I am a French self-taught artist, and these past twenty years I have made Norway my home. Moving to the Lofoten islands was the greatest present I ever made to myself and the Arctic landscapes are indeed a true treat for any artist’s eyes. I live with my British soulmate, my sweet Papillon girls, Lucy and Pixie and the spirit of my border collie, Loki. My creativity is a tribute to the eyes that blink in the heart of every smallest thing, the flowing dreams whose pulse tries to reach to us in our most meditative state.
This is a Troll hat I made for Halloween, it’s basically a paper diorama representing a landscape since trolls are a personification of Nature. It’s made of paper, painted with watercolours and there are 4 electric tealights. I don’t think I’ll be able to run with it, but that’s allright, since trolls are supposed to be slow.
Tada! My first broomstick! About time! It was a delight working on the composition, preparing all the little parts (beads, wooden cut-outs, paper leaves, woven ribbons) and of course making the body itself. The making was magical (of course). Some people have different broomsticks for many different occasions, but I am limited by the lack of space, so this one will
It took four days, ten hours a day, to glaze lantern, brooches and beads. It is extremely time-consuming but at least, I’m learning a lot about the glazes I use. Inside the lantern, there is a Pixie and lots of books for him to read. Details about the glazes I used. Fired at 1190 C, 12 hours:
I went to listen to the song of the aspen leaves in the wind. I finished the fresco for my altar, it took one month and a half and as it’s part of a diorama, most of it is hidden, but I know what’s behind the houses. A whole world. The houses aren’t totally finished but I’m having a break.
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