The traditional Sicilian cart was born in 800 but, probably, its real origins are very ancient.

The first “carrettieri” (carters) started to paint their carts with religious scenes or Saints, to be protected from bandits and adversity during their travels.

Over time these decorations became more and more complex and the themes of decoration became more assorted: Sicilian puppets, the Cavalleria Rusticana, myths, history, and many others.

The cart then became a book on two wheels, born to communicate and impress, decorated to attract the curiosity of the people who came closer admiring the beauty and, at the same time, reading the stories it told.

Today, colorful and rich, it has become the subject of a few great artists who make, using these traditional decorative techniques, even everyday items.

The Sicilian decoration of the cart requires the artist time, diligence and dedication, in the effort to grow and reach the perfection that, sometimes, lasts a lifetime. But this certainly worths unique and inimitable pieces.