Photo Credits

Photos by Alfredo Falvo, Nicolò Panzeri, Sylvie Léget, Charlotte Vernet, Michel Starobinsky, Patricia Goldschmid, Patrick Imholz, Mattia Liberati, Vittoria Bianchini, Eric Bergoend, Alexandre de Titta, Sabrina Tosato, Andrea Livieri, Andrea Della Giovampaola, alexander Bartok, and many of our dear guests, as well as me and Bernard Vischer, my husband, and his son, Simon Vischer.

Trafonti Map by Archiloop

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Four intense days of creativity led by stellar art

Four intense days of creativity led by stellar artist Daniel Canogar of @studiodanielcanogar with a fabulous group of artists. Paying attention to the surroundings, observing, listening and creating original art projects under his expert guidance and positive encouragements. Culminating in an art show in and around Trafonti.
It all made so much sense!
#thisiswhatwedo #thisiswhoweare #contemporaryart #poderetrafonti #tuscandiary #be #do #sense

🌳 A walk on the wild side 🌿 I took a walk in

🌳 A walk on the wild side 🌿
I took a walk in the forest with @kate_and_the_bad_seeds , a human fairy, who teaches me to resonate with nature. Looking up at the green crown of trees and naming them. Scouting the musty soil, where all sorts of mushrooms thrive. Smelling the scent of petrichor and bark. Listening to the rustling leaves and the song of birds. Feeling the tickle of spiderwebs and the brush of branches.
A slow, conscious walk in the woods is pure therapy (no matter if you find edibles or not…). It brightens your mood, calms your swirling brain and fills your body with fresh air. Will you take a walk with me on the wild side? 🌞🍃 (with Lara the lagotto, of course! 🐾)
#ForestWalk #NatureTherapy #Mindfulness #ReconnectWithNature #OutdoorHealing #ResonatewithNature #walkonthewildside #slowdown #tuscandiary #poderetrafonti

A colorful dog life or what happens when an artist

A colorful dog life or what happens when an artist hangs out with a lagotto and there’s paint on hand.

#dogportrait #lagottoromagnolo #contemporaryart #poderetrafonti #tuscandiary #artistinresidence #artresidency #paintit #seeit

Catalina León, our third artist in residence, spe

Catalina León, our third artist in residence, spent the summer at Podere Trafonti preparing for her solo show Agñipé at @galeriamayoral (heads up: it opens on 17 September in Barcelona), exploring the region’s artistic treasures, immersing herself into the local scene and weaving a web of connections.

She collected bits and pieces of branches, rocks, fabrics and threads to create a universe from which her compositions emerge.

She set up a yurt in our olive grove and invited people to come and paint with her.
(The yurt is still here; you may still come and paint. One day the genie will return to gather your offerings.)

She went into the woods to dance with her canvasses and adorn the trees with her veils.

*****

In these beautiful pictures @andreadellagio caught her bright, elfin spirit, fierce and wise at the same time, but also gentle and loving.

#contemporaryart #trafontiartresidency #artistinresidence #catalinaleon #artactivation #agnipe #artislife

📷 @andreadellagio
© PodereTrafonti and Catalina León

Friends and neighbours art activating with Argenti

Friends and neighbours art activating with Argentinian artist Catalina Leòn at Podere Trafonti this August.

Catalina is our third artist in residence and will remain until 2 September 2024. And we’re quite sure that she will return to see us in the future. Until then, if the fabrics or papers in Catalina’s yurt call you, you are welcome to come paint or draw. Just send me a brief message to let me know.

Agñipé, n.

Catalina invented this word which is also the title of her upcoming exhibit at @galeriamayoral in Barcelona. It means many different things, such as:

1. A hot day in the middle of winter
2. Something beautiful that appears without having looked for it
3. A sweet-and-sour taste
4. That bubbling feeling after dancing a lot
5. That lucidity you reach when you give up trying to understand something

Feel free to add your own contribution to the list of meanings of this magical-sounding word!

#contemporaryart #trafontiartresidency #artistinresidence #catalinaleon #artactivation #agnipe #paintasyoubreathe #artislife

Cet émerveillement que nous ressentons devant le

Cet émerveillement que nous ressentons devant le vivant.
Ces lumières que nous observons de l’intérieur.
Cette envie de danser, le coeur en joie.

Comment nourrissez-vous votre inspiration?
Où envoyez-vous votre expiration ?

