Image: Pia Paulinec
Many people have an affinity for wine. Making more of it, not just enjoying it, but creating something lasting is rare. Seen in this way, Elisabeth Hackl can consider herself special. The 46-year-old who lives in Wilhering would never see herself like that. She has a knack for giving old vines a new life by turning them into the focal point of decorative objects.
“They are beautiful to look at and have a certain character,” says Hackl in an OÖN interview about the rejects from wine production. The vines are thrown away when they have served their purpose. The inn’s daughter from Hinterstoder, who moved to Wilhering 15 years ago for love, thought that was a shame. This is how her fascination with wine culture emerged into something tangible by using the vines as the basis for her crafts.
Premiere with candlestick
The creative “pastime” as a balance to the 40-hour job in an advertising technology company is also reflected in the ceramics that are created in her workshop. She is housed in a small house that also serves as a self-catering stable for her three horses. She has been associated with equestrianism since childhood, and behind this lies the secret of the name of her artistic work: “Priwa” is the combination of the names of her first three horses. But back to the vines that caught Hackl’s attention in 2019. it started with a candlestick.
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Image: Pia Paulinec
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