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Solo Local....

E exposicion multicolor tribe a bay cu gran
satisfaccion

El a wordo presenta door di a special and authentic Inspired to make different also decorates them with found Aruba a great place
Maria Onni na Ritz Carlton souvenir that visitors masks of diverse ethnicities, sea glass, shells, seeds, to work, with her creativity
Hotel , hunto cu amigo y she started and stones. free-flowing
famia, e artista a demostra could take home made her
tur su caapacidad di a hasi think about driftwood and painting African, Asian, The masks are one of a and uninhibited.
cu driftwood piesa unico di the idea of recycling. Indian, and Mayan masks. kind—the authentic shapes
arte. She felt that the mix of and the combination of In 2012, she started
It felt like magic when one traveling, learning different
Si bo ta interesa den haya day on the beach looking cultures here invited a fresh colors make them all unique techniques and finding
cualkier obra di e artista for driftwood, one approach, and she started and special, as if they each
maria onni, Bo por bishite working on “masks have a story more inspiration. She looks
na kiosco dilanti Playa piece in particular spoke to forward to growing on her
Linda Hotel tur dia entre 5 her—she saw a face there, from Aruba.” to tell… amazing
pm 10 pm as if this piece was
Over time, she began to Maria reports that as a personal journey.
Maria Onni present her talking to her. She couldn’t incorporate clay to give the muralist, sculptor, and stage
"Multicolor Tribe" exhibition stop creating thereafter. masks dimension. She makeup artist, she Made With Love In Aruba
in the Ritz Carlton Hotel.
Accompanied by family and
friends , the artist proved her
ability to convert driftwood
into unique art pieces.

If you are interested in
purchasing any of her work
visit Lobby Boutique at Ritz
Carlton Hotel or Tree House
located in front of Playa
Linda Hotel.

Maria Onni bio

Born in Buenos Aires,
Argentina, Maria started art
classes when she was 8

years old. When she was a
kid, it was already evident
that Maria was

going to be a free-spirited
artist, so family members
always involved her

in a variety of artistic

expressions, including

guitar lessons, sculpting,

dance classes…but painting
was her thing, she says.

Maria found Aruba when
she was 20 years old
following her heart and a
love

story! At the end of five
years of experimentation,
working in different

areas on the Island, she
found the way to express all
of the emotions she

felt here by means of a
creative process which was
unique to the Island.

Her intentions to create
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