The German art studio “two lives Einklang” in Hannover was established by Silke Klein and the late Hans Kreich. Besides many other workshops, expositions, and so on, they organized a great art contest in 2003, titled “Hier brummt’s…” (Here it buzzes), which was entirely centered around cockchafers. They prepared almost 2000 clay tiles in cockchafer form and participants could work with these using various techniques. This resulted in an impressive display of ceramic cockchafers that stretched out over 14 square meters.
The art studio still produces and sells blank ceramic cockchafers, that can be painted or otherwise artistically processed. I wrote about these in an earlier blog post.
This was the final blog post in the COCKCHAFER 1.5 WEEK series. I hope you liked it.
Silke Klein’s ceramics art studio and gallery “two lives Einklang” in Hannover, Germany, sells ceramic tiles in cockchafers shape. (They can also be ordered through the internet, but they only ship within Germany). The idea is, that you can paint or color them according to your own ideas.
If you don’t have any ideas, the pictures on webshop “twolives” may give you some.
They are also suitable for creative activities with children.
Three cockchafers, about 5-6 inch long, cost only €4,50 (+ Shipping cost/not outside Germany).
Catch the cockchafers; take about 30 piece for one serving and use them fresh. Remove the hard forewings, crush the beetles, after careful washing, in a mortar. Roast them in sizzling butter and cook in a meat broth. Pass the broth through a fine sieve and serve with toast.
Orinally published in the Vilbeler Anzeiger, on July 20th, 1870.
In 1320, […] cockchafers were brought to court in Avignon and sentenced to withdraw within three days onto a specially designated area, otherwise they would be outlawed. Subsequently since they failed to comply, they were collected and killed.
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![The German art studio “two lives Einklang” in Hannover was established by Silke Klein and the late Hans Kreich. Besides many other workshops, expositions, and so on, they organized a great art contest in 2003, titled “Hier brummt’s…” (Here it buzzes), which was entirely centered around cockchafers. They prepared almost 2000 clay tiles in cockchafer form and participants could work with these using various techniques. This resulted in an impressive display of ceramic cockchafers that stretched out over 14 square meters.
The art studio still produces and sells blank ceramic cockchafers, that can be painted or otherwise artistically processed. I wrote about these in an earlier blog post.
This was the final blog post in the COCKCHAFER 1.5 WEEK series. I hope you liked it.
Photos: Silke Klein, used with permission
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