"What do you want me to make" Mauro asked the firat day when I came into his studio. At first I had no idea, then the frog idea came up........and then, suddenly I knew. I wanted a Pinocchio
Mauro started to work on the Pinocchio in the morning, while I was out breathing Venezia somewhere, but when I came to his studio in the afternoon, I could enjoy watching the last part of the birth.
Well, almost the last part. When I came to the studio for my last visit yesterday, to pick up a few glass things, Pinicchio was standing on a glass circle, with a big red, white and green Italian heart in his arms. Perfect for an Italy lover like me.
Mauro has several videos on YouTube where he shows how he makes his creations. You find him at
PS: when I came to Mauro's studio the last time he was outside, busy photographing a small figure he had got from Marcy Lambertson in the mail that day.