In 2000 I received the Lilly Endowment Teacher Creativity Grant.  I left Indiana at the end of May and lived, worked, and traveled in Italy until August.  I wanted to learn a glazing technique called maiolica, practice speaking Italian, and visit other cities in Italy.

I chose the town of Faenza because of it's ceramics history and it's International Museum of Ceramics.

Faenza[fAAn´tsA] city (1991 pop. 54,139), is in Emilia-Romagna, north central Italy, on the Lamone River. A special kind of richly colored ceramic, called faience or majolica, has been made there since the 12th century.  Ceramic art flourished from 1450 to 1550 and was revived in the 18th century.  The Manfredi family, which ruled Faenza in the 14th and 15th century, enriched it with works of art. 

Noteworthy buildings include the  Renaissance-style cathedral (15th century), the governor's palace (12th century.), and the city hall (13th–15th century)

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