Famille Summerbelle

La Maison du bonheur

Paper cut made for my cousin's 40th birthday.

Enjoy your weekend

If you're going to celebrate the Royal Wedding then you will probably need a pair of Donna Wilson woolen gloves. It's been so cold today in Paris and the weather forecast doesn't look good either in London for the big day. As we don't have a TV at home we'll be watching the 'best of' on the internet when Ophelia comes back from school. She is so excited to see the princess dress. Enjoy your long weekend.

Spring inspired

I'm loving this chandelier designed by Omer Arbel for Gene Cafe, a local cafe in Vancouver. Watch this installation video of the chandelier.

Seen on Dezeen.

Enjoy your Easter weekend

We will relax at home with friends. With Ophelia we are planning to decorate some eggs and try not to eat too much chocolate.

What are you up to?

Happy holidays

We just had a brilliant week with friends and family in l'Ile de Ré on the French west coast. To resume the week in few words: fresh croissants every mornings, long cycle rides with the children on the trailers, afternoons at the beach chasing the waves and looking at the kites, long evenings chatting around a lovely meal, and a big birthday party for Talia who turned 6! We all had such an amazing time. I hope you are enjoying a nice break as well.

You make me feel like dancing

Colourful and refreshing artworks all hand screen printed or one-off handstitched embroideries by Sydney designer Rachel Castle.Beautiful.

Seen on Black Eiffel.

A Paris Farewell

The French Easter school holidays are starting today and we're off to l'Ile de Ré with friends. We cannot wait for a well deserved break (Simon and I have been so busy with work lately- we're exhausted!). I'll still be working few hours a day as I have a show coming up soon but at least the environment will be different and I can't wait to go for long bike rides with the children at the back in the trailer.

For now I leave you with this beautiful story on Paris by writer Amy M. Thomas in the New York Times. Amy is American, she spent 2 years living in Paris and she is now back in NYC writing a book about her time there.

Photo by Julien Goldstein for The New York Times.
Article seen in English Muse.

Cosy bookstore

If only we had a bookstore like this one in Paris. House of Foundation is located in Moss in Norway. I love everything about the space, the loft style white wooden floor, retro furniture (I quite like the yellow cupboard at the back), large bookshelves, gallery, coffee shop and it also offers artist studios on the second floor. I can see myself moving in straight away.

Seen in Le Voyage Créatif.

For Japan

Edition Paumes are doing an exhibition of artworks made by French artists in response to the 11th March events. More than 100 unique drawings, collages and messages will be sold in Galerie Doux Dimanche shop in Tokyo from today until 17th April. The money raised will be donated to the Red Cross Japan for those who have been most effected by the disaster.

This is my paper cut for Japan.
You can read very moving Tweets on Pray for Japan.

Ophelia's school carnival

Every year the children at Ophelia's school prepare something for the local carnival. This year the parade was on 1st April. They were all wearing their own painted fish. The patterns and colours on the fish were so beautiful.