Atelier Wilfried Senoner - Galleria d'Arte Pitture, Sculture, disegni - Ortisei - Val Gardena

Introduction

Our family-run wood studio is located in Ortisei, a small village in the Dolomites, which is a well known mountain range in the Northern part of Italy. In this region, called Val Gardena, the tradition of woodcarving dates back to the 16th century! This art has been passed on from father to son for many generations and still is the main industry of the valley. A handful of master artisans who work for us handcarve the statues using the same tools as 400 years ago: the chisel and the wooden hammer.
We create original designs and also work with our customers' ideas. Bear in mind that we never carve the same statue twice, in order to grant you a unique piece of original art. This is one of the reasons we are renowned worldwide for our amazing custom works.

The step-by-step realization of a custom work:
1. We start from a design we create or received from our customer
2. We make a small clay model in scale called “bozzetto”, which the artist needs for proportions and layout
3. A full size sketch is then made in order to glue the best dried wood together
4. Finally the artist begins his work
5. The master carver works on fine details
6. It may take several weeks to complete the work, depending on its size
7. Finally a master painter, in this case my mum, starts to colour the statue
8. The piece is then meticously polished with an agate stone to make the colour absorb better and make the sculpture shiny. This procedure is a trademark of our business, while other, larger wood studios typically use varnish
9. We pack all our works in the most professional way, filling the crate with foam that hardens which prevents the statue from moving

Atelier Wilfried Senoner of Eva Perathoner - Art Gallery
Prarufstr. 96 - I-39046 Ortisei - Val Gardena - Dolomites - Italy -
Tel+FAX +39 0471 797 521 Mobile: +39 333 2066415 - info@atelier-senoner.com
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