The Cannibal Bonbon

Tiki Sale

Last weekend I gathered all my tiki related items for a sale at Le Tiki Lounge here in Paris. It is already their 1 year anniversary!

MAF 2013

Photos from the Musée des Arts Forain.

Marché de Noël ce Weekend!

Sunny Buick, Carnets de Traverse, Hejorama, Cosmo Sapiens, As de Pique et Pierre-Adrien Sollier vous convient dans leurs locaux pour un marché de Noël convivial. Vendredi 14 décembre : 10h - 19h Samedi 15 & dimanche 16 décembre : 11h - 19h (ponctués de pauses friandises et boissons raffraichissantes - vente aux enchères le dimanche) Des cadeaux de Noël pour tous les goûts et tous les prix, proposés par : Sunny Buick, tattoo & illustration, "cannibal bonbon" http://www.sunnybuick.etsy.com/ Carnets de Traverse, carnets de voyages graphiques et poétiques http://www.carnets-de-traverse.com/boutique/ Hejorama, magazine et communauté de voyageurs curieux http://www.hejorama.com/shop/ Cosmo Sapiens, Smart Evolution Office http://www.cosmo-sapiens.com/ As de Pique, vélos sur mesure http://www.as-de-pique.com/category/pieces-d-as/ Pierre-Adrien Sollier, artiste peintre officiel des Playmobil http://www.solliergallery.com/ - Joyeux Noel ! - Les hôtes du 11 bis rue du Moulin Joly, Paris 11ème.

Cosmo Sapiens

11bis rue du Moulin Joly, 75011 Paris, France

Le Tiki Lounge Vendredi 9 Novembre

Vaudou

Watusi

Xylophone

Yma Sumac

Zèbre

Je vais passer des disques le vendredi 9 novembre au Tiki Lounge

26 bis rue de la fontaine au roi 11ème métro Goncourt

21h00 à 02h00

des habits polynésiens seront appréciés !

Le Rendez-Vous des Créatrices

Je vais avoir un stand ce weekend!

Venez c'est gratuit! Pensez aux cadeaux de nöel;)

Le Rendez-Vous des Créatrices

Le 13 Octobre 2012

9h à 20h

GRATUIT

Palais des Congrès Paris Est Montreuil

128 rue de Paris

93100 Montreuil

metro: ligne 9 croix de chavaux ou robespierre

 

 Le Rendez-Vous des Créatrices a vu le jour en 2011, ce salon a pour ambition de réunir des créateurs du Fait-Main dans un seul et même lieu et faire découvrir de nouveaux talents; Créateurs de Bijoux, d'Accessoires, de Modes, illustrateurs etc...

Le Rendez-Vous des Créatrices, se veut un rendez-vous amical, familial et convivial; ce qui favorise de belles rencontres mais aussi de moins belles...

Nous souhaitons proposer aux créateurs, des espaces d'exposition appropriés et chaleureux, toujours en proposant des tarifs des plus justes et des plus avantageux pour nos exposants.

De plus nous essayons au maximum de valoriser nos expo-ventes en vous proposant des défilés, des ateliers, en fonction de nos possibilités.

 

Pour la 4 ème Edition

Le Rendez-Vous des Créatrice est en partenariat avec le Palais des Congrès Paris Est Montreuil, qui accueille régulièrement le salon du livre, le salon du mariage oriental, le grand vide grenier de Naf Naf; et bien d'autres événements de grand envergure.

Le Palais des Congrès nous a fait confiance pour cette Edition, et nous souhaitons profiter de la notoriété du lieu, ainsi que la qualité des exposants pour faire de cet évènement une réussite et  une référence

Musée de Toile

Do you know what Toile is? It's a kind of patterned fabric that is used mostly today in decorating. It has a rich history in France. From what I could find out at the museum it was a kind of imitation of fabrics that were imported from India. To make them at home was simpler and cheaper. Spies were even sent to discover the techniques used to create repeating pattern and bright colors. Here's some examples, I'm sure you've seen it before.

When asiatic images are show it falls into a catagory called "Chinoiserie".

Unfortunately there were no photos allowed inside the Museum. There were carved wooden tools for block printing and copper ones for the highly detailed designs. Most of these parts were melted down after use to move on to the newer items for sale. It was very interesting to learn about. The museum is out of town and about a 15 min walk from the train station. I would recommend it as a day trip.

We took some photos outside in the garden. You'll see that Marie got dressed up in toile. A skirt from her own fashion collection "Le Boudoire de Marie". There was a park behind the museum with a grotto! I love grottoes from the romantic period in France.

Outfit details:

Hat: etsy Bonnie's Knitting

Shirt: Vintage (found in San Francisco ages ago)

Shorts etsy: The Greedy Seagull

Sandals: KJacques

Bag: Kate Spade (gift from my best friend)

 

Domergue Exhibit Paris with Marie

There's a Domergue exhibit in Paris at the Musee de Montparnasse. I went to check it out with Marie ( of Le Boudoire de Marie). The paintings are usually found at his villa in Cannes, which I got to visit a few weeks later. I was so impressed by his confident brush strokes! The painting above is just sublime!

We took some photos in the alley in front of the gallery. It's in one of those romantic Parisian passages. This one is filled with artist's atliers.

Check out the brush stroke background on the image below!

And the colors he used to suggest a face in the shadows.

Birthday Hike

For Christmas my husband got me this book. It was my idea and it was a little hard to get started but I knew that on my birthday I could convince him. So we went on a 5 1/2 hour walk! The book lays out 30 walks that encircle Paris and that you can get to and from by train. It was hard towards the end our legs were giving out! I brought along nuts and dried fruit and water which was a good thing because we didn't come across any businesses until the very end. The area was really beautiful.

Mexican Food and Vintage Goodies in Paris

On the rue General Guilhem you can get good mexican food and go shopping for vintage at Cameleon. I'm going there on my birthday!

 

Deke Dikerson au Balajo

We went to see our friend Deke a few weeks ago at the fabulous Balajo nightclub. I've alsways wanted to go there. I had peeked inside a few times but never organised an occasion to go. It is a little jewel. It seems as if nothing has changed since the 1930's. The history is pretty cool too, it was owned or is owned now by wrestlers.It was created when dance halls were in their heyday. I can see lots of winks to the apache dance in the decor. You have to see it for yourself to appreciate. I want to move in or else decorate my house like the Balajo!

The Ball Populair is a cool part of past french culture. I love it when ever I come across images in films or the vestiges that rest in Paris.