Engraving napkin rings in bamboo

Engraving napkin rings in bamboo

place "A Paragem" building
Min 1   Max 6
Minimum Age 12
Target Audience: All

Guide: Helena Campos

November 02 2024
From 15:00 to 16:00

A short summary of bamboo's origins, locations and uses, as well as techniques for working with it.

How to get there

From the Cultural Center (550m): On foot, exiting from the event’s reception (Cultural Center), go downwards (south) along the road “Estrada da Mata Nacional” for about 300 meters. Turn left “Jacques Favre Castelo Branco” street, passing by the Municipal Market, following the road until its end (150m), reaching the street “Capitão Francisco da Silva Rijo”. Turn right and walk 100m. The building is white and yellow and is located just opposite the bus stop near the church.

From Lagos: Arriving in the city of Lagos, at the Municipal Stadium roundabout, head towards Bensafrim. At the exit of Portelas, take the EM 531 on the left, towards Barão de São João, passing by Monte Judeu. Keep going straight ahead, towards Barão de S. João. Once within Barão de São João, keep straight, bearing right towards “Bensafrim”, going around the Church. You can park at the exit to the village, in a parking lot on the right, behind the church and cemetery, and walk the rest of the way. The building is white and yellow and is located just opposite the bus stop near the church.

Artists

Helena Campos

Lives in the countryside since 1976, but she only  settled in a small farm in the region of Barão de São João in 1987. The work on bamboo has also been with her ever since. Bamboo, or also called cana-da India, is all born in Portugal. The objects she make are mostly utilitarian and adornment.
Since 2000 she paint small fictional landscapes in watercolor.

 

Contacts:
Sitio de Gil Eanes - 8600-013 Barão de São João
lena.bamboo@gmail.com
(+351) 917 760 230