Nov
23
2009
As we all know Christmas is coming soon. We will be putting on our web-page more of the art and craft we have for sale so you can look and shop here. If you look at our Photo page, it is all there.
But you are also very welcome to Covas.
Here you can take a look at our handmade Jewellery, just click on the image below to take a closer look or go to our Photo page.
Please send us an email to order, for further information or requests.
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Jun
16
2009
Visitors have continued to come to the Gallery, even though we have not “officially” opened yet – that we are working on and signs will be up very shortly.
A selection of small gifts for sale - clockwise from left - Lavender bags €6.50, Wine stoppers €20.00 to €25.00, Cards from €1.75, Local Jewellery from €20.00
We have a lot of small items for sale, that are easy to take with you if you are traveling – which is useful given the horrible baggage allowance we get these days on some flights. They also make very useful inexpensive gifts.
The wine bottle-stoppers (€20–25) are very popular. They come in locally made small, soft bags, very nice as presents. We also have some locally made jewelry (20-40€), with stones from the Serra de Arga (the mountains around Covas). Lots of beautiful bowls, made from local wood, such as local olive (€45-220), and the handmade lavender bags (€6.50), with our locally grown lavender are also proving very popular with visitors.
A selection of hand-made cards from €1.50
We have a wide variety of lovely handmade cards (€2-2.50) and gift-tags (€1.50) handmade in Cape Town, South Africa.
We will slowly put more photos on the page, but this is it for mid June. If you have any questions then please contact us at – email us for specific questions or quotations or call – our contact details are on the right of the page.
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May
15
2009
Wine stoppers in local woods - left to right - olive (two), oak, vines (two)
Lavender Bags from Covas
Visitors have started to arrive and have been enjoying buying local presents before returning home – we have had people from Britain, Canada and the USA and they have gone back with a variety of presents for friends and family. Easily the most popular items have been the wine stoppers in local woods and the lavender bags made here in Covas using local lavender.
Local olive wood bowls - full of character and so soft to the touch
It has been the most incredible spring – warm and filled with birdsong, with just enough rain to make everything grow prolifically – including the weeds! The roses around the gallery are now in full bloom and will continue to give us joy for a few months yet.
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Apr
15
2009
The garden at Gallery Covas is bursting with spring colours - new lavender, bright red maple and muted olive greens
Everything is bursting with life – earlier than we have ever seen it too. Since February we have had endless warm sunny days which has not only brought spring with a rush, but has been nourishing in the extreme after the cold days in January. The birdsong has been incredible and while the UK may be seeing a decilne in the cuckoos, here we have the valley ringing with that molodic – if somewhat monotonous call. We have been able to come to an amicable agreement with the swallows that used to nest in the space that has now become the gallery and while they fly in now and again to see what we have there, they have agreed that the alternative space that we have offered is just as good – if not better – for nesting.
In the gallery we have some wonderful pieces by Hans in his usual interesting and humorous style, a variety of crafts from Africa, produce from Quinta de Mos and of course turned items by Robin. The wine bottle stoppers are a big draw this year and he has also been busy with some wood that we brought back from Mozambique in 2006. He has some beautiful Pink Ivory that he has started to turn – it came from South Africa, where a friend had to cut down this one tree to make way for a road widening project.
The hyena that lives at Gallery Covas
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