petits papiers

camera obscura

 

There is a tormented side of childhood that triggers interest in me, much more than the innocent & sweet nature we usually portray. After all, growing up and learning about life is a complex, challenging path. By choosing her own children as subject, Sally Mann has captured the dark nature of childhood and adolescence better than any photographer i know. Her portraits are almost daunting.

I am a huge fan of her work.

 

 

 

 

Le travail exceptionel de la photographe Sally Mann. En documentant ses propres enfants, elle a capturé le coté obscure de l'enfance et de l'adolescence. Un sujet qui m'a toujours fasciné. Ses portraits sont d'un réalisme touchant, presque intimidant.

 

 

tangled up

 

Can't help but see a little bit of Pollock in Il Lee.

But this time no dripping technique, these are made using a ballpoint pen. Another one that reinforce my conviction that simplicity is the closest attribute to beauty.

 

Lucky you new york-based readers! Il Lee is current exhibiting at the Art Projects intranational (Oct 11- Dec 22 2001).

click here for more details.

 

 

 

Un petite touche de Pollock dans les toiles d'Il Lee. La différence? pas de pinceaux ici, mais l'utilisation du stylo Bic.

Impressionant.

 

p u r e

 

Nested in a spectacular old apartment building in the city of Kobe, Atelier El is a small collective of highly skilled japanese artisans jewelers who work in the tradition of old metalwork techniques.

Just looking at their work space gives me so much joy.

Their jewelry lines are simple, pure and feminine. They tell stories of passage of time and old memories. Beautiful philosophy and aesthetic. 

Photos stolen here.

 

 

 

Un atelier d'artisans dans un appartement de rêve. C'est là où s'est crée le collectif Atelier El, une ligne japonaise de bijoux fait main dans la tradition des vieux joaillers. Une ligne toute simple et féminine.

Une philosophie qui évoque le passage du temps et la mélancholie des vieux souvenirs...

J'adore - sans limites.

 

old / new

 

This is a new photographic series i am currently working on. It is still in its experimental stage at the moment but i'll let you to peek into my working table.

I think this is the direction i am heading to.

 

 

 

 

Une nouvelle série sur laquelle j'ai commencé à me pencher...

Sais pas trop encore où elle va me mener, mais voici ma table de travail au moment décisif ou l'idée prend forme et ou l'on se dit qu'on a trouvé une direction que l'on veut convoiter.

 

 

porcelaine

 

I have been in a state of erratic wishful thinking lately, sort of trying to reinvent my life, one million ideas at a time. And i don't know how to catalyze this energy, really.

The work of ceramist Nathalie Dérouet is a good representation of a peaceful mind bursting with new, challenging ideas.

* Enjoy *

 

 

 

 

 

Nathalie Dérouet céramiste.

Besoin de calme?

 

l a n d

 

Pigment inks on 100% cotton rag paper.

This is the standard you get by purchasing a David Kachel's print.

Here is an excerpt from his compelling artist statement: " I am firmly opposed to the current fad of making photographs in bed sheet sizes, an affectation resulting entirely from the desire of art dealers to make more money from photographs. Photographs, especially landscapes, all too often are printed too large, robbing the photograph of its intimacy and therefore some of its illusion of reality. The basic nature of a photograph is that it is a small, fragile, tactile, finely detailed and intimate object ".

his work is only available in 13x19 or smaller.

 

La qualité pristine des tirages par David Kachel :  Encres pigmentées sur papier 100% coton. Disponible à prix très raisonables pour une telle qualité. A commander directement sur son site.

Un sujet interéssant extrait de ses nombreux articles: "La photographie, surtout le paysage, est trop souvent imprimé trop grand, privant la photo de son intimité, et donc certaines de ses illusion de la réalité. La nature fondamentale d'une photo, c'est qu'elle est petite, fragile, tactile, un objet finement détaillé et intime".

Suis subjuguée, et en quelque sorte convaincue.

panama

 

Really wanted to snatch this Dutch County straw hat from Steven Alan before it ran out of stock. Well, i guess i am too late.  *sigh*

 

Pour finir une tenue casual, le chapeau {de paille ou de feutre} est vraiment l'accessoire que je préfère.

J'avais celui-ci dans mon radar depuis un petit moment.

Malheureusement, Steven Alan est en rupture de stock.

Mais l'été continue!

