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Restless Stones: A Creative Depiction from Invasive Freshwater Crayfish to Stones

Twice a day I wander with my dog through nature. A few years ago I found a skeleton of an invasive freshwater crayfish that has taken over the rivers and streams. They are by far bigger than the native ones. It was almost completely intact and bleached by the sun. For comparison you will find 2 legs of the native crayfish. I wanted to try to do something with it, although I had no idea how and where to go. The goal was to investigate this item and figure out where it would bring me. Initial sketches To get the […]

Floripes, legend of Olhão finally painted

In the Algarve there are a lot of legends. Most of them from the time of the Moorish occupation. One legend is still alive: Floripes, legend of Olhão.  Floripes was a beautiful Moorish woman who was left behind  when the Moorish were expelled  from the Algarve. Also her fiance fled away without taking her with him. But he came back to pick her up. Unfortunately his boat cracked on a rock and he drowned.  From that time Floripes was enchanted. Inhabitants of Olhão can still tell the story and some of them even still believe in the legend. You can […]