Sculptor Massimiliano Pelletti grew up in Pietrasanta, the Tuscan town where Michelangelo worked the marble. In this conversation with The Noun, he reflects on the joy of making, surrendering to stone, and the dialogue between ancient and contemporary that defines his work.

Working primarily in graphite and charcoal, portrait artist Sket.chboo approaches drawing not simply as realism, but as emotional translation. In this conversation with The Noun, she reflects on observation, patience, atmosphere, artistic growth, and the quiet rituals that shape her work.