RiTUAL. A ceremonial act ~ Rites used in the course of worship ~ The performance of ceremonial acts ~ The prescribed form of conducting the ceremony ~ A method of procedure that is followed without variation ~ performance with gestures, words, and objects, often in a sequestered place.

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Pia De Girolamo

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I am an artist living just outside Philadelphia. Born and raised in New York City, I trained and practiced as a physician before changing course; originally a lifetime avocation, art became my full time practice.

I work mainly in acrylic on canvas but also make monoprints. My abstract landscape paintings are based on close observation and drawings of nature and are executed back in the studio. I exhibit and sell my work primarily in the Philadelphia area and my paintings can be found in personal and corporate collections including PNC Tower Headquarters in Pittsburgh and Thomas Jefferson University Hospital.

I am a member of 3rd Street Gallery, Cerulean Gallery and David Rocco Gallery in Philadelphia.

AM Coffee Ritual, Italian Rite

Gotta have my cappuccino in the morning. This book (made with coffee, ink and recycled paper) outlines the process I have to go through to make the coffee. It's a real treat when someone makes it for me (and I don't mean the Starbucks barrista).