Un jardin secret

<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90442945@N06/10393424663/" title="2012 Oct 4 Thursday_225DSC_8317 by Genie Paris, on Flickr"><img alt="2012 Oct 4 Thursday_225DSC_8317" height="529" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5522/10393424663_bfb8a1e175_c.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">A secret garden</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Just off rue de la Roquette behind a closed gate is a hidden artists' atelier, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">filled with the sounds of wood planers and the scent of paint.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The paved courtyard provides light into the glassed workshops </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">and serves as a quiet spot amid the work</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Rue de la Roquette</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75011, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Un jardin secret

A secret garden Just off rue de la Roquette behind a closed gate is a hidden artists' atelier, filled with the sounds of wood planers an...

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Votre lessive?

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnF-riHqIWiKuNjcbd4xySlVpkuL1yKoI7LzO-EORpiCtFsPJL4DjrVvVrf2y5aTyYkKr07u4eV4jgDtYL2rmjXd6KEht80Y7S0PF9Mq_BPM22vRBf38thGxrv4MDwt0xeFpnyUDpuw2c/s1600/2010+Dec+6+IMG_3512.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnF-riHqIWiKuNjcbd4xySlVpkuL1yKoI7LzO-EORpiCtFsPJL4DjrVvVrf2y5aTyYkKr07u4eV4jgDtYL2rmjXd6KEht80Y7S0PF9Mq_BPM22vRBf38thGxrv4MDwt0xeFpnyUDpuw2c/s640/2010+Dec+6+IMG_3512.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Laundry day?</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">No!  This is <span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://59rivoli.org/main.html" target="_blank">59 Rivoli</a></span>, which is billed as the "cultural alternative in the heart of Paris."  There are 30 artists in studios throughout all 6 floors of 59 Rivoli plus the Galerie 59 on the rez-de-chaussée (ground floor).</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">  Originally, it was a squat started by artists looking for a place to work, live and show.  Now it is legalized and open to the public every day except Mondays.  Not only can you see the artists' work but visit the ateliers where the creations are made.  Galerie 59 has exhibitions running for approximately two weeks at a time with a vernissage open to everyone, usually on the first day of the show. </span><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">  </div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">59 Rivoli</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">59, rue de Rivoli</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75001 Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">  </span></i></div></div>

Votre lessive?

Laundry day? No!  This is 59 Rivoli , which is billed as the "cultural alternative in the heart of Paris."  There are 30 artists i...

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Réflexions Couturier

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDafay8JcAeNqhZpj5n4DGJALy5PNdCH1slUoUP0B3VnZr9_J9IkLxi7i3cwpHZvg0CX5VvDxaaTOsvwRE7o9dDDPy4zJ0_0YqnzV0gpuHO-CqdBItT4VjvJwiuK_PuuCndmF56zOM5Qw/s1600/2012+jan+13++1st_0565.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" mea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDafay8JcAeNqhZpj5n4DGJALy5PNdCH1slUoUP0B3VnZr9_J9IkLxi7i3cwpHZvg0CX5VvDxaaTOsvwRE7o9dDDPy4zJ0_0YqnzV0gpuHO-CqdBItT4VjvJwiuK_PuuCndmF56zOM5Qw/s640/2012+jan+13++1st_0565.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The elegant gowns reflected in this designer's mirror are breathtaking</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">made of the finest silks, dupioni, antique laces, exquisite silk flowers and hand-painted fabrics</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">We were invited guests</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> and spent an hour getting to know the amazing artist and creator of these gowns</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Soon, I will bring you back to meet her...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">bon weekend</span></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><em><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">75002, Paris</span></em><br /><br /><div align="center"><em><span style="font-family: Times;">(For more reflections see <a href="http://weekendreflection.blogspot.com/2012/05/tumbleweeds-weekwnd-reflections-136.html" target="_blank"><strong><span style="color: #ffd966;">James' Weekend Reflections</span></strong></a>)</span></em></div><div align="center"></div>

Réflexions Couturier

The elegant gowns reflected in this designer's mirror are breathtaking made of the finest silks, dupioni, antique laces, exquisite silk ...

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L'Atelier - Orla Kiely

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisMOkJIwuuYeuZkAKqPgmlH7pzCIaZrpKIvS4C_m0rwYMIFZClUo7b49rkvqrd25Y1XTRG4jeJQs_mN7LrR4p7lKQVvPtzSFWDdbO5L0NKwkicc4piLej565XdrxPsYFzmlfQL1ll46_U/s1600/2011+april+5+DSC_0407.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisMOkJIwuuYeuZkAKqPgmlH7pzCIaZrpKIvS4C_m0rwYMIFZClUo7b49rkvqrd25Y1XTRG4jeJQs_mN7LrR4p7lKQVvPtzSFWDdbO5L0NKwkicc4piLej565XdrxPsYFzmlfQL1ll46_U/s640/2011+april+5+DSC_0407.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Walking with Peter and Marie down Rue Tholozé in April, I captured this shot through the open door of an atelier."  What I did not know from this unasuming scene is that <a href="http://www.orlakiely.com/uk/?orlas_choice"><strong>Orla Kiely</strong></a> is an award-winning fashion designer.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I discover much as a detail-oriented photographer.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Orla Kiely</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>4, rue Tholozé</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75018 Paris</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Métro Abbesses </em></span></div>

L'Atelier - Orla Kiely

Walking with Peter and Marie down Rue Tholozé in April, I captured this shot through the open door of an atelier."  What I did not know...

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