Venice Marbleized

Venetian masks don't do it for me - too glitzy...
But last day in Venice I discovered these marbleized silk masks and flipped.
Venice is a key center for paper arts...
And marbleized paper/carta marmorizzata is their specialty.

I took a class in marblizing at the Book Center and it is hard. I can't begin to imagine how you do this to fine silk fabric..?

Marbleizing was revived in Venice
during the 1970s. The sheets are made by hand and each is unique. Why not don your marbleized mask and write some old fashioned snail mail on these perfect note cards..?

You'll find a 'marbleized' pen in the same shop...

The ink is NOT marbleized but the hand-blown glass ink well comes from Murano...

All these treasures are at the 1851 paper shop, Antica Legatoria Piazzi in San Marco...

Fortunately just a few steps away you can...

Indulge yourself in marbleized gelato, Stracciatella...

Well hurry up/andiamo!

Your gondola is waiting!

BUON GIORNO MARBLEIZED VENICE!