I
was born in Switzerland in 1981. I was raised in Italy but spent most of my Summer holidays at my grandparents’
house in Switzerland. I remember climbing into the attic with my sister and playing
there with everything we could find: vintage dresses, costume jewellery,
fashion magazines and old notebooks where we scribbled endlessly with Caran D’Ache
pencils. Also I made dresses for one of my grandmother’s tiny porcelain dolls.
I studied painting at the Academy of Art in Verona. My mind at that time was
full of ideas about creatures like rabbits, swans, reindeers, wolves and
unicorns and I started sewing with my mother
Sylviane as a hobby and collecting textiles, vintage fabrics, buttons and
ribbons. I have subsequently created handcrafted dolls for exhibitions and
illustrations, some of them being displayed at the Dodo’s Jewellery launch in
2015. I also have started working with Marco Somà, an Italian artist and
illustrator, making soft sculptures based on his book characters. I have
exhibited my works at numerous exhibitions in Verona, Mondovì, Bologna, Geneva,
Paris and San Petersburg, as well as at the Ratatà llustration Festival in
Macerata. My creatures are made from recycled materials, as I believe that
every single vintage and antique scrap of fabric tells a story and adds charm to
my work.
I
often take commissions so if you have a special idea just email me!
Me and my mum Sylviane, working together as a team to create this small world
