Jim’s HAIR ARTIST | HAIR PIECES | PRIVATE GYM
Beautifully styled turbans, and an amazing collection of lightweight and affordable wigs. Used as part of your cancer treatment or simply for aesthetic well-being. Private salon with complete discretion and care.
Getting closer W H I L E J A C K A N D W A LT E R L O O K F O R W A R D T O T H E I R O P E N I N G D AT E – STILL TO BE DECIDED – THE Y SHOW US THE ART COLLEC TION T H AT W I L L S O O N D R E S S T H E WA L L S O F O L H ÃO ’ S C A S A A M O R
Wo rd s: E L A I N E J O Y C E
“A
RTISTS have always made our lives more
TURBANS + 3 5 1 2 8 9 3 9 8 1 7 8 | + 3 5 1 9 14 4 5 2 3 1 5 | j i m @ j i m s .p t www.jims.pt | Em527 943A, 8135-128 Almancil
beautiful, whether at home or in museums, exhibitions, galleries, the streets,” Walter says. “So, when we found we couldn’t take finished photos in September, we went to see Agathe Bazin, a talented young artist who moved her studiogallery into Zé and Maria’s former boutique. “It’s not always easy for an artist to accept commissioned work,” says Walter, “but Agathe, who has followed us since the beginning, was enthusiastic. We exchanged dozens of on-the-spot snap shots, on-site visits, hours of discussion and she set to work, translating our universe into watercolours – the 1870 building, a cozy room, the rooftop, the patio.” Artists have been part of the Casa Amor project from the start and Jack and Walter have planned an exhibition space to promote their work. “It will be a modest space,” says Jack, “but something special to show off some real talents.” Thus the white walls will welcome the works the duo have collected around the world. “They are favourites and also the realisation of friendships formed, and sometimes also a way to help others, as we did with the huge canvas of Marie-Anne Briskman acquired in the 90s in Poitiers in France as part of a fund-raiser for Aids, or the soft watercolour of Dora Keogh we purchased to benefit of the
