Painting them...collecting them
So in the massive gift shop at Monet's Giverny
When I came upon a miniature version of his atelier...
I was quite smitten...
Never mind. As I headed back to the bus for Vernon
The very road I'd been in such a tear to get to Monet's maison looked completely different.
Well I hadn't noticed it at all...
Or the enticing signs for B and Bs along the way...
Sometimes taking the road less traveled leads you right past the bus without realizing and you make some wonderful discoveries...
Like this little shop of Frederic Desessard, full of miniature tableaux.
Each more charming than the next!
Lots of little greenhouses and conservatories of course...
All very Victorian of course.
Full of British bits and bobs...
And of course an Eiffel Tower is required.
Mini painting sets anyone can afford if you can't spring for the full room.
Every single item is made from found objects.
In M. Desessard's own words:
The miniature life scenes that you are going to discover in this gallery are made from waste-materials such as cork, plastic, metal fragments, wood, cloth, paper and cardboard.
I hope you will be surprised to see what we can accomplish with these every day objects.
My work is usually concentrated in the years 1940s and 50s.
During that period there was a multitude of original objects found in houses, barns, garages and on verandas unique in their style.
Please enjoy you visit and if you have any questions don't hesitate to ask me.
Bonne visite a tous
F. Desessard, Giverny
What a delightful obsession!
Sometimes it works out for the best to wander a little off the beaten path. Of course I found the bus eventually ahem...
Frederic Desessard
L'Universe Miniature
81 rue Claude Monet
27620 Giverny
Frederic Desessard
L'Universe Miniature
81 rue Claude Monet
27620 Giverny
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