verdesedano

I've been loving art since my childhood days, when I started drawing, painting and messing my hands with glue, colors, chalks and whatever I was able to find…

I like to use different techniques but I'm focused on découpage; my love for this technique started at the age of 16, thanks to my friend's mum who loved to decorate boxes and furniture: I was always sitting beside her looking carefully, until one day I asked her to teach me that amazing technique.
I start creating little boxes for myself and my friends, for improve my technique: once I learned the basics, I started reading up my own, buying books, attending classes for learning other techniques until I developed my personal style!

After years of practice and experimentations, when people started to ask me if my creations were on sale and if I could create custom creations, I realized that decorating was not ‘just a hobby’ and that I could make it my job! So, in 2009, I decided to open my shop.

✎ WHY 'VERDESEDANO'? ✎
"Verde sedano" (translated in english: 'celery green') is the italian name of one of my favourite acrylic colours, a very light shade of pastel green (between mint and pistachio) with whom I define a great range of shades of green; for me "celery green" is more than a color: it's an idea that embodies my style, a mix of country and elegance with a touch of freshness and irony.

✎ WORKSPACE, SUPPLIES AND INSPIRATION ✎
I’ve not a real lab (I'd love to have once!) so I’ve dedicated a part of my bedroom as lab! My desk is my workspace, my office, my Kingdom! :P
I organized my tools and supplies in little plastic furnitures, squared stacking shelves and two great plastic boxes to get the best out of a small space!

For my creations I use good quality acrylic colors (I’ve tried many different kinds of colors before I found the perfect one!), wonderful rice paper or thin decoupage paper (I don’t like to use common paper!); I usually choose good quality wooden blank objects and wooden miniatures; sometimes I find blank objects that are beautiful but not very refined, but they don’t scare me! With great love and holy patience, even a object in bad shape may become a unique and wonderful creation!

My inspiration comes from everything that surrounds me! My brain captures every single element and turns it into a unique feeling ... so a book, a movie or a landscape can inspire something that seemingly has nothing to do with the book, the movie or the landscape themselves!

✎ CUSTOMER SERVICE!!! ✎
Every creation (except for housewares) is shipped in a lovely gift box even if it's not a gift for someone: I like to think that every purchase is a gift, even if you bought it for yourself :)

Custom orders are welcome!
If you need more quantity of the same item, I can create them only on request: you can choose the colors and style but I can not reproduce already sold items.
You can find some of my reproducible pieces on my Facebook Fan Page.
(For more info on custom orders, please read my policies at the voice 'Additional Policies and FAQs')

✎ FORTUNE TELLER BIJOUX ✎
It's the name of a new Etsy shop just opened by my friend Lidia and I.
We create ethnic and gipsy inspired jewelry with different materials and techniques.
Come to visit us on www.fortunetellerbijoux.etsy.com and follow us on Facebook and Instagram.