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Satava Art Glass

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I have a life-long fascination with glass blowing and glass art.  Glass blowing is a trade and art form that is rapidly disappearing from the world.  Fortunately, I had the privilege of touring the Satava artistic glass studio today.  The studio is located in the quiet village of Chico, CA.  Each hand-blown work of art glass is designed by Satava himself who supervises a veteran crew of 4 or 5 master glass blowers.  Visit the website for a complete list of galleries who feature these extraordinary master works of glass art.

Satava Hand-Blown Glass Vases

Satava hand-blow glass vases are each entirely original works of glass art.  One can only really appreciate the stunning colors and unique design by seeing them in person.

Satava Hand-blown glass paper weights

Satava Hand-blown glass “jellyfish” globes are astonishingly beautiful in person.  Each glass globe takes a team of 4 or 5 glass artists more than 2 hours to produce.

Visit the Satava website for more:  Jellyfish : Satava Art Glass.

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MIRIAM MAKEBA — MAMA AFRICA

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Miriam Makeba (4 March 1932 – 10 November 2008), nicknamed Mama Africa, was a Grammy Award winning South African singer and civil rights activist.

In the 1960s she was the first artist from Africa to popularize African music in the U.S. and around the world. She is best known for the song “Pata Pata“, first recorded in 1957 and released in the U.S. in 1967. She recorded and toured with many popular artists, such as Harry Belafonte, Paul Simon, and her former husband Hugh Masekela.

She actively campaigned against the South African system of apartheid. As a result, the South African government revoked her citizenship and right of return. After the end of apartheid she returned home.