Silvana Strufaldi was born on July 30, 1973, in Tremembe, state of Sao Paulo, in Brazil. Daughter of Italian father and Brazilian mother, she has both citizenship, Italian and Brazilian. Since her childhood she has had a great artistic interest and has been self-taught since her
youth developing her craft work. She spent eight years (1997-2005) creating puppets and
educational toys completely from recycling materials ( fabric, wood - painted one by one). Making art is her way of earning a living. She had worked hard until she got to focus on her passion...more