Our collection of artisanal pieces has been revamped in recent months. No longer in Africa, we are no longer acquiring African pieces. Now parents, we seem to have a number of "artisanal pieces for and by children", shall we say. Above left is a mobile that belonged to my sister and I. It was incredibly tangled and missing some fish but Nana Lorraine got it restrung and in some sort of equilibrum.
On the left is part of the growing collection of pieces that Seb makes for us with our neighbour Marite, who is a potter. There is a bird; above it is a tiny jug / vase; bottom right is a knife rest for Mike; top right is one of the citronella-scented necklaces we were given today that also have our names. They smell so strong that Mike had to banish his to the garden for fear of getting a headache!
Marite is tremendously patient with Seb and he loves to go over to "do" pottery -which involves mixing clay, whacking it into shapes, cutting it with blunt knife, shaping it with a chopstick, etc. He also feeds her fish, brings in pieces that are drying outside if it looks like it will rain, closes the boutique (what a sense of authority that gives him!), and oh, has a few bonbons along the way. He is over there (across the Place) 4 -5 times a day and his French is improving thanks in part to this daily interaction. Marite is also tremendously generous with us. Both children got "name plates" and matching bowls when Sophie was born. Mike got a sauce bowl for his birthday. She gave a great discount to George & Lorraine.
I'll try to post a photo of some non-child art that we bought this month. Just debating how to get it to Canada. Marite's husband - who is a painter of largish canvases- learnt to say in English 'Too big to fly".
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