April 2021
Jury Prize at the 44th Salon de Printemps for Independent Artists in Ville d’Avray, France
The seeds of discord
While waiting for spring, what a pleasure for a gardener to dream by flicking through a seed catalog, promises of beautiful vegetable! but where to begin with? Do we have to search forgotten vegetable seeds in seed producer’s conservatory, or even in those listed at INRAE*? Continue reading “The seeds of discord”
The hand of Buddha
The hand of Buddha, what a strange name for a lemon!
The first time I discovered this odd fruit, which looked like a small octopus, or a hand with several fingers, I took it for a wacky piece of art, coming from the imaginations of artists living in the south of Europe during the last century, like Dali and Picasso. Continue reading “The hand of Buddha”
City Gardeners, Portraits Sketched On The Spot
The book “City Gardeners, Portraits Sketched On The Spot” (Jardiniers des villes, portraits croqués sur le vif) was inspired by fifty-four sketched portraits of city gardeners filled by vegetable anecdotes, short and poetic texts. Each garden has its own character: either orderly, bucolic, ecological, beginner or, experienced. Through her words and brushstrokes, Raphaèle Bernard-Bacot captures the present moment of the garden, while presenting the richness and diversity of plants. She also highlights the cultivation techniques of the gardeners, reconnecting with ancestral practices, learning about permaculture, and sharing traditions from elsewhere. Whether the urban garden is a place of refuge, or a place of meeting and “doing things together,” the garden remains a unique space for exploring the link between humankind and the earth, even in the city.
City Gardeners, Portraits Sketched On The Spot
Publisher: Rue de l’Échiquier, June 2020
Price: 24.90 euros
Format: 220 x 300 mm
Number of pages: 128
Hardcover
Conferences
Monday, October 19, 2020
At the Franco-German Institute in Munich
Germany
Saturday, September 12th at 4:30 p.m.
At Musée des Avelines
60 Gounod Street
92210 St. Cloud
Signings and workshops
Saturday, September 12th
At Musée des Avelines
60 Gounod Street
92210 St. Cloud
Young public workshop of pastel on easel in the garden of the Avelines from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Conference at 4:30 p.m.
Sunday, September 13th
Rêves de Jardins
38, Great Street
95280 Jouy-le-Moutier
2 workshops followed by book signings and book presentation
starting at 2 p.m.
Wednesday, September 16
At the Lardanchet Bookstore
100 rue du faubourg Saint-Honoré
75008 Paris
www.lardanchet.fr
Signature and exhibition of the book’s originals
from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Sunday, September 20
Salon du Livre de Jardin
Domaine d’Orvès
71 Liberation Avenue (D46)
83160 Valletta-du-Var
Signature and Workshop
in the afternoon
Saturday, September 26 and Sunday, September 27
Jardins en scène
Boulevard Washington
92150 Suresnes
2 workshops followed by book signings and book presentation
starting at 2 p.m.
Wednesday, September 28th
At La Recyclerie
83 Ornano Boulevard
75018 Paris
6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Introducing my book
Saturday, October 3
Journées des plantes et Art du Jardin
1 Tournan Street
77600 Jossigny
Workshop at 3 p.m. followed by dedication and presentation of the book
Exhibition, meetings and signings
On the occasion of the release of the book “Jardiniers des villes, portraits croqués sur le vif” to be published on June 18th 2020 at Editions Rue de l’Echiquier:
Exhibition at the Mille Feuilles Sullivan bookstore
3 to 5, rue de Versailles in Ville d’Avray
Tuesday to Saturday, 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., through June 28, 2020
Meeting and signing at the coffee/bookstore houseboat “L’eau et les rêves”
9, quai de l’Oise, 75019 Paris
Saturday, June 20, 2020 from 3 pm to 5 pm
Meeting and signing at the Mille Feuilles Sullivan bookstore
3 to 5, rue de Versailles in Ville d’Avray
Wednesday, June 24, 2020 from 5 pm to 7:30 pm
Forthcoming Books: “Jardiniers des villes”
“Jardiniers des villes, portraits croqués sur le vif”
Book to be released on June 18th 2020, Editions Rue de l’Echiquier.
To discover the book before it’s released, you can flip through a few pages on the publisher’s website.
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