Design artist, Duke Marcoccio started My Little Town in 1999. His first village piece came out in 2004, which was the Narragansett Towers porcelain lighted building. Duke says that the success of that one piece inspired him to come out with several other porcelain buildings in the following years. A Rhode Island native, it was in 2007 that he decided to create an ornament collection of Rhode Island icons. The overwhelming response to those ornaments helped Marcoccio to realize that this was the new direction for MyLittleTown.com. Now his personalized ornaments and villages are so popular that he has a hard time keeping up with the demand on several pieces.
The creative customized ornaments and village pieces that are offered here are very unique and Duke says that he wants the public and businesses to know that he can create almost anything as an ornament. He is already taking orders from businesses and groups for 2010. Many businesses send the customized ornaments of their building, trucks, products, or logos as corporate gifts to their valued clients. The customized ornaments also are a great fund raising idea for churches or schools.
Every piece is designed personally by Duke Marcoccio. The ornaments are made of resin because you can get the most detail from this material as apposed to porcelain. He has used the knowledge from his degrees in art as well as in photography and design and has paired that knowledge with his natural talents and creativity to develop this truly one-of-a-king website.
Duke’s favorite design is the Blizzard of 78, because it’s the most creative and he wanted to recreate the way so many of us went shopping during the blizzard. He says that at the time it was almost like a living Norman Rockwell experience.
However, the most popular ornament on MyLittleTown.com seems to be the U S Navy Fighting Seabee. Marcoccio tells us, “This piece reaches out to a global audience and happens to be the most intricate piece I have created, along with taking the most time to create. The average ornament takes between 5 – 7 months from start to finish. The Seabee took me over one year to perfect. I am a perfectionist and try to show as much detail as possible, right down to the correct PMS colors (pantone matching system).”
Take a look at MyLittleTown.com now to take advantage of several ongoing promotions and to see the distinctive style of customized ornaments, villages and village accessories.
Article Written By Ramona of ornaments.com