I’ve been in France for three weeks. I’ve taken more than 3,000 photographs, been all over the country – from Provence to Paris, Marseilles to the Mid-Pyrenees, and Paris to Giverny and the ‘burbs.
I post all my photos when I travel on my Travel With Me blog.
As far as art is concerned, I have seen so many cool things while here. When I get back, I am going to immerse myself in porcelain pottery. A friend took me to Bernardaud in Paris where I saw at porcelain sculpture as well as dishes, teapots and cups that all took my breath away.
I was expecting to buy a beautiful votive, which I did.
I was not expecting to be totally blown away by the non-traditional and artistic pieces in this store.
Yes – this sculpture is very strange. It was made by Brazilian brothers Humberto Campana (b. 1953) and Fernando Campana (b. 1961) in a series called Nazareth in 2007-8. It is made of porcelain glazed with a metallic finish.
I cannot explain why I love it so much and that if I had a spare 32K Euro laying around, I would buy it. It inspires me. So do many other smaller, less provocative things. I will mull them all over when I return and continue to transform the art I make when I recover from jet lag and get back in my studio.