Dispatches From France: Rae Dunn + A.I.R. Vallauris

I'm e'er intrigued amongst the thought of working abroad together with honey the concept of "Artists inwards Residence" together with and thus when I came across California-based clay creative individual Rae Dunn's electrical current conduct chances at A.I.R. VALLAURIS inwards Vallauris, French Republic - I got totally pulled in. This is Rae's instant yr amongst the programme inwards the South of France - together with when I saw her novel function I asked if she'd hear sharing a few images from her exhibit that is running this calendar week at that spot at la cabanon (June 23 - 29/12). The function is a number of her residence which enables her to role clays non available inwards California together with too allows her to usage anything she wants taking her away from production together with custom function that takes upward to a greater extent than of her focus hither inwards North America.

I asked Rae to part a fleck of her experience too amongst us together with this is what she told me.

"Vallauris is the town where Picasso did ceramics. Chagall together with he really worked inwards the same manufactory here. Picasso, Chagall, together with Matisse were all friends inwards this expanse (Anitbes, Nice, Vallauris . . . ). I really believe that this is a magical house where inspiration OVERFLOWS. It's inwards everything. The light, the colours, the smells, the tastes, . . . . i LOVE it hither to a greater extent than than anywhere else inwards the world. I stimulate got establish together with thus many layers of inspiration together with experience similar it has opened me upward equally an creative individual together with creatively SO MUCH. It is really quite amazing.

What i am taking away from this residency is a novel feel of COLOUR, TEXTURE, together with SMELLS". I am 2 miles from the mediterranean sea. I run at that spot every morning, swim, together with run back. Getting away from my life together with commons routine together with beingness transported to a beautiful setting together with given a studio where I tin brand anything I desire is pure heaven. Not having to usage production together with custom function has made me desire to alter the agency I comport my business. Stay tuned for LESS products together with MORE ART."

If you're lucky plenty to hold upward inwards the South of French Republic this calendar week Rae's exhibit runs June 23 - 29 at La Cabanon, Vallauris, France.

She volition too stimulate got function inwards the Gallery Aqui Siam Ben, Place Lisnard, 1 Bd des Deux Vallons, Vallauris, France.

Visit Rae online at raedunn.com an on Etsy at etsy.com/shop/raedunn

See to a greater extent than images from Rae's residency below:

"i honey the dissimilar clays hither that i can't brand it california. peculiarly the spanish dark clay that much of my function is in. together with the limoges porcelain (from france) is definitely the nicest porcelain i stimulate got ever worked with." - RAE DUNN