True GluttonsBruce W CarpenterMarch 25, 2013September 4, 2017 by Bruce W CarpenterMarch 25, 2013September 4, 20171847In Bali the purist embodiment of Greed, one of the most ancient and reviled of the Seven Sins, is found...
Nyepi: Parade of the DemonsQraved TeamFebruary 25, 2013August 16, 2017 by Qraved TeamFebruary 25, 2013August 16, 201711731Work has already begun on a mysterious five metre tall creature hidden behind a huge tarp with Styrofoam shavings lying...
Anita Scheeres: Independent Bookseller in BaliQraved TeamFebruary 11, 2013August 16, 2017 by Qraved TeamFebruary 11, 2013August 16, 201711740Anita Scheeres fell into bookselling. Each time she would visit her family in Sydney, she would lug books back to...
Rumble in the JungleKristan JuliusJanuary 28, 2013September 6, 2017 by Kristan JuliusJanuary 28, 2013September 6, 201701423The one thing that strikes me when you walk along the sidewalk of anywhere in Bali that sells clothes is...
Stars over BaliQraved TeamJanuary 28, 2013September 6, 2017 by Qraved TeamJanuary 28, 2013September 6, 20174 8062From time immemorial humans have been transfixed by the heavens. The oldest map of the night sky, found in Germany...
The Ancient Puzzles of BorobudurGrace SusetyoJanuary 28, 2013September 6, 2017 by Grace SusetyoJanuary 28, 2013September 6, 201704909The Borobudur Temple is considered by many to be a wonder of the ancient world. We all probably have heard...
Cosmic ArtBruce W CarpenterJanuary 28, 2013December 20, 2019 by Bruce W CarpenterJanuary 28, 2013December 20, 201901893The Sun, Moon, Planets and Stars have served as the muses of artists, musicians, poets and writers since the beginning...
Art in Bali ? Future ProspectsBruce W CarpenterJanuary 15, 2013September 6, 2017 by Bruce W CarpenterJanuary 15, 2013September 6, 201702026According to Naomi Samara, a young Indonesian artist and native of Sanur Beach, Bali, the island is brimming with young,...
Meet Bruce Granquist: Artist, Mapmaker, Writer, BooksellerQraved TeamDecember 20, 2012September 6, 2017 by Qraved TeamDecember 20, 2012September 6, 201701288For half a decade Bruce Granquist travelled the hills, valleys and back roads of Bali on an old Honda 200cc...
Forbidden Love Part 3 – Girls Will Have FunBruce W CarpenterDecember 3, 2012June 21, 2021 by Bruce W CarpenterDecember 3, 2012June 21, 202111878“Music melts all the separate parts of our bodies together.” Anaïs Nin, Delta of Venus, Erotica 1977. When it comes...
Art & Forbidden Fruit in Bali: Part TwoBruce W CarpenterNovember 19, 2012September 6, 2017 by Bruce W CarpenterNovember 19, 2012September 6, 201702160The prominent role of gay expatriate artists in Bali before the Second World War must have deeply disturbed some members...
John MarcianoRemko TanisNovember 19, 2012September 6, 2017 by Remko TanisNovember 19, 2012September 6, 201702933Meet John Marciano, founder of the Republic of Soap – a holistic approach to creating products reminiscent of a bygone...
Pablo GentileRemko TanisNovember 6, 2012September 6, 2017 by Remko TanisNovember 6, 2012September 6, 201701824Meet Pablo Gentile. A gutsy American artist who moved to Bali in the 80s to breathe art and live within...
Art and Forbidden Fruit in BaliBruce W CarpenterNovember 6, 2012December 20, 2019 by Bruce W CarpenterNovember 6, 2012December 20, 201912949Part One – Straight Men The artist needs his muse they say. The qualifications for the job are complex and...
Ubud Writers and Readers Festival 2012: International Poetry Slam!Remko TanisOctober 23, 2012September 5, 2017 by Remko TanisOctober 23, 2012September 5, 20170983In Quantum mechanics, water forms nice shapes for nice words and bad shapes for bad words. Our thoughts shape the...
John BergmanMaritta RastutiOctober 9, 2012September 6, 2017 by Maritta RastutiOctober 9, 2012September 6, 20172 991Meet John Bergman. A professional photographer who enjoys living the dream in Bali. John, you are now a photographer in...
SUMMER SYNDROME ? Kid Kudi at PHBCMaritta RastutiOctober 9, 2012September 6, 2017 by Maritta RastutiOctober 9, 2012September 6, 20170952Everyone loves a costume party, and when I mean everyone… I mean me. Usually I have to wait until Halloween...
Rudolf Bonnet – Son of a Priest from TampaksiringBruce W CarpenterOctober 9, 2012September 6, 2017 by Bruce W CarpenterOctober 9, 2012September 6, 201701810This beautiful pastel drawing made in 1929 by the Dutch artist Rudolf Bonnet is remarkable for several reasons. Having arrived...
Sarita Newson of Saritaksu Editions: Independent Bali PublisherQraved TeamSeptember 24, 2012October 20, 2017 by Qraved TeamSeptember 24, 2012October 20, 201701932 “I saw a marlin jump out there once.” We were sitting in an open balé in Sarita Newson’s home office...
The Story of a Royal NecklaceBruce W CarpenterSeptember 24, 2012October 20, 2017 by Bruce W CarpenterSeptember 24, 2012October 20, 201711809Gold, Rubies, Sapphires, Diamonds, History Encrusted with over 70 rubies from Myanmar, diamonds from Borneo and sapphires from India, and...
A Tale of IkoBruce W CarpenterSeptember 10, 2012September 6, 2017 by Bruce W CarpenterSeptember 10, 2012September 6, 201701793“This is my earthly life, full of trouble and struggle, and many are my enemies, laughing at me…their words sharper...