I live in Milan, where I was born during the last year of World War II. As a painter I'm semi-professional and have had a few exhibitions. I make mainly "chubby-art" because I love fat guys - so to draw is a real pleasure. I was for some years secretary of a Girth & Mirth club here in Milan. My chubby drawings appear in Fat Angel Times (European magazine-bulletin) and formerly were published in Magnum News and in Orsi Italiani here in Italy and in Grandes Amigos, the magazine of the Spanish club, Gorditos.Some more chubbies of mine are visible here and there on the Web. I love the EBMC - the European Convergence of Big Men. I enjoy the company of my friends, and some of them are visible only at the convergences.Unfortunately I haven't been able to join the last ones... :( My nickname, Zio Polipo, means "Uncle Octopus" - you can guess why! If you wish to know other things about this polar daddybear - for information or just for curiosity - please feel free to write and ask me!