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Agave Agave of Hvar is a true queen of island's rocks. It blooms only once in its centennial life-span and then it withers and dies. Right at that moment Hvar artist Ivica Tomičić- Tajnikov takes the subterranean part of the plant and works on it in a special way and as he tries to preserve the natural form of the root each work becomes a unique piece. Thus peculiar bowls, vases, pots are created -- a unique souvenir of Hvar. However, the most beautiful part of the story of agave is the one telling of its filaments. Roughly a hundred years ago our sea- men brought back from Tenerife a sample of lace made of agave. In the Benedictine nunnery one of the nuns studied technique of its making for a long time. The result of this long observation was the laces that were prettier and grander than those of Canaries. They became unique in the world. When working, the nuns respect the "regulation" of not weaving lace when Bura -- the north wind- is blowing since the wind stretches and breaks tender agave filaments. The Benedictines of Hvar weave filaments during Jugo -- the south wind- , a moist wind of artistic inspiration. There are no drafts, each sketch is in nun's imagination and it develops as being made. Patterns are mostly full of sun, flowery, cheerful and luxurious. Laces are neither washed nor ironed, and are kept under glass.
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Agava Hvarska agava istinska je kraljica otočkoga kamena. Cvjeta samo jednom u svom stoljetnom vijeku, a tada se suši i ugiba. Upravo tada hvarski umjetnik Ivica Tomičić-Tajnikov uzima podzemni dio biljke i obrađuje ga na poseban način. U nastojanju da zadrži što prirodniju formu korijena, svaki rad postaje unikat. Tako nastaju osebujne posude, zdjele, ćupovi - jedinstveni hvarski suvenir. No najljepši dio priče o agavi onaj je o njezinoj niti. Prije stotinjak godina, naši su pomorci dopremili u Hvar jedan primjerak čipke od agave s Tenerifa. U samostanu benediktinki jedna je redovnica dugo proučavala tehniku rada. Rezultat dugoga promatranja bile su čipke, ljepše i bogatije od onih s Kanara. Postale su jedinstvene na svijetu. Radeći, redovnice poštuju zakon da se čipke ne vezu kad puše bura, jer taj vjetar nježne niti agave napinje i kida. Benediktinke na Hvaru vezu ih za juga, vlažnog vjetra umjetničkih nadahnuća. Ne postoje nacrti, već se svaka skica nalazi u mašti redovnice i razvija se u samoj izradi. Motivi su uglavnom puni sunca, cvjetni, vedri i raskošni. Čipke se ne peru i ne glačaju. Čuvaju se pod staklom.