When did you take the giant step towards solo exhibitions? At the end of the Eighties an American woman saw some glass compositions in my store; she showed several pieces to art galleries, and created an interest for them in the United States. One of these galleries is Habitat to which I am very attached.

I travelled there for two months, then I went to Japan. Impact with the outside world proved essential; I earnd not only technical, but artistic and conceptual appreciation as well. My stay at Wheaton Villane, a historic furnace in New Jersey where the greatest of international artists have come to work, proved fundamental. I experimented with new fusions thanks to the equipment they made available.