sunny country like Italy keep their eyes down? If you know my dad at all you won’t even blink an eye. I […]
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