RARE PHOTOS: This avocado took me 30 minutes to hand carve | Rare Historical Photos

“When I touch my knife, my mind gives up to the heart and transmits directly to the hands, giving different forms to the decorations. It’s like magic” Daniele Barresi is an award winning carving designer originating from Italy who now resides in Sydney, Australia. He is world renown for his extraordinary artistic carving abilities involving a range of mediums including but not limited to fruits, vegetables, cheeses and soaps. From a young age having spent most of his life living in a small beautiful town in Italy, it was natural for Daniele to explore his local town and surroundings that gave him inspiration in which fuelled his imagination to create art in the form of carving. As he grew so did his skills and techniques in which he uses to create the extraordinary designs you see today his dream is to one day own his own tv show that showcases the art of carving to captivate a large audience worldwide.