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Cork placemats, 'Day Dreams' (pair)
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Cork placemats, 'Day Dreams' (pair)
- Handmade by Lilian Sampaio
- Ships from Brazil within 10 days
- Wipe with damp cloth
Product Description
NOVICA, in association with National Geographic, offers thousands of limited edition and one-of-a-kind gifts, jewelry, and home decor treasures handmade by master artists and artisans throughout the world. Butterflies guard the daydreams and fantasies of a woman reclining her head in her hand. Lilian Sampaio selects the work of Marcia Cisneros, a talented Brazilian artist also featured in Novica. Cisneros took up painting when she was 50 years of age, with the encouragement of a friend who happened to be an art teacher. Sampaio transforms her work into highly original cork placemats. Artisan Info: "I have always loved art, though I've worked in many different areas. I studied Tourism and spent my free time on art. I find that art is one of the most influential ways of touching human beings. "My first project was painting my own house using textures, which I enhanced with textile materials. "I like contemporary handicrafts made from recycled materials, I collect them and make my own too. I enjoy finding new uses for old things, transforming and recycling. "I lived in Europe for three years, in Geneva, where I began to craft utilitarian items. The first thing I did was to craft an ashtray from cement, which by the way sold very well! When I returned to Brazil I kept designing and making new things such as tables. I've been doing this since 1999 and I really love it I enjoy working with colors, my greatest pleasure. "Eventually I developed a collage method on small moving items,
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Cork placemats, 'Day Dreams' (pair)
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- Publisher: Novica
- Label: Novica
- Studio: Novica
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