Daniela Pedone

Presepe Mediterraneo

Name: Presepe Mediterraneo
SKU: 7390
Price: 350.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Nativities Cork Rope Stones

Single artwork

€350,00

Description by the artist

Inside a cave made of rope, Joseph, Mary and Baby Jesus, together with the ox and the donkey, the sheep, the angels and the comet star give life to the scenario of a nativity “Made in Sicily”. My nativities are born from the use of natural materials, poor or recycled. I have created nativities inside oyster shells, ornamental pumpkins, string nests, rudimentary huts and tree barks. The characters inside the nativities are painted on stone with acrylic color, or created using a homemade paste prepared by using cornstarch, vinyl glue and oil, called cold porcelain. They were first modeled, then dressed and painted with care and love.

Details and dimensions

Materials: Cork Rope Stones

Dimensions (cm): Height 17, Width 23, Depth 15

Weight (kg): 0.371

Handcrafted in Sicily

The artwork in the Sicilian culture

By the Governance of Sicilian Artisan Foundation

The Mediterranean Sea is the sea that bathes Sicily, an island that is located right in the middle of it and for this reason it has always been a coveted land for the control of the entire area.Greeks, Phoenicians, Romans, Siceliots … sailed it with their ships. It is a sea rich in varieties of fish. It is a sea rich in archaeological finds from ships sunk over the centuries. It is a sea that 50 million years ago dried up and then tectonic uplifts led it to form the current mountains of Sicily. That’s why you can find shells and fishes walking on the summits of eastern Sicily. It is a sea that reminds us of the Temple of Venus Erice, the most revered temple of antiquity of sailors, right on top of Mount Erice, western Sicily. It is the mare Nostrum!

Photo Milazzo, view of the city from the sea, showing the castle, 1663

Tuff and Sepia Bones

Daniela Pedone

"I believe that every human being, in their own way, has the task of leaving a trace of their passage on this earth."

The Governance also suggests

The objective of the Governance is both to safeguard the traditions and ancient crafts of the people of Sicily, and to sustain economically the Artisans and the Artists, both the real ethno-anthropologists of the country.