italian hand made...

[m76steve]

we only have the two items but they are hand made in italy & as usual no 2 are alike-they are made of papermachae & nice examples of the craft-steve...1st pic.

 

[m76steve]

2nd pic...

 

[jcent]

I like the second one a lot! Jesters scare me a little.

 

[kangaroocrazy]

Of course I like the kitty!!

 

[Dana ♥]

i'm confused, though. did you make these? or is collecting them your hobby?
(being as this is the "Hobbies, Arts, Crafts" subforum)

 

[that1spazticchik]

I like the music staff and notes!

 

[m76steve]

hello dana-these masks were made in italy, im only a collector-from what i understand each one is unique because they are hand made & no 2 are alike. really very intense in person & very light because they are paper-steve...

 

[Utah.Rocks]

These look like the typical Venetian carnival masks. You can get fancy masks in specialized masks shops and the simpler ones in the numerous souvenir shops in Venice.
Here is the Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnival_of_Venice#Venetian_carnival_masks

 

[Utah.Rocks]

Steve, do you know where these actually come from in Italy?

 

[m76steve]

the tags have venice,italy. st lucia imports, i didnt realize but both items from same location-the store that sold them also sells gem stones, minerals, & different kinds of glassware-steve...

 

[m76steve]

there is a movie out several years ago called "van helsing" a spoof on vampires-in one of the sceens showing a grand ball, all the vampires are wearing very elaborate masks-costumes are very well done-steve...