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Canelones, Uruguay

Natalia Cantarelli Amacoria

Jewellery maker

The small life of tapestries

  • Natalia creates mini tapestries
  • Needle and thread are her allies
  • She likes to overcome limits

Natalia Cantarelli ended up practicing her trade due to life circumstances. After working as a horticultural technician, she started working in an art gallery where she had a mentor, Ana Baxter, who taught her how to work with the tapestry. She then studied fashion design at an experimental school and later entered the University of Art. She is currently still studying at the Escuela de Arte y Oficios, Pedro Figari. "I do work that has a personal identity, work that has its own signature, where a whole sensitive universe is captured with the use of colors," says Natalia. "I like to feel like a child, I like to feel that I am playing, that I am inventing, that I am learning to learn, that there is always something missing, that there are more and more paths to explore, that every day possibilities open up in terms of shapes, models, combinations, I like the infinity of my work."


Interview

Ana Ines Olivet©Sofía Camara
Ana Ines Olivet©Sofía Camara
What was a memorable moment in your professional life?
I like direct contact with the public as that is where everything happens, and magic is generated. Specifically memorable, I do not have an example, but to reach the hearts of many people and be associated with the fact that my work is magical in a spiritual sense is meaningful to me.
What does well made mean to you?
It means that the piece stands out, that it has a soul, that it can walk on its own, and that it converses with whoever sees it. Something well made says much more than I expected it to. It is a piece that went out of my control and took on a life of its own.
Do you have advice for a young person who wishes to work as you do?
I would suggest that they do it, and that they have to show perserverance and step out of their own beliefs. It will take time, dedication and commitment. I would tell them that it is a beautiful path.
Could your craft be considered to be in danger?
Well, the danger is an ally. I am a fighter. I live in Uruguay, and during the pandemic there was no subsidy. We got through it with ingenuity. It is a path I choose, even though I have no economic stability. Danger versus thrill.
Natalia Cantarelli Amacoria is an expert artisan: she began her career in 2000

Where


Natalia Cantarelli Amacoria

Address: F. Aldunate 19, 90701, Canelones, Uruguay
Hours: By appointment only
Phone: +598 99693349
Languages: Spanish, French, English, Portuguese
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