Cheryl Setté
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My work is created through an intensive multi-layer Venetian plaster process, rooted in traditional Italian techniques but developed into a unique contemporary fine-art method. Each piece is built through 12–24 individual layers of lime-based plaster, marble dust, and custom pigments. Every layer is hand-troweled, compressed, and burnished to create a luminous depth and stone-like surface that cannot be replicated by conventional mediums.
I also incorporate hand-cut crushed Murano glass, which is embedded at different curing stages, so it becomes part of the plaster structure itself. After the structural layers cure, much of the work is hand-carved, creating raised reliefs and sculptural forms. These dimensional elements are then outlined in metallics—gold, silver, or mixed alloys—to emphasize the contours and catch the light in a way that highlights the texture and movement of the surface.
This process is extremely uncommon; no artists in my region are working with Venetian plaster and Murano glass at this level. The technique consistently draws strong interest because it blends fine-art craftsmanship with architectural materiality in a way that feels both historic and contemporary.
I also incorporate hand-cut crushed Murano glass, which is embedded at different curing stages, so it becomes part of the plaster structure itself. After the structural layers cure, much of the work is hand-carved, creating raised reliefs and sculptural forms. These dimensional elements are then outlined in metallics—gold, silver, or mixed alloys—to emphasize the contours and catch the light in a way that highlights the texture and movement of the surface.
This process is extremely uncommon; no artists in my region are working with Venetian plaster and Murano glass at this level. The technique consistently draws strong interest because it blends fine-art craftsmanship with architectural materiality in a way that feels both historic and contemporary.
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