Monday, March 15, 2010

Yesterday we were at an exhibition of artistic stone work here in Chania..
Our good friend Giorgos Koutroubakis, is showing some of his work here in Chania at the 'Teloneio', the old customs house at the harbour until March 31.
Giorgos works stone in such a beautiful way, combining old techniques, ultra modern ideas and exquisite fine details, combinations of natural pieces and carvings...


Here some of the photos I took at his exhibition.. The one above is one of my favorite pieces, even though its hard for me to say, which one is my favorite.. they all have a beauty of their own..
This is an example of the way Giorgos can combine materials in a single sculpture.. mountain crystal, and soft stone to carve details...


Or simply, or not so simply.. natural formations of stone which inspire him to create images..



Natural formations of stone which just ask to express themselves...



Like this one as well, angelic...



However, also fine works of sculpture, chiselled to perfection...


And working with light as well.. as in this piece called orchid...


Here you see Babis to the left, Giorgos to the right.. at the exhibition yesterday, and seated on the bench they made together.. Idea and stonework by Giorgos, woodwork partly by Babis.. Have a good look at this bench..Sitting there invites for communication, the handrests are formed like hands, sitting here, you are holding hands. In the background part of Giorgos' sculpture... Africa

For much better pictures of his art see http://www.perissios.com/text/enstict1.htm this link should lead you straight to the pictures...





Sunday, March 7, 2010

Some pictures from the Lavender distillation..

We essentially only distill wild plants we collect ourselves... with one exception..

Gil and Derek grow organic lavender, the french varieties L. angustifolia and L. spica here in Crete..
They do so with all their heart and soul. Just to see their plantation is a magic sight.. The plants are all cultivated in circles, Gill knows each of them, each individual and cares for them in a very personal and spiritual way.

It is therefor with great pleasure that we do the distillation of the essential oils for them. Just handling the plant material, when they bring it to the distillery, we can feel the love and care that has gone into the caring, planting and harvesting.. when Lavendula angustifolia arrives on the back of their pickup, we open the bags to find, that it only contains blossoms, every leaf and coarser stalks have been removed..



You can see the pictures of last years Lavender distillation at
http://www.tabblo.com/studio/stories/view/1769602/

Enjoy...

Friday, March 5, 2010

Just to get a feeling of Cretan music, here another video taken when Giangos Chairetis played with Lampis' brother Giorgos Xylouris just a week after our party in Kallikratis.. its a beautiful piece.. I really love it. Full of magic..

Again I have tried for a long time to post it here, again I have given up, so here's the link to the original...

Enjoy!

http://www.facebook.com/janinaherb#!/video/video.php?v=102349709799857&ref=mf