“A table!”: joint exhibition in Viroflay

A table!
from 10 December 2022 to 22 January 2023
at the Galerie L’Ecu de France
1, rue Robert Cahen, 78220 Viroflay

  • Open every day from 2pm to 7pm (except on December 25th and January 1st)
  • Opening on Saturday 10 December at 11am
  • Guided tour of the exhibition on Wednesdays and Sundays at 4.30 pm

From the garden to the table, fruit and vegetables invite us to a feast for all the senses. Just over 10 years after the French gastronomic dinner was listed as a World Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, the Arts of the Table continue to inspire us to share moments. All these simple things that are anchored in our daily lives are sublimated by the gaze of the artists with whom I share this exhibition: designers, visual artists, ceramists, sculptors, textile artists.

Affiche exposition "A table" Vernissage de l'exposition A Table Pastel représentant des poireaux et des carottes

The Fig, False Fruit, Real Flower

Drawing of 4 types of figs

Was it because the fig tree was considered a divine tree in the Mediterranean basin that Louis XIV was crazy about it? He had 700 fig trees planted in crates that were brought in during the winter, like his famous orange trees. It was for those trees that Mansart designed the Fig Garden in the King’s Kitchen Garden. The pavilion still called by that name now houses the large exhibition rooms of the Ecole Nationale Superieure du Paysage (ENSP). Continue reading “The Fig, False Fruit, Real Flower”

Exhibition in Varengeville

On the occasion of the 2022 edition of the Botaniques de Varengeville, exhibition of “Danced Fruits” (Fruits dansés) and original drawings of “City Gardeners” (Jardiniers des Villes), on October 29th and 30th.
I will be present on the site during the weekend.

Book signing of “City Gardeners, Portraits Sketched On The Spot” on Saturday 29 October at 4.30 pm.

Practical information
Free entry, from 9am to 6pm
Place de la Mairie, 76119 Varengeville-sur-Mer
https://botaniquesvarengeville.fr/evenement-2022/

Invitation pour l'exposition aux Botaniques de Varengeville les 29 et 30 octobre 2022

The king, the princes, and the green pea

the green pea

Did you know that before being small and green, the brown peas had fed men and animals since the Neolithic era in order to survive the harshest winters? In fact, easy to produce and well kept in a dry place, it is the best food to face periods of scarcity as its nutritional power surpasses meat. The pea belongs to the “fabaceae” family, like lentils or beans. Its destiny changed when in 1660, a daring cook named Audigier offered peas, still green, and in the middle of January, to the Sun King. And as it was the fashion in Italy, they loved it. Continue reading “The king, the princes, and the green pea”

Rosemary, the elixir of youth

Who hasn’t heard of the famous Hungarian water, perfume, made with rosemary, rose water and orange blossom? This recipe for beauty and health would have enabled Queen Isabella of Hungary to regain at the age of 72, strength and beauty. So much so that the King of Poland would have asked her to marry him. Even if it is a legend created by perfumers from Montpellier, the revitalizing virtues of rosemary have indeed been confirmed. Continue reading “Rosemary, the elixir of youth”

Rose Festival at Château du Rivau

Garden sketchbook workshops on Saturday June 4th and Sunday June 5th.
Workshop fee included in the garden entrance ticket, drawing materials included.

Practical information
Adults: 9 € per person
Children from 5 to 18 years old: 6 €.
Students, job seekers, adults with disabilities, RHS: 7 €.
Family package 2 adults and 2 children: from 26 €.
For less affluence prefer Saturday.
Catering and refreshments on site – Please reserve at 02 47 95 77 47

www.chateaudurivau.com
9, rue du Château – 37120 Lémeré

The Jardins du Rivau is a paradise for roses, with its collection of more than 475 varieties of fragrant roses, labelled CCVS*.

Fête de la rose au château du Rivau

Garden Sketchbook Workshop

Saturday, May 14, 2022
as part of the 48 hours of urban agriculture.

The nomadic workshop lasts 1h30 with light but quality material.

The workshop is limited to 10 participants and must be booked in advance:
raphaele-bb @ wanadoo.fr
Rate of the workshop 30 €
with a participation for the organizing association Le Jardin d’Amélie
https://lejardindamelie.wixsite.com/lejardindamelie

15 Rue Porto Riche
92190 Meudon
Price: 30€ for the workshop
Minimum age: 15 years old
At 10.30am and 3pm

 

Exhibition in Saint-Briac

Spring is going to be colorful and pastel is in the spotlight.
Easter vacations, from April 9 to May 9, 2022
Opening on Saturday, April 16 from 6 pm.

Gallery La Boucherie, 7 rue des Préaux, 35800 Saint-Briac
The gallery is open every day from 10:30 am to 1 pm and from 4:30 pm to 7 pm except on Monday afternoon.

“Raphaèle BERNARD-BACOT returns to the gallery La Boucherie for a solo exhibition with about thirty pastels. Passionate about vegetable gardens, small plots of land patiently cultivated, she picks, with the tip of her pastels, the fruits and vegetables she finds there and makes them dance on the paper.
She works on the ground, meets the gardeners and keeps track of her encounters in numerous sketchbooks.
One of them is the subject of a book published by Rue de l’Echiquier “City Gardeners, Portraits Sketched On The Spot” (Jardiniers des villes, portraits croqués sur le vif) which she will sign on the evening of the opening.

Carton de l'exposition à Saint-Briac

Invitation à l'exposition à Saint-Briac

Saint-Cloud Authors’ Salon

The 2nd Salon des auteurs clodoaldiens will be held on Saturday, March 19, 2022 from 11:00 am to 6:30 pm at Le Carré, 3 bis, rue d’Orléans in Saint-Cloud.

The originality of this salon is it was created by an author and his collective, who then contacted the town of Saint-Cloud and not the other way round!
It is an opportunity to sign my book on city gardeners.
And also a lot of meetings, workshops and competitions in perspective with the public and the 39 other authors.

Poster of the 2nd Saint-Cloud Authors' Fair