Ashley Tinker · Inspire · Shopping & Gifts Made in France Bastide Soap Aix en Provence January 23, 2018Arts de la Table, Bastide We are blessed here in Provence to have the best ingredients when it comes to producing scents (and eating!). Grasse is the perfume capital of the world; not surprising considering the endless fields of lavender, roses, fruit blossom and wild scented herbs that create the varied landscape that is Provence. …Continue Reading
Artists Inspired by Provence · Inspire Over My Dead Body: Musée Granet Fulfills Its Destiny with Cézanne August 20, 2015You can believe there was a lot of competition and jealousy among artists in Aix. In fact, the poster boy for Aix-en-Provence, Paul Cézanne, was spurned by fellow artist and curator of The Museum of Aix from 1892 to 1925, Henri Pointier. Pointier, who never excelled to the degree that Cézanne did as an artist, …Continue Reading
Books on Provence · Guest Post · Inspire A New Book, Art in the South of France: The Inside Story April 17, 2018My new book, “Art in the South of France: The Inside Story,” will be launched this week. It is a journey across from ancient sun-drenched Arles through Saint-Tropez and Saint Paul-de-Vence to the Italianate beauty of Menton, following the artists who flocked south to the area where their creativity flourished under the sun. Van Gogh worked …Continue Reading
Expat Living and Real Estate · Guest Post · Living in Provence Reflecting on Twenty Years Living in Aix-en-Provence October 11, 2018This article “Twenty Years Living in Aix-en-Provence” was originally published on author M. L. Longworth’s website. The post is her reflective view of how the city of Aix-en-Provence has changed in the last two decades, and of those staples that make the city unique. Our decision to move to France was fueled by wanting our …Continue Reading
