“On my first day in Graniti, I saw Valle dell’Alcantara, and I was told about the Conca shape that the Valley makes. The Conca is a place where people gather to keep warm in the past, and a place to keep each other company. I loved the beautiful landscape, which even in December, for me as a Canadian, was very colourful – like summer. I wanted to bring this beautiful view into the town of Graniti, especially with the shape of the Conca in a small piazza with benches – it is a place for people to gather. The more I painted, the more people stopped to gather. A sincere thank you to Graniti Murales for the opportunity to paint my largest work ever in a very special place. Grazie mille, Joanne”