The Ogre Takes
an Evening Ride
An old country Ogre urges his
faithful Wild Boar to move along, as he takes
his pet raven for a ride on the cart. This
fantasy diorama is totally hand-made, from
polymer clay, wood, brass, plastic, Tibetan
lamb's wool, leather, paintbrush bristles, and
an old washcloth. That makes it
truly a multimedia piece. It is about 16" long, and
10" high. The boar was inspired by the movie "Beasts
of The Southern Wild" (great flick). The pet raven
was made from polymer clay, with paper feathers. The
base has real dirt and gravel. Created 2017.
Available for Purchase.
 
 
Vespa Repair
Shop
In this Diorama the focus is on the
details of the models. Vinnie, an amateur
outdoor mechanic,
works on tuning a customer's scooter, while
the owner looks on.
It is based on an inexpensive die-cast toy
scooter, which was stripped of paint,
disassembled,
and then rebuilt and detailed, especially the
engine. The figures are my own sculptures, and
some of the hand tools are commercial items. I
also added lots of details from
other scooter models
I had, piled in the back corner, near the
workbench. This diorama garnered a lot of "Wow"
comments at a recent Art Show. Built July,
2017. Available for Purchase.
 
ERIS, A Steampunk Airship
This is a
"flying diorama'! It is an Airship, run by Gnomes,
designed and built in a "Steampunk"
style. It is about 21" long by 14" wide, and was made
from wood, brass, plastic, wire, string, muslin,
and many other bits. It can be set on it's landing gear,
or hung from a thin fishing line.
I built it in 2019. Available for Purchase.
 
La Strada, Senza Uscita
(Dead-End Street)
This is an Italian street scene, set
in a "low-income" area, perhaps in 1950's Naples. A
serious
game of checkers is the focus here. It is being
watched by "Nonna" (grandma) on her balcony.
Otto watches leaning against the street light.
1" scale, about 16"W X 12" D. Street Lights and
building are lighted. Made from Styrofoam, plastic,
brass, wire, etc. Figures sculpted by me. Balcony
railing and lights made by Antonio
Malacario in Naples. I recently disassembled
it and used many parts to create other new
dioramas.
Built 2015-16. In a private collection.
 
 
Vieni Ora (Come along, now)
In this Diorama, a young woman is trying to
coax a donkey along by offering a carrot. The
donkey is tired, carrying sticks, potatoes,
lemons and other goods to market. For a long
time, I've wanted to sculpt a donkey in 1/12
scale. I also sculpted the woman to match, and
set them on a simple base.
Created, 2019. Not For Sale.
Il Caffe - Bar
This Diorama shows a scene in an
Italian Coffee Bar in the 1920's. The Espresso
Machine is a vintage model, and the figure sitting
on the right is a portrait of my father, Pasquale.
Most of the diorama was made by me, but a few things
(cups, saucers, stove) were made from kits. The
scale (as are most of my dioramas) is 1" per
foot. Built, 2015. In a private
collection.
 
The Courier
This diorama was inspired
by a sketch from Ian McCue, a concept
artist. It depicts a future time and place ,
including levitating versions of vehicles.
The model again started with a toy scooter,
with a new jet engine
and a custom-sculpted driver. 1/12
Scale. Built, 2016. Available
for Purchase
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