Retro Sorrento

Retro Sorrento Groovy Illustrations for Wanderers & Dreamers
by Maria Vallese.

**STUDIO NOT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC**

Retro Sorrento is where you will find contemporary, vintage-inspired items to style your home and your life. Retro Sorrento artwork and handmade designs are created to add bold color to your life and energize your soul. Here you will find color-saturated artwork and illustrations, inspired by nostalgia, nature, and a free-spirit lifestyle. In addition to artwork you will come across bohemian croch

et jewelry of original design, based off of vintage patterns and styles with a modern twist. Retro Sorrento was founded in 2009 on Etsy by artist and illustrator Maria Vallese. Maria is a 2010 graduate of Rochester Institute of Technology with a BFA in illustration. She has been drawing and painting since she was a little girl at her grandmother's kitchen table, and crocheting since the age of 8. Soon after Maria began her online shop she began selling at local independant craft shows such as the Indie Garage Sale in Utica, NY and Chicks Along the Canal in Little Falls, NY. Retro Sorrento now sells her artwork and jewelry at 10-15 shows a year across Upstate New York. You can also find her artwork in several shops and galleries throughout the area.

What a lovely evening 🌘✨ thanks everyone who came down to our , we love you!
05/16/2026

What a lovely evening 🌘✨ thanks everyone who came down to our , we love you!

See you all tomorrow, under a crescent moon 🌘 at the Marina 🛥️
05/15/2026

See you all tomorrow, under a crescent moon 🌘 at the Marina 🛥️

Gearing up for this Friday evening at , we've been busy planning and prepping, and of course I decided to do this little...
05/13/2026

Gearing up for this Friday evening at , we've been busy planning and prepping, and of course I decided to do this little design at the last minute. This is a rework of an old piece and I'm so pumped about the way it printed in some batik fabric I've been holding on to. Here's some fun process shots!

See you Friday, 5-9pm at the Marina! Make sure to check out our vendor spotlights 🌙✨

Meet the team, little Maria edition 🩵💚💛Had far too much fun with this, and it's probably not even all the hats I wear ov...
05/09/2026

Meet the team, little Maria edition 🩵💚💛

Had far too much fun with this, and it's probably not even all the hats I wear over here.

What's your favorite department?

Some upcoming classes at my studio!
05/09/2026

Some upcoming classes at my studio!

A winter evening print, as spring blooms. My little portable typewriter, my desk, and a warm cup of tea.
05/07/2026

A winter evening print, as spring blooms. My little portable typewriter, my desk, and a warm cup of tea.

Master Yoda, 2016mixed media on illustration board - a fun combo of oil paint, ink and colored pencil. Felt like an appr...
05/05/2026

Master Yoda, 2016
mixed media on illustration board - a fun combo of oil paint, ink and colored pencil.

Felt like an appropriate day to repost.

Some fun classes coming up! This Sunday we are painting flowers 🩷 💐🎨
05/02/2026

Some fun classes coming up! This Sunday we are painting flowers 🩷 💐🎨

Art is a practice. Orange study, acrylic on claybord that I completed a few weeks ago.
04/30/2026

Art is a practice.

Orange study, acrylic on claybord that I completed a few weeks ago.

Just a couple short weeks until our ! Mark your calendars! 🌕
04/27/2026

Just a couple short weeks until our ! Mark your calendars! 🌕

Address

110 Railroad Street, Suite 8
Clinton, NY
13340

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(315) 332-1742

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