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July 12th 2014
Published: July 12th 2014
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Jem with the artist's son
On the bus Lesko to Krakow 8am July 12 2014



'See you on the internet' said Yedyne as we left the BGTK Gallery (www.BGTK.pl) in Zagorz. Not a phrase we would have used in the past when we were travelling and yet most appropriate for the circumstance of today.



It was our last day in the Bieszczardy mountains and it was pouring with rain. So we has decided to find some artist craftsmen and explore some of the wooden churches so common in the area.



The first gallery was at the home Zdzislaw Pekalski in Hoczew (www.pekalski-gallery.com) and contained the best carving I had seen. What made his work stand out was that he used the natural form of the wood in the final shape of the sculpture. It felt he was working with the wood and not forcing a shape from it. We were shown around by his son as he is in hospital having had a stroke. He was clearly multi-talented because as well as wood sculptures he also painted on the wood and there was a book of poetry.



In Zagorz the small BGTK gallery is
Antoni and YedyneAntoni and YedyneAntoni and Yedyne

'See you on the internet'
run by a cooperative of 30 local artists including Yedyne who showed us around (www.yedyne.pl). The artists like oil paints and there were many fine works. We asked where the craftsmen worked and she took us to a small workshop in the garden to meet Antoni Luczka (www.luczka.pl). He was also a master craftsman of the area and was carving a small angel when we arrived (all the sculptures we saw anywhere were Christian images). His style was doll like and it was impressive to see him work. Apparently the craftsmen use Lime wood because it is soft and easy to work. He told us his daughter was marrying an English guy next year and he was glad to work when we wanted to and not when he had to.



Both craftsmen had provided sculptures for the twelve stations of the cross leading up a ruined Carmelite monastery at a bend of the river in Zagorz. You can climb up some stairs within one ruined tower to great views of the river bending round you -even in the rain. We discovered the trail from the website www.grupabieszczady.pl and some help from Google translate.



If you can not get to this amasing region of Poland you may want to 'meet them on the internet'.

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13th July 2014

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