Mastodawn

Energy transitional kitchen: moving off gas & wood without a full remodel. Someone must have traded an original fireplace for the wood burning stove, which likely became the main source of heat. But since we brush past it to use the door, someone was bound to be burned. Then the gas lines were red tagged for not being up to code. Great! We had to replace the gas water heater too, so now we have a rooftop solar water heater and a small electric backup. We use a countertop oven and an induction cooktop--neither very good, in truth. But they will do. We have much more pressing problems. The roof might be made sound this week. One can hope. #beforeandafter #climate #diy #porto #azulejo #azulejos #energy #induction

Lusoteca Mar 28

・ Panel ・

👤 Jorge Martins / Ratton Cerâmicas, 1988/1993
🏛️ National Azulejo Museum ・ Lisbon, Portugal

In 1987, Ratton Cerâmicas was founded in Lisbon. This gallery, whose aim to simulate and publicize the creation of contemporaneous tiles by Portuguese and foreigner artists, has encouraged them to show interest in the specific types and techniq(...)
#portugal #museum #azulejo

https://artsandculture.google.com/asset/panel-jorge-martins-ratton-cer%C3%A2micas/fQELxvXbHWXptA

Lusoteca Mar 12

・ Spanish-Moorish tiles panel ・

👤 Fernan Martinez Quijarro, 1503 A.D.
🏛️ Museu Nacional de Machado de Castro ・ Coimbra, Portugal

These "corda seca" tiles have a similar pattern to the mudejar ceilings and were imported from Seville in 1503 to decorate the Cathedral.
#portugal #museum #azulejo

https://artsandculture.google.com/asset/spanish-moorish-tiles-panel/OQG9OF9JxWPSCA

Lusoteca Mar 1

・ City ・

👤 Manual Cargaleiro / Fábrica de Cerâmica Viuva Lamego, 1988 (panel signed and dated)
🏛️ National Azulejo Museum ・ Lisbon, Portugal

Abstract composition representing the city of Lisbon.
#portugal #museum #azulejo

https://artsandculture.google.com/asset/city/hQHA-F9PMxENmQ

~meoralis~Feb 26

#ThrowbackThursday #TBT 8 years ago today, we visited #Aveiro. I've already shared several memories of this beautiful city (often called the "Venice of #Portugal") last year, so here's something different: a #church. This is the Capela de São Gonçalinho (also known as the Capela de São Gonçalo), built in 1714.
You might spot the statue of the chapel's patron saint, São Gonçalo de Amarante, in a niche just above the entrance. He's the patron saint of bone diseases and marital disputes and is celebrated annually in January.
I'm also sneaking in a #Doorsday, as the door is such a striking feature, alongside the iconic #azulejos.

#Kirche #Kapelle #chapel #architecture #Architektur #cityscape #urban #Barock #Baroque #azulejo #GlóriaEVeraCruz #BeiraMar

Lusoteca Feb 14

・ Alicatado tiles with a geometrical composition ・

👤 Unknown, 16th century -
🏛️ National Palace of Sintra ・ Sintra, Portugal

In the rich decoration of the so-called Sala Árabe (Arab Room), from the time of King Manuel I, the most outstanding feature is the panels of geometrical tiles that create a three-dimensional optical illusion, topped by friezes of relief tiles (...)
#portugal #museum #azulejo

https://artsandculture.google.com/asset/alicatado-tiles-with-a-geometrical-composition/ogGWfP4fvJGJRg