Looking back at other fruit/pastry paper collages that I've done over the years, I stumbled across the photos from the 2009 vernissage at "La Galerie dans la Cave" that I'd held at the Chatette during the summers I've been home. It was eyeopening!
The three collages that travel with me were part of the six panel, 24x36 collage presentation, whose arrangement (I'd hoped) looked a bit like looking in or out of our Chatette windows.
Look at the brilliance of the original color! The color seems to fade or deepen over time. And then, I did remove the plastic wrap covering and varnished my three traveling companions, so I'm guessing that added to the muting...almost antiquing of the colors.
2009 was a special year. I'd dedicated a wall to friends and family who'd been to visit entitled: Cadrieu Through Our Eyes. It was wonderful to have Stew and Eric, Kat and Tom, and Michel and Andre participate from afar. Mom, Dad, Kat, and Tom sent their usual floral bouquet that kept on giving. It was also during that year that Evelyn came to pilot my "Melange-ing Magic" experience and participate and help with the vernissage. As you can see, Dali and Sam were always a part of any events we held at the Chatette.
Even though I will be home this summer, I won't be planning and hosting a vernissage this year. Although we'll be there for four months, I don't want to have to rush with planning and promoting and then trying to wrap things up around the same time we're getting ready for return to the states at the end of August! It will be good to see how this summer unfolds, but I have a feeling that a 2015 vernissage is in our future!
It was a very good year! Sorry to hear about your tumble. I'm actually at Tulane waiting for my class-I'm early-I like it though...miss you and Bodil-I'll be back with more when I have a little more time-Love, Laury
Posted by: Laury Bourgeois | March 27, 2014 at 01:42 PM
and 2009 was the year we met each other and started the international overalls day :) love from Niels with 1.5 hand, half hand in gypsum due to falling off from bicycle ! but ok and the guesthouse is finished and ready for visits :)
Posted by: Niels | March 27, 2014 at 01:12 PM