A VISIT TO MASTER GLASSMAKER MURIEL BALENSI AT HER VENETIAN WORKSHOP ON MURANO

If Jewels Could Talk with Carol Woolton

Carol Woolton

Arts, Fashion & Beauty

9.6 • 42 Ratings

🗓️ 17 October 2024

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

Carol paid a visit to Muriel Balensi's workshop on Murano, Venice, to discuss the history, art and ethos of glass bead-making, Murano style.

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0:00.0	This episode is brought to you by Fully Gemstones.
0:08.0	Some of my videos I make two hours to make ones.
0:13.0	With the fire in front of you.
0:15.0	Yes.
0:16.0	Smelling of bacon.
0:17.0	Cooked bacon.
0:18.0	No, no, no, no. No, now we use gas and oxygen and you haven't got the...
0:25.6	You haven't got the pig fat.
0:28.6	No, no, no.
0:29.6	And you must get very hot.
0:31.6	Yes, it's very hot.
0:32.6	So how do you protect yourself?
0:34.6	I don't protect me because if you protect you, you haven't got the feedback with the fire.
0:40.3	And if you respect the element, the fire is your friend.
0:46.3	I'm Carol Houlton, the voice of jewellery.
0:49.3	Welcome to if jewels could talk.
0:51.3	I'm an author and broadcaster and the woman who initiated the role of
0:56.3	Jewelry editor at magazines like Tatler and Vogue. This is a podcast for everyone, for people who do
1:03.1	like jewelry, for people who don't realize they like jewelry, and anyone intrigued by fascinating
1:08.2	facts, new ideas and forgotten histories.
1:17.2	So join me as I tell sparkly tales and meet all sorts of people, delving into four centuries of jewelry culture, and investigate what's happening now.
1:32.8	Today we have the second episode in our Venetian special.
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