Quote from Artist: "Non si po arrivare con le mani in tasca! This literally translates to "Don't arrive with your hands in your pockets!. When Elizabeth first heard this, she imagined someone standing at her door, hands in pockets because maybe they were cold? She didn't quite understand the underlying message. The look on her face said "huh?" and she was then told you don't arrive at someone's house with out a gift!" This was the dilemma that faced the artist who makes the Murano Chirpie Bird. He was invited to a dinner at a friends' restaurant in Venice, Da Ivo, a fine dining establishment and he had no idea what to bring with him. He thought about his birds which have become increasingly popular around Murano and thought, I could make these a little larger, a little thicker, add some holes at the top and one at the bottom and turn them into salt and paper shakers. That was it! He spent the next few days studying how to best create the sturdiest and most beautiful salt and pepper shakers, that would be befitting a restaurant the status of Da Ivo. The night of the dinner came and the artist arrived with his newest creation in hand. The owner of Da Ivo loved them so much he ordered them to be placed on every table in the restaurant and extras to be given to special guests. Amongst the many recipients of the enchanting salt & pepper shakers were George Clooney, Brad Pitt and many well known Italian personalities. Each bird is hand made and
