Artists Inspired by Provence · Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Inspire Elke Walter Design Materialized in Provence October 27, 2015Attracted to Provence by the sun, Elke Walter is clear that the weather is better than in her birthplace Hamburg, Germany. Elke began designing clothing in the 1990s in France, and her business Elke Walter Design was officially launched in 2002 when she opened her atelier in Hamburg. Elke describes her work as purposely unconventional; …Continue Reading
Artists Inspired by Provence · Guest Post · Inspire Why Visit Fascinating Biot Museum and Glassworks October 3, 2019Biot Museum Have you visited the Musée Fernand Léger at Biot? It’s the only museum in the world dedicated to this major 20th-century artist who lived and worked in the town. It is also one of the few Musées Nationales de France dedicated to a single artist. Purpose-built and spacious, its white walls and huge windows …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
Artists Inspired by Provence · Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Inspire Bob Dylan’s Rail Car Pulls into Château la Coste June 17, 2022Diehard fan or not, you are likely aware of Bob Dylan’s success as a singer-songwriter and musician. However, it might have surprised others (besides me) when he won the 2016 Nobel Prize for literature “for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition.” But, on the other hand, perhaps those who were …Continue Reading
