A family of artisans bound by knowledge, experience and pride

Keara McMartin 

Director and partner

Since 1986 Keara was the right hand of founder Sem Ghelardini, taking over the directorship in 1991.  She is co-partner with Sem’s son Pierangelo and artistic director of the studio; applying all her creative knowledge to encouraging and guiding both the artisans and artists working at the studio to produce the best they can. She administrates the studio business, scouts new stones for artists, coordinates the cost estimates, production schedules and is the graphic designer and photographer for the studio.

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Pierangelo Ghelardini  

Artisan and partner

The son of founder Sem Ghelardini, he is a co-partner with Keara. A versatile craftsman with his knowledge of carving techniques he can rough out challenging projects either by direct enlargement or post robot works; taking projects all the way through from a rough state to the final sanding with ease and expertise. He and his family work hard to run the vineyard that Sem began, producing some of the finest wine in the area at Il Feudo.

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Davide Cancogni        

Davide is a very versatile artisan and particularly adept at intricate, difficult work. He often roughs out and finishes difficult work with patience and a steady hand. He is well versed in figurative carving and this knowledge carries through to the execution of abstract works as well. His intuitive sensitivity when working directly with an artist makes for a fluid and relaxed collaboration.

Leonardo Buratti      

Leonardo is a very creative craftsman and our 'wizard' of tech and the source of many technical solutions. He is a fine craftsman but also manages all the robotic prep work we execute at the studio including scanning and digital manipulation. Leonardo is adept at all the aspects of carving, taking work from a rough block to the final finishing from small projects to a 5 meter monumental sculpture.

Evelina Ravaglia

Evelina is a very creative and adaptable member of the team; roughing out work, finish carving from a traditional rough out or post robotic carving. She has a keen ability to understand form and the intention of the artist. She takes on challenging manual rough-outs and post robotic finishing; executing with great accuracy from rough stage to the final surfacing, coming up with solutions to challenging final surfaces. She is a highly respected member of the team.

Samuele Pagni

Samuele is our newest team member who has been working with us for 3 years. He is an ace at learning and is fast becoming an exceptional artisan. In his off time he sets up challenging projects of his own to continue learning. He has an uncanny eye to copy exactly what he sees and that helps him with every genre of project he undertakes.

Lorella Santini     

Office Manager

Lorella manages much more than the office. She is the voice of calm and reason that the artists and artisans turn to when they need a solution for anything from how to create an export document to shipping sculpture worldwide. She is our liason between everything that is made at the studio and the how and when it all gets delivered around the globe.

Roberta Bazzichi

Roberta is responsible for all the logistics of safety compliance at the studio, which is no small task, given the labyrinth of regulations we must navigate to operate within the law. She coordinates all the safety courses the employees must take and handles day to day logistics of the office as well.