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Showing posts with label Italy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Italy. Show all posts
Wednesday, April 08, 2009
Thursday, January 01, 2009
The land of my ancestors: natural sculptures
Some of my ancestors (mum's ancestors) came from Greece to Puglia, South of Italy.
Puglia is white, with white houses and white walls.
While you are on the plane you can view these white cities and the white clouds.
But when you walk in the countryside, near the low stone walls near the fields (grape, artichokes, vegetables, fruit trees) you can see the natural sculptures of olive trees.
For italians, Puglia (the region of South Italy) IS olive oil (and olive trees) wine fields and red earth.
These are photos near my house, where I go during my winter holidays.
Puglia is white, with white houses and white walls.
While you are on the plane you can view these white cities and the white clouds.
But when you walk in the countryside, near the low stone walls near the fields (grape, artichokes, vegetables, fruit trees) you can see the natural sculptures of olive trees.
For italians, Puglia (the region of South Italy) IS olive oil (and olive trees) wine fields and red earth.
These are photos near my house, where I go during my winter holidays.
Fantastic natural sculptures!
...each trunk has a unique life, each trunk of tree is carved by the wind...Every tree is hundreds of years old!
I can not stop touching and to photographing these trees, I am in love with these plants carved and sculpted!
In many cities of South Italy, the tradition is to plant an olive tree when a child is born.
This is my wish for the birth of this new year, a strong and harmonious 2009!
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Monday, December 08, 2008
Another Award! interesting blogs!!
It's a good time for awards...:O) ...perhaps because it is Christmas? ehehehhh, I LOVE AWARDS!
Thanks Stephanie from http://fantasticfigments.blogspot.com/ ...I am in good company, I see our dearest Gail Lackey in your list!
Ok, The rules of the game:
1.Add the logo to your blog.
2. Link to the person from whom you received this award
3. Nominate 7 or more blogs
4. Leave a message on their blog
Thanks Stephanie from http://fantasticfigments.blogspot.com/ ...I am in good company, I see our dearest Gail Lackey in your list!
Ok, The rules of the game:
1.Add the logo to your blog.
2. Link to the person from whom you received this award
3. Nominate 7 or more blogs
4. Leave a message on their blog
Ok, my nominations:
1.They called him Gustav Augusta http://gustavaugusta.blogspot.com/ because She lives in Finland and I love her magic atmosphere....
2. Bambole di pezza http://bamboledipezza.blogspot.com/ because It's the first italian site that I follow (and I'm italian!)
3. Designs by CK http://designsbyck.blogspot.com/ have you seen the CK Hallomas tree 2008? incredible, I love it!
4. Ohm Sweet Ohm http://travellingthesound.blogspot.com/ very interesting!
5. The dark ravens nest http://darkravensnest.blogspot.com/ have you seen her dad's carving?
6. Odddollz by Jaqui http://odddollz.blogspot.com/ She is a little sister of Frankenstein eheheheh
7. The CopperMouse Dolls http://thecoppermouse.blogspot.com/ She has a new incredible, wonderful doll, She is Madeleine Grace, go to see her!
8. Little arty crafty crow http://littleartycraftycrow.blogspot.com/ I love her design and the drawings!
9. That Creative Place http://thatcreativeplace.blogspot.com/ Lisa Gatz is my friend and She has wonderful worskshops! I hope we can collaborate very very soon....
I love you all so much!
Trompe L'oeil:another step
No free time for me today, a very busy day...
Today is Holiday for us (italians) and I'm decorating the house (next days the photos)...but the sunset was so incredible...dark pink with green and violet... that I have taken my brushes and I have added a touch of pink and dark green on my trompe l' oeil...like an impressionst landscape
This is a work in progress! go to see my post 'wall cupboard and earth Day', Post April 22, 2008 and you can see the other photos!
Today is Holiday for us (italians) and I'm decorating the house (next days the photos)...but the sunset was so incredible...dark pink with green and violet... that I have taken my brushes and I have added a touch of pink and dark green on my trompe l' oeil...like an impressionst landscape
This is a work in progress! go to see my post 'wall cupboard and earth Day', Post April 22, 2008 and you can see the other photos!
Friday, March 07, 2008
Pupa or Pupazza
The Pupe or Pupazze are wonderful and original flasks of terracotta with the moustasches. In full Middle Ages, as many know, we had a law called "jus primae NOCTIS",which granted the right to the noble and feudatory to spend the first wedding night with the bride (Latin for law -or right-of the first night).
But a furious and jealous husband decided to arise, dressed as a woman, in the bed of the noble but he forgot to shave his moustasches. Of course he was put on trial and, to save his life, (as he risked the decapitation) he was ordered to produce an excellent wine to be put in special flasks in ceramics, representing this dressing up, precisely "pupae".
The pupae are produced in South Italy, Puglia, the land of my mother where I was born and the town is called Grottaglie, very famous for its wonderful ceramics.
These are the first steps of my Pupa.
But a furious and jealous husband decided to arise, dressed as a woman, in the bed of the noble but he forgot to shave his moustasches. Of course he was put on trial and, to save his life, (as he risked the decapitation) he was ordered to produce an excellent wine to be put in special flasks in ceramics, representing this dressing up, precisely "pupae".
The pupae are produced in South Italy, Puglia, the land of my mother where I was born and the town is called Grottaglie, very famous for its wonderful ceramics.
These are the first steps of my Pupa.
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