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john nott
ART & ILLUSTRATION
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Italian Interiors
Behind sun-warmed stone walls, the interiors of Italian homes speak in a quiet language all their own. Each room has a mosaic of time - tile floors worn smooth by decades of footsteps, plaster walls in shades of ochre and faded blue grey, hinting of the lives they have witnessed.
There is a deep, unhurried charm in these spaces. Wrought iron beds draped in hand-stitched linens, heavy wooden cupboards filled with mismatched ceramics, and shelves lined with books passed down through generations. In the corner, an old armchair slouched in the sunlight, its fabric threadbare but dignified, like an elder content with its years.
Light filtered in through lace curtains, that moved with the breeze. Dust caught in the sunbeams gives the air a golden weight, as if even time moves more slowly here. The scent of wood smoke lingers faintly.
As I move from room to room, sketching and absorbing the textures and patina, the warmth of terracotta underfoot, and the scuffed edges of a marble-topped table where generations had gathered.
These interiors weren’t styled, they were lived. They offered something rare: an authenticity and beauty that came not from perfection, but from memory made visible.