Raised bed finally finished

31 Aug

Here is my dad, putting final touches to the raised bed he built in the back of our garden

He had the idea to use sandstone boulders left over from the restoration of our house for constructing the border of a raised bed,  inspired by cloister garden architecture.  He also made sure to include a drainage, preventing the stones from cracking due to moistness and frost (forgott to take a photo of that, but basically just imagine a tube placed diagonal between the stones of the right wall). To the lower right, hidden behind the green forsythia branches, is also my sacrificial stone, on which I burnt incense and placed offerings etc. Now the stone completes the border. On the left side the stones are piled up losely and can become home to lizzards and other lovely creatures. 🙂

It yet has to be decided what to actually plant inside of there – from kitchen herbs to an entire Monkshood bed – I got many ideas. Perhaps I start with Fennel, Lovage, Germander and Santolina…

Photo Prints

23 Aug

Concert Photos, Dissection

Concert, Photos Watain

Concert Photos of Watain and Dissection

More info here http://wr-photography.com/prints or write to contact@wr-photography.com

Cyril Helnwein bought one of my Skull-Candles

16 Aug

Time to Dine: one of my skull-candles on the table at Castle Gurteen. Yes, the candle broke during transportation. I made more candles, which did not break but Cyril thought it had character and decided to fix, light and photograph this one instead 😉


Skull-Candle: Teufelskunst, Photographed by Cyril Helnwein

Interview with Samuel Araya

21 Jul

Sam Aaraya, Interview

My first interview done for Teufelskunst was with Paraguayan artist Samuel Araya. Samuel does artwork for bands and also had his first solo exhibition at the National Museum of Art in Paraguay. Head over to Teufelskunst to read the interview and get an idea about this artist’s work and life: http://teufelskunst.com/art/samuel-araya/

Interview with BLITZ!-Stadtmagazin 07/2012

20 Jul

A short introduction to Teufelskunst, which currently takes up all my time and focus. I also keep working on my photography but more about that later…

Lange Nacht der Industrie Dresden

19 Jul

First Lange Nacht der Industrie Dresden, 3 July: Our family of three taking a guided tour around the Druck- and Verlagshaus Dresden (no photos allowed inside). A bus came to pick us up Theaterplatz and drove us to the print house, where we first attended a presentation and then were lead through the printing plant where the workers and machines were just beginning to take up work. Afterwards we enjoyed the night air and a short walk along the Terrassenufer.

Introduction

27 Jun

Wiebke Rost is an illustrator, craftswoman and photographer, sometimes working under the pseudonym Xonia Abyssos. Wiebke originally studied medicine but she also freelanced for two German music zines. Through the work at the magazines she came in touch with Swedish cult band Dissection. Her photos of Dissection and other photography can be seen at her photo site. Wiebke also did a row of esoteric book illustrations. From the contact with the esoteric art scene, her studies of the occult, a deep contempt for anything ‘normal’ and a passionate interest in herbology sprang Teufelskunst, an art project in the widest sense, as it encompasses not only art but also a philosophy and way of living. Teufelskunst offers art, ritual supplies including incense and candles, talismans, fetishes as well as seeds and info for the weird practitioners of the sorcerous arte, who do grow their own herbs and study their lore.

Main inspirations: dreams, friends, nature, the news, other artists and mostoften simple random things

Concert Photos [Pi!]

25 Apr

Concert Photos, [Pi!]

Some photos of the show in Prague… more on my Photo-site

[Pi!] Facebook and Website www.pi-band.com

Edit: Yeah, the band had the photo upfront! Thanks to Max & Co!