Art in Bali

Almost everything in Bali is art, created by real artists and craftsmen and with great love.
People often come into my store and say the place has a very strong presence and that they can feel something through the artwork that I bring back. I bring back hand-carved statues, stone statues, furniture and canvas art and all of it holds a special kind of magic that only comes from the Balinese people.

I usually buy my artwork just outside of Ubud from a friend. This year that friend had a very unfortunate flooding during Bali’s rain season and half of her gallery got damaged. The most damage was caused to the roof, and she couldn’t afford to fix it.
I decided to help her out and brought a large amount of the paintings back on my last container. All of these paintings are hand-painted by local Balinese artists, many of them depicting abstract scenery of Bali, the people and its culture.

These paintings are for sale at our 17th Ave store in Calgary or can be purchased through our online store! All paintings are 50% off at this time and we’re offering free shipping for a limited time.

Hang Drum in Bali

The ancient practice of drumming can be a healing experience, releasing our emotions and helping us in our meditation. It can be one of the most creative and pleasurable ways to tap into the healing nature of rhythm.

Most of the drums we sell in our stores come from a local music factory on the island of Bali. Gopal is the owner of a musical instrument factory in Ubud. They produce many drums and other musical instruments, hand-made and often with recycled and sustainable materials. In our stores you may find their hang drums (also called hand pans, constructed from steel, shaped by hand and made to play with your hands), djembe drums (rope-tuned skin-covered goblet-shaped drums, also made to play with your hands) and didgeridoos (originally developed by the indigenous peoples of Australia, also known as natural wooden trumpet or “drone pipes”), these are very popular with our customers!

You can find these drums in our stores in Calgary and in our online store. Check out our unique assortment of drums!

Watch the talented Gopal play the hang drum for us, it’s truly amazing!

Roasting Coffee in Bali

For the production of coffee, the raw fruit is taken off the coffee plant. The cherry has the fruit or pulp removed leaving the seed or bean which is then dried. Then the beans are sorted and roasted. After cooling down they are packaged. In larger roasting houses the beans might be grounded before packaging.

Here we are visiting a coffee plantation in Bali and watching the roasting process. Love seeing the process with my own eyes! Way better than going to Starbucks 😉