67 OI magazine first in the family to devote himself to creating wooden Toys and still today, my mother runs a shop in the pedestrian area of Ortisei. My Father, who has passed away, played a fundamental role in my education. Judith is a sincere woman, genuinely passionate about WHAT SHE DOES: It can be seen from the way she touches her creations, from the pride with which she shows them. ”Games of the hand have been rediscovered recently. Think about why children touch everything: They need to feel, interact concretely with objects and refine their manual skills, she explains. This is not possible with video games, which may help to develop other skills, even if you don’t know which ones…” she explains. MY WORKSHOP IS A TIMELESS PLACE Judith is not only a proud supporter of a way of conserving play objects that seem to have been lost in the mists of time but also have a deep knowledge of local history. In particularity, it was important to have access to a valuable raw material: pine wood, the only source of sustenance in the area. ”In Val Garden Swiss pine has been used for over four hundred years. Ours was a poor valley: way back when families were only with children and dolls were called Val Gardena’s bread and butter. The local artisans exported their creations throughout Europe as early as the seventeenth century. Often, it was women who made them with the lathe, while men went to sell them all over the continent. Wooden games had their heyday in the nineteenth century but with the boom of plastic and Papier-mace around the 1930s the sector went into a tailspin. A collapse, culminating in the failure of SEVI, a famous local company, which was taken over by Trudy in the 1910s” TO ACQUIRE ONE MEANS TO TAKE A PIECE OF THE HEART OF THE ARTIST WHO CREATED IT Yet the roots of love are difficult to eradicate end has found ground fertile in Judith`s talent, which led her to exhibit her work in Milano, Munich and Bellinzona, Swizerland. In addition, her stand is always busy during the Christmas and Easter markets held in Ortisei. “But how are her fascinating artifacts of play born, or rather, how does the noble heritage of Gardena relative through these Objects?” “I select Blocks of wood and pass them to the althea. Next, I carve them: I create the bust first, Then the arms and legs. Finally, I assemble the various components and paint them. Often, I also use fabrics and wool for decoration”. Judith, however, is keen to stress the importance of the legacy of those who preceded her. ”All this would not have been possible without the works of the artisans of the past. In fact, I have a private collection of ancient toys from which I draw inspiration”. Therefore, they are objects that pass the test of time and whose creation. “So many people ask me how long it takes me to create a doll, but in reality, I never keep track of it. My laboratory is a timeless place. I only know that I start carving in the morning and I finish in the evening. I touch up my creations hundreds of times and the more I am in contact with them, the more I get attached to them. Completing one makes me extremely happy “. Indeed, in that neon-lit laboratory, the minutes pass at a different pace. I realize eat the time has come to say goodbye I can’t help but ask her what it means for her to dedicate herself to this job. ” Each wooden doll is unique: it has an aura and gives emotions. To acquire one means to take a piece of the heart of the artist who created it.” Thanks, Judith you could not have explained it better.
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