Art and artistic crafts enthusiasts, thank you!
Wonderful conversations and encounters during the European Artistic Crafts Days 2023! Thank you very much for your visit at Anne de la...
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Follow here my artistic journey and discover with me all the treasures of printmaking. Find here informations, tips and tricks and pictures of the process of creating original linocut prints; recent news about exhibitions; articles about inspirational printmakers... Do not hesitate to tell me what you think and ask as many questions as you like!
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- Mar 11
- 2 min
European artistic crafts days: sublimating everyday life
A very festive atmosphere in Gouvieux, France, on 1st and 2nd of April at the artisans’ troglodyte village Let’s meet in Gouvieux on the...
- Mar 10
- 1 min
Many constraints and a lot of freedom...
Multi-block printing: precision and creativity In the series of answers to your frequent questions, after the rainbow roll, I propose...
- Feb 1
- 1 min
A rainbow on your roller!
Or how to print multiple colours in one press run... That's it! You have created your first print during a workshop and caught the...
- Nov 27, 2022
- 1 min
Open studios of the artistic crafts markers for your Christmas shopping in Gouvieux
Art Enamels, ceramics and prints in unique pieces and limited editions! Let’s meet at the troglodyte workshop of Anne de la Forge,...
- Nov 27, 2022
- 1 min
Thank you for your visit to the 2022 Salon International des Métiers d'Art in Lens
Many of you came to SIMA, what a pleasure to meet you! On the 18th, 19th and 20th November, the Salon International des Métiers d’Art...
- Nov 6, 2022
- 1 min
Let’s meet in Lens on the 18th, 19th and 20th November
On the occasion of the 7th Salon International des Métiers d’art The Salon International des Métiers d’Art is a major artistic crafts...
- Oct 3, 2022
- 2 min
Do you have to know how to draw to learn printmaking?
My answers to one of your most frequently asked questions… One of your most frequently expressed regrets when you discover printmaking is...
- Jul 22, 2022
- 1 min
Fourth garden brocante and craft market with ‘Parcs et Jardins de l’Oise’
Let’s meet at Fontaine-Chaalis (60) on 16th, 17th and 18th September 2022 The 'Parcs et Jardins de l’Oise' association organises its...
- Jul 3, 2022
- 2 min
What can we learn from the signature of an original print ?
TP, AE, HC… decrypting the mentions under an original print... As we know by now, prints are made by pressing an inked carved block on a...
- Jun 19, 2022
- 1 min
Let's meet on the 25th June 2022 at the Compiègne racecourse
Compiègne racecourse organises a festive event on the occasion of the 5th stage of the “défi du gallop” where I will be holding a stand...
- May 16, 2022
- 3 min
Playing with different kinds of printmaking inks
A little printing experiment to evoke the sparkle of the trees lit by the moon at night In a recent article we saw how a different colour...
- May 3, 2022
- 3 min
The children of the Meiji Period - at the school of modernity (1868-1912)
A superb exhibition of Ukiyo-e at the Japanese cultural center in Paris The Japanese cultural center in Paris presents until the 21st May...
- Apr 17, 2022
- 2 min
From day to night and from spring to autumn…
Multi-plates lino printing, an easy way to vary the atmosphere of a print by changing the colour if the ink while printing... When we...
- Apr 9, 2022
- 1 min
Memories of 2022 European Artistic Craft Days in Gouvieux
Thank you for taking part in the open studios! 400 of you visited the troglodyte village of Gouvieux, and met Anne de la Forge,...
- Mar 26, 2022
- 1 min
European Artistic Crafts Days : open studios in the troglodyte village of Gouvieux
Meet with us from Friday, the 1st April to Sunday the 2nd April 2022 In 2022, the European Artistic Crafts Days are held inside the...
- Mar 9, 2022
- 3 min
Can art make the world a better place?
Printmakers join forces for Ukraine using social media In response to the monstrosity of the war in Ukraine, many people around the world...
- Jan 1, 2022
- 1 min
Thank you for your support during the open studios in Gouvieux
Many of you chose to gift artistic craft at Christmas: thank you! This year once again, the craftswomen of the troglodyte village in...
- Nov 30, 2021
- 1 min
Open studios in Gouvieux: lots of handmade unique pieces and small limited editions
Handcrafted creations in art enamel, ceramics and linocut prints will charm you for the festive season Christmas open studios in Gouvieux...
- Nov 21, 2021
- 1 min
JUST A CARD indie week, an alternative to Black Friday!
Have you heard of JUST A CARD? JUST A CARD is a campaign launched in 2015 by Sarah Hamilton, English artist and designer. It "aims at...
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