CREATIONS
Portraits
Medium-large Plate – Ø cm. 38
High-Fire 920 °C – Embellished with 24k gold in the third fire
Fables and dreams
Medium-large size Plate – Ø cm. 35
High-fire 920 °C – embellished with platinum accents in the third firing
Plate Ø 30 cm. – High-fire (920 °C)
I totally love the tales by the Grimm brothers. They are able to transport us into fascinating and mysterious worlds. I like to use a thin brushstroke on majolica, setting it apart from the excessive stylization that often characterizes contemporary styles of decoration and making it closer in style to the engravings once used to illustrate books. The roughness of the surface on which I paint, however, due to the powdery consistency of the raw enamel, makes the operation quite challenging. This plate is embellished with 24k gold accents in the third fire.
“Priest’s hat” decorative dish – Ø cm. 35
High-fire (920 °C)
For this plate, I took inspiration from the Grimm brothers’ tales, which I find unsurpassed in their capacity to sweep us into worlds of times now long gone that perhaps never existed but in our own imagination.
I wanted to show how majolica can evoke these atmospheres just like illustrations from fairytale books can, images in which I very gladly used to lose myself in my childhood.
“Priest’s hat” majolica plate – Ø 41,5 cm.
Subjects reflected in water (as in the landscape depicted on this plate) have always attracted me, ever since I started painting in watercolor. Here is a fairytale scene with a knight crossing a river, and an ancient castle in the background.
“Priest'’s hat” plate – Ø 31 cm.
This “priest's hat” decorative plate can also be used as a serving dish, as it is coated with non-toxic, lead-free glaze compatible with food use. In the decoration I wanted to interpret a fairy-tale subject in a new and contemporary key.
Plate Ø 28 cm.
I am very attracted to the theme of fairy tales… on the one hand, because it reminds me of the feelings I had in my childhood, on the other because it shows us how what we fear is often full of fascination.
Plate Ø 28 cm.
The tale of Snow White does not speak only of envy and innocence. In it, I also read the love of nature, expressed by the sweetness of Snow White, against the violence of those who would destroy anything in order to grab everything for themselves.
Plate Ø 25 cm. – High-fire (920°C)
Decorative plate depicting a snow-covered village and Santa Claus on his sled.
Mythological & Pastoral SCENES
Plate – Ø 25 cm – Inspired to an idyllic scene by F. Boucher – High-fire Majolica (920°C)
Plate – Ø 30 cm – Inspired to an idyllic scene by F. Boucher – High-fire Majolica (920°C)
Size: H 38 cm.
High-fire (920°C) – lead-free, food-grade decoration and glazing, embellished with 24K gold highlights
Plate – Ø 35 cm – Inspired to an idyllic scene by F. Boucher – High-fire Majolica (920°C)
Plate – Ø 35 cm – Inspired to an idyllic scene by F. Boucher – High-fire Majolica (920°C)
Plate – Ø 41 cm – Inspired to an idyllic scene by F. Boucher – High-fire Majolica (920°C)
Plate – Ø 45 cm – Inspired to an idyllic scene by F. Bouchet – High-fire Majolica (920°C)
Plate – Ø 20 cm – Inspired to an idyllic scene by F. Boucher – High-fire Majolica (920°C)
Plate – Ø 35 cm – High-fire (920°C)
I am happy when I have the opportunity to create majolicas portraying one of the subjects that I prefer: rural scenes of life in the country.
This plate, commissioned by a client, was designed to be placed in a kitchen all decorated in delicate pastel hues.
Albarello with landscape and figures (front and back view) – Height cm. 40 – High-fire Majolica (920 °C), lead-free glazing
The albarello (or alberello) is the oldest type of pharmacy jar, designed to contain dense, viscous substances.
This piece, made to order, depicts two shepherds in the typical attire of Abruzzese country folks from the early 1900s. In the decoration of traditional-style majolica I refer to the eighteenth-century school of Castelli d’Abruzzo, however I always try to interpret it based on my sensitivity.
A classical shape known as “Wayfarer’s Flask”
High-fire Majolica (920 °C), lead-free glazing externally and internally.
In the decoration of traditional-style majolica I refer to the eighteenth-century school of Castelli d’Abruzzo, however I always try to interpret it based on my sensitivity.
A classical shape known as “Wayfarer’s Flask”
High-fire Majolica (920 °C), lead-free glazing externally and internally.
In the decoration of traditional-style majolica I refer to the eighteenth-century school of Castelli d’Abruzzo, however I always try to interpret it based on my sensitivity.
Tiled Panel 60 x 60 cm.
In the decoration of traditional-style majolica I refer to the eighteenth-century school of Castelli d’Abruzzo; however, I always try to interpret it based on my sensitivity.
Rural scene on a star-shaped tile forged by hand (not from a mould press), mounted on an antique wooden board with original iron hooks.
