Barga artist on winning Carnival team

An artist who normally can be found each day painting in his studio in Barga Vecchia has spent most of the winter working each night in Castelnuovo on another project far larger than his normal 70x50cm canvases ... using the traditional methods of clay models and paper machè he has been building a float for the carnival parade.

Giorgio Cella and his group in the Rione Maddona swept the board in Castelnuovo this week with their huge creation. They proudly walked away with the prize for the best allegorical float for Carnival 2005 More images here