Merci to the wonderful, adventurous. talented, inspiring group of women who just departed Durfort after a fun week of art-making and sharing our stories with each other.  You all were just the best- Eleanor, Rebecca, Carolyn, Margaret, Bobbie, Rosemary and Heidi.  Thanks for making the week so special for me.

Today I’ll take a group to Soreze.  It is a medieval village just two minutes from here full of  lovely houses with overflowing window box gardens and a huge  old school (called the Abbaye Ecole) which is now the cultural hub of the village, offering many concerts and gatherings.

Soreze has many “deteriorating surfaces” which are inspiration for collage and polymer clay techniques.  Peeling paint doors and shutters, patina-ed door knockers. Everywhere you turn there is something for the eye and the creative juices.