Venetian Stucco
is a labor-intensive
art work that involves special tools, ancient techniques and
uncanny skills with spatula and trowel.
The first
distinguished characteristic of Venetian Stucco is the finesses
of the particles. The limestone and marble dust are ground as fine as
talcum powder. Because the particles are so small, the stucco can be
trowels on in layers almost as thin as a paint film.
These thin layers
are translucent, and if the
layers
are of different colors,
burnishing will create thin
spots where the underlying
color or colors will
show through. The whole
multi-layer application is no more than 1/8” thick. A stucco surface
is literally a layer of stone on your wall or art work, more durable
than drywall or any synthetic textures finish.
The second distinguished characteristic of Venetian Stucco is
the marble dust it contains. Burnishing Venetian Stucco with a
metal trowel aligns and compacts the hard marble particles, creating a
shiny surface.
The more the surface
is burnished, the shinier it gets. For high gloss, it can be sanded
with fine sand paper or steel wool.
Marcus Mayrinck
studied and trained for several years in Italy with Masters of Venetian Stucco
Art.
He began as an apprentice, preparing the
mixtures, blending pigments, painting and applying wax as the final
layer. He focuses particularly on preparation of marmorino, an ancient
technique for exterior surfaces that involves the application of
marble powder directly on cement.
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"A Stucco Artist is one that has spent time perfecting this
burnishing technique to create
the Classic Venetian Stucco
finish:
about half matte and half shiny
(glossy), with areas of complementary or contrasting color showing
through".
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