You can find the following articles in this section : A monk in the mountains A monk in the mountains by Jane mann In the Aspres hills, overlooking the Tet Valley is the studio of a most unusual artist. Phil Monk moved to St Michel de Llotes 8 years ago. The first few years were spent renovating the ruined and waterless Catalan Mas with which he had fallen in (...) read more... Arts, crafts and passion! Arts, crafts and passion! My name is Cindy Guilbert, born in Guernsey in the Channel Islands, my husband Marcel and I moved to France in 2001, to the beautiful Catalan village of St Laurent de Cerdans in the Vallespir Valley, famous for its espadrilles and Toiles du Soleil cotton, both of (...) read more... Céret artist Bridget Rook-Waterhouse Céret artist Bridget Rook-Waterhouse Bridget Rook-Waterhouse was featured recently in ’Artists & Illustrators’ magazine, to which many France-based English artists subscribe. The magazine showed Bridget at work in her studio in her house in Ceret. "It was quite a boost (...) read more... Collioure, Matisse and Fauvisme + Test your French Collioure, Matisse and Fauvism Open window In Spring 1905, Henri Matisse landed in Collioure, searching fo read more... Le Dôme - Port Vendres ArtLife with MM Brady Le Dôme - Port Vendres Gallery Phoenix From assemblies of legislatures that convene under them to zoological collections housed by them, domes signal unusual venues round the world. France has many, including Le Dôme restaurant, an Art Déco masterpiece on the Left Bank (...) read more... Master and Commander ArtLife with Michael Brady Stephen Maturin - Multicultural Catalan July 1789 was a chaotic month to be a student in Paris, yet Don Esteban Maturin y Domanova was unperturbed. He had come to The University well prepared as a graduate of the Dublin School of Medicine. His Irish father and (...) read more... Musée d’Art Moderne, Collioure ArtLife with Michael Brady Musée d’Art Moderne, Collioure Fauvism fort A windmill on the skyline signals its location. From its courtyard, two paths lead up to the windmill, one through a copse of cactus, the other through a terraced olive grove. Its neighbour is Le Dominicain, until (...) read more... Quirkydotcom Quirkydotcom Tucked away near Coustouges is the tiny workshop of quirkydotcom. Unique, hand-built pieces of varying sizes and affordable prices. Rowena Hargraves, queen of the quirkydotcom kingdom tells us...... "I moved here in 1987 hoping to pot (...) read more...

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