Q: What have you worked on as a part of the Professional Program?
In the past couple of weeks, I attended a meeting of and for Montana Clay Artists, which was held in Helena, and went to open studios of three Old School ceramic artists: Richard Notkin, Sarah Jaeger and Robert Harrison. I also gave a Slide Talk/Lecture at Montana State University in Bozeman. I worked and am still working very hard actually to finish two pieces.
Q: What was your major project while you were here in the United States?
That is the snake wrapped around the hare. Title: Tangled Up in You. Beth Cavener did all the sculpting and I painted the Tattoo. It’s been the most exciting project that I’ve done here and it was a huge success, having been shown at the Milwaukee Art Museum during the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA).
Q: What are you plans for the future as your finish your program in the United States?
I’ve accomplished all that I wanted to, met awesome people, learned a lot and shared a lot of technical information and ideas. So now I’m ready for some serious Montana fly-fishing!
Read about Alessandro’s collaboration with Beth Cavener Stichter, Tangled Up in You! Check out more of Alessandro’s work here.