The Shelf Life Of Ensure

Helga King in conversation with Mrs. Petra Wagner

Dear Ms. Wagner, these days I have your book " Chiemgau crafts, design, art, tradition " reviewed. Here I would like to ask you some questions.

Helga King : How do I read you live in Prien and therefore is aware of which they write. Made you the love of this region to be written the book?

Petra Wagner

Petra Wagner : The book is published in a number of the new book publishing Umschau - With my books, I would like to make the region of Chiemgau to erspürbar for others. Here is the tradition and customs still very much alive and has a great importance, in this context is also the knowledge of ancient crafts appreciated. You and the tradition I wanted to dedicate this book, especially because my previous reader's eyes to an innovative Chiemgau laid to combine skilfully on houses and people, tradition and modernity.

Helga King : What personal connection do you have about craft, tradition, art and design of the Chiemgau?

Petra Wagner : I am fascinated by the passion to go with the artisans to work. You feel the honor of the former guilds connected and committed, that the good honest hand work that brings always have the slightly more robust than would be necessary - so that it "looks for something" so that something is created, to be maintained for years with This pride can look inspires me above all, how many "newcomers" have acquired a lot of effort and patience, as for example the old Handwerskünste pleating, the quill embroidery and staghorn carving -. that would otherwise be lost.

Helga King: Did you have occasion, in the "restoration workshops Neubauer GmbH" digging into the daily work of graduate conservators and if so, what impression it left with you?

Petra Wagner: I was with all the intensive operations in conversation - the daily work is not so much in my focus rather than the vision and what drives these people. All I am trying to incorporate into my portraits.

Helga King : They report on so-called "Monastery work. Dominate in the Chiemgau many women this is one skill or this hand of the past?

Petra Wagner: No, these skills have only a few. I had to search long and hard, until I found the lady or the Lord of the quill embroidery. You have really help to get this knowledge. These people have the love of tradition - like the knife maker or the costume jewelry manufacturers - these skills in painstaking detail work self-taught, because there are hardly any Pesonen that can achieve this. Many of them have their turn in courses to learn these skills.

Helga King : Hold the Chiemgau because of the tourists the tradition of high or is there another motive?

Petra Wagner : The tradition is certainly alive, for the pure love of the region and its traditions and its customs. The ceremonies are not held because of the tourists - they are everywhere throughout the year beochbachten distributed by the maypole setting up Kirtafest over to the horse's pilgrimages - and not forgetting the Bavarian weddings that are celebrated here on a very special way.

Helga King : Is it a status symbol in the Chiemgau, if the dress jackets are decorated with very delicate carvers and if so, how to express Staut the differences?

Petra Wagner : they once were, are included to show what one is and has. The magnificent decked, the richer the Bauer.Heute it's more of a love of tradition and of course the reputation of the old crafts, which is symbolized with it.

Helga King : Can you get used to local-bearers with Dirndl Dirndl modern design?

Petra Wagner : Yes well that, in addition to more traditional carriers combine so many young women also fashion items combine with it or cheeky materials. They all get to a really worth protecting tradition that looks to have quite wonderful.

Helga King: How important is the dirndl Chiemgau in young women?

Petra Wagner: I think every woman has several Chiemgau Dirndl - for Rosenheim Oktoberfest is seen throughout the region in costume. A really worth seeing event, no one should miss, which is staying here at this time. It takes just two weeks before the Munich Oktoberfest and the small counterpart, only more authentic.

Helga King : Is the Lüftlmalerei Chiemgau in a trade with a future?

Petra Wagner : The facades are still often decorated with paintings. For this, the traditional motives must indeed be refreshed every now and then.

Helga King: I was thrilled the short story on the church painter and restorer John Klinger. Did you have occasion Mr. Klinger (a man who affects me tremendously open and sympathetic) at work to watch and if so, what impressions did you have?

Petra Wagner : What was also of the other people in the book I am also very impressed by him - to convince his work and also as a person he is absolutely interesting. He has a small gallery in Aschau, to which interested parties can contact.

Thank you for the interview, Mrs Wagner.

your Helga King