Gelateria Bocelli: Tartufi
When I was in Rome for the first time, nearly 30 years ago, I paid a visit to the famous Bar Tre Scalini for their signature "tartufo," a ball of…
Gelateria Bocelli: Pirouline Wafers
Throughout Italy, pirouline wafers are a popular garnish for gelato. In Italian, they are better known as cialde (wafers), or more specifically, rotoli di cialde. I made these miniature cialde…
Gelateria Bocelli: Sprinkles & Nuts Redo
Original version Redo It’s been over two years since I made the sprinkles and nuts (shown in the above photo on the left) for the gelateria. But as time has…
Gelateria Bocelli: Gelato
After planning this project for over a year, my gelato is finally finished! Back row: amarena (cherry), pistacchio (pistachio), limone (lemon), fragola (strawberry), albicocca (apricot). Front row: nocciola (hazelnut), cioccolato…
Gelateria Bocelli: Gelato Spatulas
Shortly after I made the labels for my ten different flavors of gelato (which, as I was stunned to realize, was well over a year ago), I also made these…
Gelateria Bocelli: Gelato Flavor Labels
Prior to Thanksgiving, I had started experimenting with polymer clay color mixes for my ten gelato flavors. However, like last year, I'm taking a bit of a break from my…
Gelateria Bocelli: Sprinkles & Nuts
I made these chopped nuts and sprinkles out of polymer clay. It's practically impossible to create them in true 1/12 scale, but I rolled the snakes of clay as thin…
Gelateria Bocelli: Hanging Sign
Since the only elements of this shop that are true to life are the name Gelateria Bocelli, its Castiglioncello location, and its pink stucco facade, I was free to design…
Gelateria Bocelli: Sandwich Board Sign
I'm still working on the hanging sign for outside Gelateria Bocelli, but in the meantime, I've put together this sandwich board sign for inside the window. The terms "gelato artigianale"…
Gelateria Bocelli: Door
This door, along with the ones from Pasticceria Penso and Osteria Al Vecchio Stallo, was among the first components I worked on around a year and a half ago, when…