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May 11, 2012

Sarkis - stained glass windows

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Sarkis

A royal castle along the majestic river Loire in 'la douce France'.
In the attic ...

in the tiny rooms where servants used to sleep ...

intriguing stained glass windows are on display

A commissioned set of 32 panes were installed in 2011 (when these pictures were taken). 40 new windows have been added in 2012

www.sarkis.fr

on display until

31 december 2014

Domaine de Chaumont-sur-Loire

Arts and Nature Centre

the first arts centre devoted to the relationship between artistic creation and nature

more contemporary art at Chaumont-sur-Loire

Mar 30, 2012

the take-away garden

The previous days with glorious summer weather certainly put an end to our hibernation. Time to do some gardening... I tend to move bushes and shrubs after a few years as if they were furniture. Maybe this is the kind of garden for me?

The take-away garden

designers Steve Papps, Jo Chapman, Jackie Bennett
at the International Garden Festival of Chaumont-sur-Loire in 2011

www.domaine-chaumont.fr/

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Dufthaven in Copenhagen

Dec 21, 2011

cOLOrès in the bosco - crazy crochet

Yesterday I picked up a knitting project I started and abandonned over a year ago. Not happy where it was leading to I decided to change the final goal... not revealing anything yet, it will take a long time to get there.

Looking to make a post related to my current occupation I found these pictures taken during last summer (2011).

Rag Tree - a universal tradition

along the forest trail "le sentier des fers sauvages"

remnants of red pigments on trees...

... and logs

silent mysterious shapes

cOLOrès in the bosco (2010) - Béatrice Saurel & Michel Racine

Domaine de Chaumont-sur-Loire
Art & Nature Centre

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exhibition at Chaumont-sur-Loire

laundry day

Nov 11, 2011

armistice day

11.11.11
Rememberance Day or Veterans day
at 11o'clock on the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918 the guns stopped firing, the First World War came to an end.
Thousands of graves in military cemetaries, overwhelming sad places.
I remembered them when I saw the garden of Extinct Plants at Chaumont-sur-Loire last September.

The Garden of Extinct Plants

designers : Denis Valette & Olivier Barthélémy

Domaine de Chaumont-sur-Loire

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United Battlefield Cemetary - Victims of Fate

Nov 2, 2011

The Elephant's Cenotaph

A fancy castle with royal history on the banks of the Loire. In the park, hidden in the bushes, a cemetary... for dogs.
It's all Soul's day today, the day where we remember and celebrate the dead. Do animals have souls?

a larger tombstone next to the tiny ones

Miss Pundgi's tomb - 2008

artist Victoria Klotz created an additional tomb for the elephant given to the late Princess of Broglie (1875-1930') by the Maharajah of Kapurthala.

Domaine de Chaumont-sur-Loire

Art and Nature Centre

the Loire, a castle and art

Oct 28, 2011

Bob Verschueren at Chaumont-sur-Loire

The International Garden Festival at the Domaine de Chaumont-sur-Loire closed two weeks ago.
The temporarily exhibition of Contemporary Art at the castle will finish 3 November 2011.
A few installations are permanent...