 

 

battement de cil

 

There is a tree on my street that has about 500 of these beauties. Eventually one of them ended up in my living room... can someone tell me the name of this spectacular flower/tree?

 

 

 

I am about to hit the road for a week-long getaway and will see you back here very soon!

 

 i   l o v e   s u m m e r 

✳

 

gretel

 

Even if i try to stay away form the "product blog" type, once in a while i want to share with you a store or a product that is delighting my shopper senses. Gretel is the type of (web)store that initiates the "when i'll have a bigger house" kind of wishlist that we all secretly have. Lots of these objects yearn to be mine...

 

 

 

 

Gretel =

Un e-magasin tip-top d'objets design pour la maison. Et on n'en finit pas d'agandir sa wish list...

 

 

 

in sync with symmetry

 

The infinitely calming visual world of interior genius Michalea Scherrer. Her style draws inspiration from the clean lines of Japanese design. One of my favorite designer out there. Her aesthetic and need for tranquility deeply resonates with me.

 

 

 

 

 

Il m'arrive assez rarement d'adhérer avec tant de convictions au travail d'un décorateur d'interieur.  Michaela Sherrer, elle a ce truc qui me fait fondre.  Son style impeccable puise l'inspiration dans les lignes pures et minimalistes des intérieurs japonais.

 

 

control room

 

 

In the mood for techno-inspired abstract photography.

There is something really attractive in these two Todd Sutherland shots. Must be the absolute control factor.

 

 

 

 

Reminds me of the work of Ryan Matthew Smith for the Modernist Cuisine cookbook:

 

 

 

Extrême maîtrise de l'artifice. Une façon spectaculaire de mettre en lumière son sujet.

J'aime sans limites le travail de ces deux photographes.

 

precisely

 

In my crafty-artsy little wishbox, i have always had the wish to learn how to work paper like these two skillful & advanced artists do.  Two different techniques, same wow-effect on me.  I am affraid time won't be on my side this summer though, i have been quite busy between leaving one job, picking up tons of freelance work and enjoying a prolific time in my life!

 

* vive l'art et vive la création! *

 

 

Lorraine Nam

 

Bianca Chang

 

 

J'aimerais un jour pouvoir procalmer maîtriser une technique telle que celle de ces deux artistes. Deux styles différents, utilisant le même médium: le papier. Quel talent. L'intégralité de leur travail à decouvrir en cliquant sur leur noms respectifs.

 

in the raw

 

A small slice of environmental artist Cameron Hockenson's world.

Visual artists are my favorite when they take things to that level.

 

 

 

L'oeil sensible et brut de l'artiste californien Cameron Hockenson.

Ma came.

 

 

soul full

 

Mmmmm... i am freshly back from my trip to Alsace, France and i have about 550 pictures to sort through in order to give you a good resume of the amazing places i saw while vacationning there. So for today, i am just going to give you a small eye candy to keep you satisfy before i fully return.

I can't remember where i sourced these pictures but this primitive stool/table really caught my attention.

Small, with character. I call it quiet charisma.

 

En attendant les images de mon voyage de retour au pays (plus de 550 à trier!), voici une petite parenthèse sur un objet que j'affectionne beaucoup dans la déco: Le tabouret. Je l'aime en général dans toutes ses formes et matériaux, surtout lorsqu'il peut servir également de table de chevet... Celui-ci est particulièrement un chouchou avec son coté primitif et robuste.

 

stay minimal

 

If i was to give advice to someone decorating a room, i would say: edit first and then start adding objects (with measure!) and art that truly represent what you love. Too many times, we keep things around on the shelf just because we think we can't part with them or we think they are part of us or something. 

I am myself tough to tame when it comes to collecting beautiful objects, i held myself back just yesterday wandering around the Brooklyn Flea. I would have bought a handful of things if the passionate side of my brain had dominated the rational one.

That said, i have found in this Etsy shop named The Oak Leaves perfect minimal ceramic designs creating stories without cluttering : they are miniature!

I just love the aesthetic of their product and shop and wanted to use them for my official Spring post;

 

Think spring,

Think cleaning

and reinvent your home with a bare mind.

 

 

 

 

 

Quoi de plus réjouissant que le commencement du printemps?

J'ai trouvé ces céramiques miniatures parfaites pour acceuilir l'idée d'un grand ménage de printemps.

Minimal et éparse pour un ménage de l'esprit aussi!