When I was a little girl, I used to stare at my grandmother Erminia while she was sewing. With contempling and learning eyes, I suddenly fell in love with the needlecraft world.

Large fabrics, a meter, some skillful and precise soapstone strokes, and then a dress, a jacket, a blouse, a coat - almost magic. I learnt that all kind of things can be produced with our very own hands, and creating clothing, accessories and other objects rapidly seemed to me - and still seems! - the most beautiful thing on Earth.

I was a tiny five-years-old kid and already had my darning-needle and coloured cotton and nylon threads, ready to create a new whole wardrobe for my dolls..or dolls themselves! Later, my big love for bags and accessories, and the Lantern Bug experience.

I started to work with textile materials, expanding their textural potential by means of ribbons insertions and appliques. Then I recently moved to more experimental grounds, trying to approach paper materials under an uncommon perspective. In fact, while paper is generally thought as a mere support for written or visual ideas, I rather find it challenging and fascinating to think of it as a structural material.
Moreover, within this very same line of research, the upcycle issue comes in: the creative re-use of waste materials can effectively be an important tool for us to do our part in keeping our planet healthy...and have a lot of fun at the same time!

Don't be shy, enter Lantern Bug's crafty world: browse the gallery section, jump to the online store and feel free to contact me whenever you want!

Some more things about me...
I am a pigments&dyes nerd, a music junky, an electric guitar lover, and a stick bugs (Chiralis and Cornette!) breeder.
I grew up in Sardinia, between Assemini, San Vito and the beautiful city of Cagliari. I moved to Ravenna in 2008 to study Sciences applied to the study of material Cultural Heritage and I dream of being a researcher in the future - here in Italy or somewhere else. Probably somewhere else.