(Click to view... 126KB)From their home studio, Renzo and his wife, Bobbi, spent half of their careers drawing storybook characters for Disney, Golden Books, Random House, and others.
In 1960, he took up woodcarving as a hobby. His tremendous sense of humor led him to carve Santa taking flight on a goose.
He made his first carving of the “12 Days of Christmas” about 15 years ago. He liked it but it always seemed to be a little bigger than what he would have wanted it to be, so last year he decided to carve a smaller one; at 22" tall, it graces the front cover of this issue. He used acrylics in painting it and then spray coated with a satin finish varnish. He installed a musical movement in the base.