Decor lighting from Art Gecko - Light up your life!

At Art Gecko Shop we carry many different types of decor lighting to give a unique warm feeling to your room. We will be getting a whole new shipment in from Bali in the next several weeks. 

 We carry many "cricket cage" lights such as this blue style above. 

This is a small tempered glass 4 sided table light

A ball tempered glass table light.

Another version of a cricket floor light.
More lighting at http://www.artgeckoshop.com/home/ags/listitems_13_0?

Shopping in Bali, Indonesia

Co-owner Marcel travels to Bali Indonesia once a year to find fun, interesting, and collectable items for the stores.


Street corner shop somewhere south of Ubud



At a wood carving store negotiating a good price. 

Wood Carved buddhas

In Buddhism, the term buddha usually refers to one who has become enlightened! We have several wood carved buddha statues. 

Wood carved seated buddha from Swar wood
http://www.artgeckoshop.com/home/ags/page_39_18/wood_carved_buddha_1.html

We have 2 stores in Madison WI. Come and visit us!

You can find us at 507 State St. near the UW campus and at 1725 Monroe St. on the near west side.

Questions/comments: thomas@artgeckoshop.com

Nypie Celebration in Bali, Indonesia

March 5th, 2011
     Bali prepares each year for a total shutdown on the official day of silence known as Nyepi. Nyepi literally means quiet in the Balinese language and is the name given to the day each year when it is a religious obligation of every Balinese Hindu to dedicate an entire day to quiet introspection and spiritual cleansing as he or she embarks on a New Year in the Balinese lunar calendar. Starting from approximately 5 a.m. sometime in March and continuing until 6 a.m. the following day. 
     Nyepi is observed by the devout through the abstinence from food and drink, human speech, and even the lighting of fires or lamps. As a result, Bali resembles a ghost town throughout this period with all businesses and thoroughfares closed. Traditional village security - Pecalang patrol the island permitting the passage of only emergency vehicles and sternly rebuking neighbors who allow noise or light to be transmitted from their living quarters Nyepi is the day marking the first day of the Balinese Saka calendar and is strictly observed island-wide with a day of absolute silence and meditation, including the shut down for a 24 hour period of the island's airport.  

Ogah Ogah's are made out of paper mache and represent evil spirits.

Much music is played loudly to awaken the evil spirits to drive them away

Later in the evening all Ogah Ogah's are burned to release and destroy the evil spirits 

VINTAGE NATIVE TURQUOISE COLLECTION

Jewelry in this category is from the large collection of Mary Kwasigroch of WI. We have obtained a tiny fraction of her jewelry and more items are housed in our stores. Mary's family had a long-time connection to natives and their crafts, owning a store before the turn of the century in the trading hub now known as Wisconsin Dells. Her extensive personal collection started on her honeymoon in 1942 and included hand-woven baskets, jewelry, carvings, tools, fetishes and more. Mary has passed on to another world now and we have been working with the Kwasigroch family to obtain as much information on the jewelry as we can. Anyone seeking information on any other native items from the family can obtain their information from our stores. (Goodness Mary, you sure knew how to pick 'em!)  It has been a challenge for the staff not to buy every piece we see. We understand treats like these don't come around twice!

Navajo sand cast cuff with 5 natural turquoise cabs 

http://www.artgeckoshop.com/home/ags/page_283_25/sand_cast_turquoise_cuff_5_ovals.html

21 uncut turquoise stones. One of a kind!

We have many styles of unique jewelry.

Here is an example of a blue topaz ring: Four square faceted blue topaz top off 4 square tapered tubes of silver connected at their points to form a shank. A light oxidized line of square spirals accent the sides. 


Blue topaz is Texas' states gemstone. Naturally occurring blue topaz is quite rare. Typically, colorless, gray or pale yellow and blue material is heat treated and irradiated to produce a more desired darker blue. 

http://www.artgeckoshop.com/home/ags/page_292_8/blue_topaz_4_stone_ring.html

Blue Topaz is the birthstone of December it is a talisman for the sign of Sagittarius. The name Topaz comes from the Sanskrit and means fire.


During the Middle Ages, Topaz was thought to heal both physical and mental disorders and prevent death.

Art Gecko Shop Blog is now online!

Hello all you Art Gecko followers. Thank you for shopping with us at our two Madison locations. We are moving into Web 2.0 with new social media applications. You can check details on our products, see videos, learn how we travel and buy products, hear about arrival of new containers, and much more.

SEE US AT  http://artgeckoshop.com/ 

     We also have a facebook page, so check us out there too.
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Much more to come!