In addition to restoration work, perhaps because my background as a young man was in woodworking, I enjoy creating new pieces and giving space to creativity.
In these works, I recover ancient inlay techniques and reinterpret them from new perspectives.
One day, while walking through the streets of Matera during a holiday, I saw a marble artwork representing a series of little houses placed side by side.
It immediately struck me as perfect inspiration for a similar work made of wood.
As soon as I had some free time, I created the first in the series of houses in relief.
Then, as often happens when you start creating something, the mind begins to imagine new ideas to bring to life.
Following this first work, I made another representing a nocturnal landscape, using an old piece of rosewood I found in the attic among other pieces of wood and old objects.
With various woods, both old and new, and in different colors, I shaped houses and trees, adding a full moon made of mother-of-pearl, which reflected the light beautifully.
Inside an antique French drawer from the late 1700s, with its inlaid and restored front panel, I then created an urban landscape with birds in flight, cut out of copper.
Later, an old desk door, preserved with its frame, turned into a small painting.
