Boulevard Edgar Quinet - des chapeaux

Arts Fair

Boulevard Edgar Quinet

Along Boulevard Edgar Quinet there is an open produce market in the central alley of the boulevard every Wednesday and Saturday morning (7am-2:30pm) and an arts fair every Sunday (10am until sunset). On this spring Sunday an artist was displaying a colorful assortment of hats.  Other vendors offered watercolors, collage, handcrafted leather, pottery, and other art and fine craft.

Arts Fair

Boulevard Edgar Quinet

75014, Paris

Métros Edgar Quinet or Raspail

Kogan Gallery - Installer une forêt

Installing a forest

The photographers are outside on the sidewalk. 

The "forester" is installing a mural of trees on the back wall of a gallery.

The buildings are a reflection.

dreamy illusions

Kogan Gallery

96 bis, rue Beaubourg

75003, Paris

Joining James' Weekend Reflections

 

Frédéric Garrigues - artisan fleuriste

Frédéric Garrigues

artisan florist

The objects in this Marais window caught my eye, 

but when I looked on the website at his 

creative use of flowers and "objets éphémères" 

I wished that I had walked inside.

l'Atelier Frédéric Garrigues

2, rue Saint-Gilles

75003, Paris

Métro Chemin Vert

Un jardin secret

A secret garden

Just off rue de la Roquette behind a closed gate is a hidden artists' atelier,

filled with the sounds of wood planers and the scent of paint.

The paved courtyard provides light into the glassed workshops 

and serves as a quiet spot amid the work

Rue de la Roquette

75011, Paris

Galerie Vivienne - les artistes étudiants

Galerie Vivienne

student artists

If you frequent the side halls in the famous covered passages of Paris, 
you will likely see gatherings of students 
sketching the century-old architecture.  
The arches, the moldings, the skylights, 
and even the floor tiles are worthy of a sketch.

You will see students in the not-so-famous covered passages as well

Galerie Vivienne

Rue des Petits Champs, 

Rue de la Banque, et Rue Vivienne

75002, Paris

Métro Bourse, Métro Pyramides, ou Bus 29

Au Fil d'Élise

Au Fil d'Élise

This shop with its beautifully detailed vintage clothing 

and fabrics is a delight.  

Elegant lingerie, 

unique accessories, 

and household linens too...

Au Fil d'Élise

2, rue de l'Ave Maria

(at the corner with Rue Saint Paul)

75004, Paris

Cathédral Notre-Dame de Chartres - un détail

Chartres Cathedral

12th Century Gothic

The 300 narrow, winding steps to the bell tower 

reward the adventurous climber with a quiet and lofty view of Chartres 

as well as intricate details.  

The cathedral artisans carved images of beasts and flowers 

in places where they would not be easily seen by anyone but God.

bon dimanche

Cathédral Notre-Dame de Chartres

Chartres, France
(an easy day-trip from Paris by train)

Gwen Choc - boulangerie

Gwen Choc

It is nearly impossible to find a "bad" boulangerie in Paris and each artisan boulangerie-patisserie has a loyal following.  The aroma of fresh bread wafts down the street and the lines form at the appointed hour...

Gwen Choc is a favorite in this area of the Marais.  My favorite neighborhood is Place Maubert and its Eric Kayser boulangerie...  be sure to ask for the Baguette Monge.

Gwen Choc

5, rue du Temple

75004, Paris

Siegfried Courteau - Percussionniste

Siegfried Courteau

To say that he is a percussionist is a gross understatement.

He is a musical artist, pushing the limits and producing delightful rhythms and sounds.

He is versatile as seen here arranging his "instruments" of tone.

He appeared this day at an exhibition opening for artist Xavier Rémon-Beauvais, a goldsmith.  The exhibit and acoustic performance were found in a gallery in the narrow pedestrian street, Cour Damoye.  

The percussionist's tools are the art of the goldsmith.

You must pay attention as you never know what greatness you will discover:

two artists at the top of their fields... in the same gallery.

(small gallery)

Cour Damoye

75011, Paris

This is my contribution the the City Daily Photo Blogs 

Theme Day for May

"The Creative Artisan" (x deux) 

Here is the link to view all the participants for Theme Day

Tapisseries de la Bûcherie - la crèche

Tapisseries de la Bûcherie

This needlepoint shop on Rue du Haut-Pavé has more than 1,700 French designs and more than 400 exclusive colors of wool.  It was founded in 1990 by Dominique Siegler-Lathrop who has written a book on the technique of needlepoint.  The French art of stitching on canvas is many centuries old and Mrs. Siegler-Lathrop is an advocate of passing this tradition to future generations.

Holly carries her needlepoint work, always with a project in process.  We popped in to look at the yarns and kits featuring hand-dyed wool from Aubusson, France.  I snapped this nativity scene in the window.

Tapisseries de la Bûcherie

2, rue du Haut-Pavé

(just around the corner from Le Réminet)

75005, Paris

 

Artisan en réflexion

The covered galleries of Paris provide a window

into the ateliers and studios of artists.

Galerie Vivienne

bon weekend!

Galerie Vivienne
75002 Paris

Marché Maubert VII

Found in Place Maubert, this thrice weekly market has its regular vendors of food, rugs, flowers, spices, and accessories. However, I had not seen this artist previously. He had a book with drawings and pictures of his work and some interested purchasers. I would like the tall piece but in general would only want a single selection of this style and probably would not buy it in Paris. What about you?

Marché Maubert
Métro Maubert-Mutualité

L'Ebeniste

This area of Paris is full of cabinet-makers and of those who repair fine antique pieces. I have a friend in Nogent sur Marne (Paris suburb) whose father was a well-known ebeniste and I took this photo for her.

This ebeniste certainly selected an elegant rich color for his atelier, n'est-ce pas?

Didier Maulet
38 rue Traversière

Gant d'un artisan

In the window of the artists who hand-paint the bone china, we saw this glove (gant) and purple glasses. The artisan-owner must have been out to déjeuner.

Wish that we had seen her at work.

Viaduc des Arts
Avenue Daumesnil