Studio Felt

22/08/2024

I present you ✨ Evergreen ✨

This Color Palette comes from my roots, from the landscape full of pine trees surrounding my home and my beloved sea.

It is a monochromatic palette made of shades of green, both in warm and cold tones, but always very bright, like the foliage of the pine trees throughout the year.

The brushes are quick and dynamic, irregular and organic, and the decoration covers most of the vessel, symbolising the continuous renewal and rebirth of nature.

20/08/2024

Some satisfying pottery for you ✨

01/08/2024

A few days ago I had the chance to give a workshop about Abstract painting on Ceramics at Ceramics Collective Basel and it was a blast!

Have a look at the reel to see some insights from the workshop and the amazing work of the attendees ✨

22/07/2024

Get to know my color palettes - meet FALL ✨

Fall represents the change of seasons, the shift of colours from green to the red of trees typical of autumn.

As complementary colours, red and green when close together vibrate, reinforce each other and enhance the brightness of the tones, yet creating a delicate harmony. Green brushes are dynamic and fluid, red strokes recall the falling leaves and appear more intense, giving more contrast to the composition.

The decorations runs along the whole surface of the vessel, to recall the circularity of the seasons.

I love playing with color and shape contrast to give more dynamism to the composition and make it look alive, moving and evolving.

17/07/2024

An ode to the sea, to summer, to my home ❤️
Till next time!

12/07/2024

“Creativity needs space and time”, they say.

Sooo true! I cannot tell you how many ideas I had in the past weeks, while hiking or just resting at home.

My mind is more relaxed and thus has more energy to think and develop new ceramics. It’s always so funny how new ideas come to me, so suddenly and while I am doing something completely different, they just pop up out of nowhere.

While I continue to enjoy time with my family in Tuscany, I have started to put all these ideas on paper, to fix them and start giving them a more defined shape.

Ready to return to my beloved shell next week, full of energy and motivation ✨

09/07/2024

How beautiful is to travel.
Even more with the ones you love the most.
Even more with a sea view and the sunshine.
Even more if there are lambs on the loose and tons of cinnamon buns.

29/06/2024

On July 19th evening I will have the measure to give a workshop about abstract painting on pottery at the Ceramics Colllective Basel!

Last seat available, hurry up if you’d like to participate ✨

Special abstract painting workshop with our guest artist Francesca from .felt.pottery 🖌️

Learn how to customize your color palette and sketch on paper before transferring your design on clay. Drawing materials and a ceramic piece will be provided and no painting/ceramics experience or artistic flair is necessary!

July 19th / Friday / 18:00-21:00 / CHF75 / Spalentorweg 7, Basel

Booking online via our website (link in bio) before the workshop is essential. 🌸

23/06/2024

Carousel of funny pictures with a very nice Bold breakfast plate to remind you about my vacation!

art.felt will be on holiday for the next few weeks, a very much needed vacation after a few hectic months. I will get back to my dear wheel in mid July.

You can still contact me about orders for August or just to ask questions about my work here on IG, I will get back to you asap.

Full Disclosure: for every serious picture of me that you see on this account, there are 50 stupid ones like these. All credits to my personal photographer Stefano, a very funny guy. Here’s his catchphrase to make me laugh: “think about little jumping goats!”.

17/06/2024

What do my ceramics inspire in YOU?

My inspiration for my pottery work comes from different things: design, art, nature, my roots in Tuscany, the okay between light and shadows, my works as designer and architect with textures and materials.

But what is most important to me is to understand what my ceramics inspire in you. What do you think about when you use them or see them? How they make you feel?

Learning your opinions and point of view is always so interesting to me, sometimes I also see something more in my pieces that before, your fresh perspective highlights some details and connections that I hadn’t done before by myself.

So, bring it on! If you want to share your ideas and opinion, please write a comment below ✨

14/06/2024

Image Description: Infinite joy of having finally quit a job that no longer satisfied me, of having finally removed negative people from my life. The joy of finally doing what I want, dedicating my time and energy to the things I love and the people I value.

Necessary Disclaimer: I am completely aware that this choice comes from a position of privilege. I live in a wealthy country, I have been able to save money during the past years with which I am “sustaining” this break from work. I have no children and no family nor economical issues, I could take this break from work and for my own mental health I have decided to do it. I don’t want to take this for granted, I know very well that many people in the same situation as me cannot afford to do this or are quite scared (as I was) to live without a salary and put their health and wellbeing first no matter what.

But if you can, if a break is something you can afford at least for a short period, I encourage everyone to go for it. Anyone is telling me how I look different now, that my face is serene and relaxed, that I look happier. And I am happier, and also very much relieved.

I am really enjoying this gift I gave myself and I want to make the most of every second of it.

09/06/2024

Do you know that clay has different stages during the ceramics production process? Have a look at my latest reel to see the differences!

1. Wet Clay - Clay still contains a good amount of water that makes it plastic enough to be moulded into the desired piece during the first production step at the wheel, called Throwing

2. Leather hard - The term refers to a specific consistency of the clay once the vessel has been thrown, not too soft but neither to dry, to have the chance to trimm it easily and nicely and attach any eventual additional parts as handles.

3. Bisque - The vessel undergoes a first firing at low temperature, which removes the water left inside the clay particles and makes the piece porous and completely rigid. At this point the shapes is formed and the clay is not recyclable anymore.
After the first firing, the vessel gets decorated and glazed, to create the final surface effect and make it waterproof and food safe.

4. Glazed - After second firing at high temperature, the vessel is finally finished and ready to be used!