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<p>[QUOTE="Walter Del Pellegrino, post: 166278, member: 90"]Giovane is a native of Caltagirone in Sicily. He is in his seventies but still active. His address is: 500, Via Strada Statale 417, KM.20, Caltagirone.</p><p>Telephone: +39 0933 24301</p><p><br /></p><p>Giovane, like most of his fellow artist in Sicily works in terra-cotta. This red clay is essentially used for flower pots and roof tiles. It is a very heavy clay that is not suitable for modern production. The tradition of using terra-cotta in making small mold made figurines dates back to the Greek Hellenistic colonists. These pieces are referred to as Coroplast[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Walter Del Pellegrino, post: 166278, member: 90"]Giovane is a native of Caltagirone in Sicily. He is in his seventies but still active. His address is: 500, Via Strada Statale 417, KM.20, Caltagirone. Telephone: +39 0933 24301 Giovane, like most of his fellow artist in Sicily works in terra-cotta. This red clay is essentially used for flower pots and roof tiles. It is a very heavy clay that is not suitable for modern production. The tradition of using terra-cotta in making small mold made figurines dates back to the Greek Hellenistic colonists. These pieces are referred to as Coroplast[/QUOTE]
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