Impressions of Belgrade and Serbia and maybe photos from an in-country trip by a long-term ex-pat.
Saturday, October 25, 2014
Aix-en-Provence: the santon maker
Santons are little figures (literally, little saints) that are typical of Provence. Originally they were made to represent the nativity, but expanded into local characters, such as women in Provencal dress, men carrying loads of sticks, and so on. In the bottom photo you can see that there's even one of Aix's well-known painter, Paul Cezanne. The top photo shows a worker in Fouque's famous santon workshop working on a figure. Santons come in sizes usually ranging from about a foot tall to tiny 'flea' santons, all beautifully hand-painted....and very expensive.
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The artist is concentrating with intensity.
He definitely is focused.
He really does look lost in the work. Such detail. All made of clay?
I'll bet you're calling your grandkids by the name, "Santons." I've not heard of these before, but they remind me a bit of Hummels, of which we have a few. Also expensive.
BTW, I'm posting a bit on L&L Photography (http://www.landlfotos.com/blog.html)
I was thinking what Kate said: such concentration!
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