The last village I had the opportunity to explore with my camera was Roussillon. Large quarries of Ochre were mined in the late 18th century to about 1930’s for artist colors and textiles. It has since been prohibited to mine in Roussillon, but other quarries have been exploited nearby. There
Each year the quarry at Les Baux has a show of artists projections. This year it was Bosch, Brueghel, and Arcimboldo. They are medieval and Renaissance artists that lived between 1450 and 1593. Two of them were Dutch and Arcimboldo was Italian. While their styles were very different they had
I make my slow accent to the top of the castle. I say slow because the stairs where well worn and very steep. I felt like I was scaling a mountian and had to use the hand rail to hoist me to the next step. This was one of the
As I sift through photos of my recent adventures I keep thinking how camera crazy I was. Like a tourist but also like a hungry artist let loose in her best situation. This was it. The moment. I am in it; I am present. Everything is hyper clear. As if
I can not post about my trip to France without dedicating an entry to the Couleur Garance! After all this was the reason for my journey in the first place. A few years back I attended a lecture from the renowned natural dye innovator Michel Garcia. I was at a
I was invited to take a day trip and picnic with the staff at the Couleur Garance in the coastal town of Rayol. They have a beautiful Mediterranean garden that overlooks the sea. This Garden was built in the 1920’s by Gilles Clement. He wanted to bring landscapes from the
The adventure continues……….I actually have so much to share I am hustling to organize my thoughts and photographs. This is a good thing! I have not had this much excitement in my life in….,well, a life time. One day while I was shopping in the village deciding what cheese to
This is Nathalie. She is my new friend I met the first week of my stay in Lauris. She is an artist who mainly works in printmaking. Her dog is named Boggie and her cat is Minette. There are a lot of stray cats in the village and Nathalie decide
Today was my first whole day of independence. The sun was shinning after a few grey and drizzly days and this weekend is a long one because May 1 in Europe is Labor day. In the states I celebrate Beltane. None the less it is a time to take a
