Who I am

My story

I was born in Prato in 1968, I obtained my artistic maturity in the painting section at the Art Institute of Florence.

I started working in 1989, in artistic decal companies; taking care of the design and creation of decorations on porcelain and ceramics for Mancioli, Ancap, Ginori, Saturnia etc...

My decorations were exhibited at the Frankfurt fair, at the Macef in Milan and published in magazines. I have exhibited watercolors in public and private exhibitions, "Amici di Groppoli", Palazzo Pretorio Certaldo etc... My watercolors have illustrated book covers.

Since 2007 I have moved on to painting and decorating ceramics; as a Thun designer, personalizing their gift items and taking care of "the laboratory project" for Gabbianella. I currently work in my workshop where I create personalized portraits, panels, logos, coats of arms and custom work.

My method

My work starts from the project. I view the images given to me by the client and together we develop the idea. I prepare a draft of the drawing on paper and then transfer it to the chosen support (ceramic, paper, wall, metal, wood). Everything must be very detailed and composed of lights and shadows. I move on to colour: for ceramics I use enamels, paper for watercolors and acrylics for wood, metal etc...

Ceramic needs two further steps; crystalline and baked in a 900° oven. For watercolor I use 100% cotton artist paper and a final varnish as a fixative as well as for acrylic.