Stage de yoga et dessin avec @vidyagastaldon du 12-15 septembre 2024.

Encore quelques places disponibles, écrivez-nous rapidement! welcome@poderetrafonti.com

Nous vous attendons les bras ouverts.

📷 @sofienadler @arte @galerieartconcept

#vidyagastaldon #yoga #retraitedeyoga #inspiration #expiration #stagededessin #yogaducachmire #poderetrafonti #êtrefairesentir #méditation #pranayama #artcontemporain #créativité

Stage de yoga et dessin avec @vidyagastaldon du 12

Stage de yoga et dessin avec @vidyagastaldon du 12-15 septembre 2024

Encore quelques places disponibles, écrivez-nous rapidement!

Cet émerveillement que nous ressentons devant les choses si simples et si belles qu’une clairière dans la forêt, un coléoptère sur une fleur d’artichaut, une libellule dans la lavande, un dessin d’une fleur bleue...

Ces couleurs et lumières que nous observons et qui nous donnent envie de créer ou de danser, le coeur en joie.

Comment nourrissez-vous votre inspiration?

Au stage de yoga du cachemire et de dessin de cet automne, vous pourrez vous rassasier de beauté, dans la sérénité et l’harmonie enchanteresse de la Toscane du sud.

Nous avons encore quelques places disponibles pour ce merveilleux stage de yoga et dessin avec Vidya Gastaldon, artiste renommée et enseignante de yoga du Cachemire.

Ecrivez-nous pour plus d’informations et pour vous enregistrer.

Nous vous attendons les bras ouverts.

#vidyagastaldon #yoga #retraitedeyoga #toscane #inspiration #yogaducashmire #expiration #Creativity #dessin

Summer fun with friends and family, and, of course

Summer fun with friends and family, and, of course, Lara.

#summervibes #larathelagotto #mökkly #lakeswimming #gelato #checalore☀️

Come and hang out in the yurt with artist in resid

Come and hang out in the yurt with artist in residence Catalina Leon at Podere’s Trafonti. Chat about art, nature, life and maybe pick up a brush to free your creativity.
#artistinresidence #artinstallation #catslinaleon #poderetrafonti #trafontiartistresidency #trafontiartresidency #tuscandiary #artintheyurt #summervibes

It’s traditionally called tree pose or vrikshasa

It’s traditionally called tree pose or vrikshasana We call it cypress pose, you can see why…

Vrksasana builds strength and balance, and helps you feel centered, steady and grounded. It builds confidence and calmness. It teaches you to simultaneously press down and feel rooted as you reach tall like the branches of a mighty cypress. It leads you to explore your connection with your body and to fully stay in the here and now.

What does tree pose do for you?

#vikshasana #treepose #yogaeverydamnday #practiceyogachangeyourworld #keepstrong #keepcalm #yesyoucan #poderetrafonti #tuscandiary #dayadeepayoga #yogaretreat

St. John’s night is celebrated in Italy from 23

St. John’s night is celebrated in Italy from 23 to 24 June. St. John is linked to the collection of herbs such as hypericum, known as St. John's wort, which has extraordinary curative properties. It is also known as the “night of the witches”, in prolongation of the summer solstice rites related to rebirth, harvest and fertility. The wise women – or “witches” – are women who cure physical and emotional ills with medicinal plants. In herbal medicine and phytotherapy it is considered the best time of the year for collect healing herbs.

To celebrate San Giovanni collect a variety of flowers and herbs and put them in a bowl of water (preferably rainwater but filtered water will do) and leave it out exposed to the moon and the morning dew during the night from 23-24 June. In the morning, wash your face and hands or your whole body with this water and you will age wonderfully. Or else, make a small bouquet of flowers and herbs and keep it somewhere in your house for good fortune. If possible, include St. John’s wort, to keep away dark thoughts and low spirits.

May you flourish and bloom and may your days be filled with serenity and joy!

P.S. If you know of any other St. John’s rituals, please share them with us!

Take a little gong shower to wake up body and mind

Take a little gong shower to wake up body and mind!

Thank you Donna from @emergencyoga for the energy and light you brought to Trafonti with your holistic rituals and practices.

We look forward to hosting you again from 29 October to 2 November this fall (for more infos, ping Donna or me privately, please).

#getthevibe #gongbath #yogaretreateurope #yogaretreat2024 #yogainspiration #yogaattrafonti #breathe #move #be #activeliving #poderetrafonti #tuscandiary

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