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Affirming a Talent
"If I don't create, I don't feel well. I get sick." What is the
source of this need that is so fundamental to Maria Saracino? Did she
inherit it from her aunt, the dressmaker? Does it come from her mother,
who made the family's clothing? Did she get it from her father, a
sculptor of funerary monuments?
Whatever its origins, this need drove her to patiently explore
graphic design, painting and sculpture in search of the medium that
was right for her. Then, in 1995, she discovered the polymer compound
used to create her collector's dolls. Things just took off from there:
her first major prize, in 1997, was followed by several others, and her
reputation is growing in Canada and the United States.
Everything is still moving quickly for Maria Saracino, except her
work, whose realistic detail and movement require countless hours of
research and interaction with the material. In other words, hours and
hours of fun.
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La Befana
Made by Maria Saracino
Canada
2002
Polymer clay, fabric, wood
Lent by Maria Saracino
Until recently, it was the Befana, and not Santa Claus, who brought
presents to children in many regions of Italy. This character, a
sorceress, remains important today. On January 6 (Epiphany), she
brings toys and sweets to children who have behaved well during the
year, but leaves only stones or pieces of coal for those who were
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Baseball Players
Made by Maria Saracino
Canada
2000
Polymer clay, fabric, wood
Lent by Maria Saracino
Bocce Players
Made by Maria Saracino
Canada
2002
Polymer clay, fabric, wood
Lent by Maria Saracino |
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Bocce Players (detail) |
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