Believe, Original
BELIEVE, 2025
Acrylic on Canvas
Serial Number - CW1039
48x48" - (121.9 x 121.9 cm)
Clara was around 14. We were living in Florence, downtown, right above the Venchi gelato shop. Clara loved their ice cream more than anything. And you know what she said? “One day I’m gonna make a video for them and get ice cream for free.”
So she started showing up at their door, every day. Communicating with tourists, waving, trying to get someone’s attention. She was on a mission. She didn’t have the words, but she had the determination.
Then, out of nowhere, we had a meeting with someone who knew Venchi’s CEO. Clara's wish finally came true — she made the video and got paid and got her free ice cream, right before we moved to the U.S.
This artwork? It's that energy.
The big colors. The word “hope” carved by Clara’s own hand. It’s made of dreams and determination. You hang this on your wall when you need a reminder that believing in something… even something like scoring free gelato — if you believe hard enough and keep showing up, stuff happens.