Porcelain zodiac figurines: Cancer

Cancer according to the Zodiac With Cancer, summer begins and the flowers begin to turn into fruits. Of all of them, Cancer is the most welcoming, soft and accommodating sign. Caring and diligent, affectionate and emotional, he is the archetype of the parent's unconditional love for his offspring. ANDsensitive to the suffering of others, to the needs of others, and nothing scares him more than the unknown of the future or the precariousness of situations. Home and family are the main values ​​for Cancer, and on a larger scale the Homeland and traditions, the past and History. This makes him a nostalgic character, who jealously preserves memories especially of childhood and escapes the frustrations of the present by returning to the past, to memories, or to dreams. He tends a bit to indulge in comfort, to leave things as they are, hence the difficulty in cutting with the past and accepting changes. Waiting is the most used attitude in problem solving. Sibania Cancer Cancer is a sign strongly linked to the protection of loved ones and in its pose we find the concern, the embrace of loved ones. The simple but refined dress symbolizes her sensitivity, while the sheets of tulle curled on the skirt recall the iconography of the sign: the eight legs of the crab, four in front and four behind, give the figure a turn-of-the-century accent that goes well with its nostalgic soul. The hair gathered in two flowing tails again recalls the crab, especially where it breaks into red locks, like claws. The colors of Cancer are white and the pale pink in which it dresses, while the eyes reflect the color of the Water element and like the base they are purple, almost transparent. Finally, the hair is brown to recall the summer nature of the sign. Like the other Water signs, Cancer's dress is embellished with white tulle details, to give lightness and fluidity. The Cancer symbol is hidden in the bodice, front and back, where two curls of tulle rest on the curved edge. Sibania's mini Cancer Cancer is linked to the protection of loved ones and in its pose we find the embrace of these.  The simple but refined dress symbolizes her sensitivity. The hair gathered in two red tails recalls the crab, but the colors of the sign are white and the pale pink in which it dresses. As with the other Water signs, the dress is embellished with white tulle details, while the eyes are purple like the base, on which the sign's symbol is shown on the side. Every object produced by Sibania is absolutely unique both in the creation of each individual piece and in the production technique which is unmatched and which makes it difficult to imitate. These items are entirely modeled and painted by hand in our laboratory in the province of Vicenza (Italy). The clothes are thin sheets of porcelain, on which textures are imprinted. These sheets are cut according to the dress model and then patiently applied to the body of the statue. The hair styles are also handmade from time to time. On the "bisque" terracotta the faces, clothes and accessories are painted with non-toxic colours; the piece finally undergoes a further firing called "third fire". Any further details such as violin strings or wasp stands are applied at this point to the finished piece.