Friday, December 25, 2009

Nativity Scene

Nativity scenes in a demijohn, LivornoI have seen many nativity scenes, but these are different.
Nativity scenes in a demijohn, LivornoNativity scenes in a demijohn, LivornoThese have been built inside a purposedly broken “damigiana” (demijohn), a typical large wine container, usually enclosed in wickerwork.

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23 comments:

  1. KateDecember 25, 2009 at 1:43 AM

    Yes, very unusual. It's amazing what human creativity can find do!

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  2. JamesDecember 25, 2009 at 3:56 AM

    That is very creative. My wife would love these. Nice find.

    Merry Christmas.

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  3. Leif HagenDecember 25, 2009 at 4:30 AM

    Those are interesting! I've never seen nativity scenes inside a wine bottle before now!

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  4. KaoriDecember 25, 2009 at 5:57 AM

    You're right, I've never seen one like this before! But it is beautifully crafted, I like it! Does it light up?

    Just wanted to wish you a merry christmas!

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  5. LayrayskiDecember 25, 2009 at 10:01 AM

    merry christmas Vogon Poet!I love the uniqueness of the nativity scenes. amazing. :)

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  6. stromsjoDecember 25, 2009 at 10:56 AM

    If there's electricity involved, let's hope it doesn't get too warm in there behind the glass...

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  7. Cezar and LéiaDecember 25, 2009 at 11:16 AM

    It's so different and beautiful!Thanks so much for sharing!
    Hugs
    Léia :)

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  8. Julie ScottsdaleDailyPhoto.comDecember 25, 2009 at 1:01 PM

    very unique. I also loved your photo yesterday. Happy Holidays!

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  9. GunnDecember 25, 2009 at 2:49 PM

    This is unique art with many nice details.

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  10. WolynskiDecember 25, 2009 at 5:16 PM

    I thought the top one was nativity in a motorcycle helmet, until you explained - how clever.

    Merry Xmas!

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  11. cieldequimperDecember 25, 2009 at 7:37 PM

    I'm laaaaaate, sorry. Buon Natale or rather I hope you have had a good one! These are really cool, even though I'm not much of a Nativity scene fan.

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  12. AnonymousDecember 25, 2009 at 8:19 PM

    I can thing of more useful things inside of the damamjiana. Like wine to go with the heavy Christmas dinner :) But these are much more beautiful. It is creative - but not as much as building the whole scene inside without breaking the glass :) Lovely decoration. Merry Christmas!

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  13. Eleonora BaldwinDecember 25, 2009 at 10:35 PM

    Lovely and creative! I love the broken glass...
    Have you seen the mini-presepi built inside a half nutshell? It was a first for me too.

    Happy holidays!

    Eleonora

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  14. Mary Stebbins TaittDecember 26, 2009 at 3:05 AM

    Very interesting and pretty!

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  15. HildaDecember 26, 2009 at 3:49 AM

    How beautiful! And so patient to make such tiny figurines for them. This is something that I wouldn't mind collecting at all.

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  16. DinaDecember 26, 2009 at 8:05 AM

    Wonderful works of art and of devotion!

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  17. Regina December 26, 2009 at 8:24 AM

    Amazing!
    Happy Holidays.

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  18. AnzuDecember 26, 2009 at 12:10 PM

    It is interesting !!

    I want to buy a bottle of
    Nativity Scene.

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  19. brattcatDecember 26, 2009 at 1:12 PM

    these are amazing.

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  20. AndreeaDecember 26, 2009 at 2:42 PM

    I have to say I didn't see something like this before, they are lovely. Btw we have the word "damigiana" too, imported from Italian of course, just that in Romanian we spell it with an e insted of the second i : damigeană. In Romanian damigenă are usually covered in wicker or other wooden materials or plastic. I guess that's true for Italian damigianas too.

    I also want to send you all my best wishes. I am a little late for Christmas but the winter holidays are not over yet, so I wish you a happy holiday season. This is a great blog and I'll keep stopping by as long as you decide to keep posting.

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  21. tapirgalDecember 26, 2009 at 11:57 PM

    Yes, these are different! I wonder what happens when you plug in the cord? I love the background wiht the wood door and column. I'd love to be in Italy right now. Merry Christmas!

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  22. UnknownDecember 28, 2009 at 5:44 PM

    They are pretty cool! I've never seen one like these.

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  23. TinsieDecember 29, 2009 at 6:14 PM

    WOW! They're certainly unusual.

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