france – Rae Dunn - Fine Handmade Pottery

Saturday, June 18, 2011

the colours in the town of vallauris are so beautiful to me. very muddy and very bright at the same time. i’ll paint the flower petals in colours that reflect this town.

i wanted this vessel to look like an old cement wall, as i am inspired by the decrepitness of this town. i find the old facades and the wear and tear of the buildings so incredibly beautiful. so much history. so much life. this is the kind of thing that really stirs my soul.

a.i.r. vallauris, france, rae dunn

Thursday, June 16, 2011

here is the invite to our show in vallauris, france. these images are of work in progress, but i love the rawness and the way they all look together. we 3 residents have very different styles that seem to compliment each other, and we have all become fast friends, to boot. if you happen to be in the area, i highly recommend coming to our opening (even if it’s just for this).

look here for more info.

a.i.r. vallauris, france, rae dunn

Monday, June 13, 2011

very unCANNY.

this is the extremely lovely laurence duarte. she recently tried to order something from my online shop, but i responded that i was going to france for a month and couldn’t do it. turns out she lives in CANNES . . . 10 MINUTES from where i was going to be. seriously, WHAT are the chances of THAT ?

so yesterday she invited me for lunch at her incredibly beautiful home overlooking the entire city of cannes. simply breathtaking.

she served much of the lunch on dishes of mine she had purchased in provincetown (very surreal and what a SMALL world, to be in france eating from my own dishes).

this is the spectacular view from her back yard.

and as if THAT wasn’t enough . . . there were TWO 3 month old jack russell terriers that pretty much sat in my lap for the entire 4 hour lunch.

am I the luckiest girl, or what ?

cannes, france, laurence duarte, rae dunn

Monday, June 06, 2011

spoon fed.

i’ve been making a lot of spoons here in france and i think it might be inspired by all of the fabulous food i’ve been eating. the strange thing is that my spoons keep getting BIGGER. i’m hoping this has no correlation between my food intake or waist line.

(click on the spoon for a closer peek)

“i find this pleasure so sweet and charming.”

france, french, rae dunn, spoons

Friday, June 03, 2011

friday field trip (from the sketch book).

may 31, 2011

vallauris, france.

my first meal after arriving to vallauris.

i think i’m off to a good start.

france, pain au chocolat, rae dunn, watercolor

Friday, May 13, 2011

friday field trip (from the sketch book).

2010

emeryville, ca

i truly do believe in wishes coming true . . . well, it’s actually more like *the power of positive thinking.* i have “wished” for so many things in my life that have panned out in ways that weren’t ME forcing the issue or “trying” to make happen. i think there is SO MUCH to be said about positive energy and just believing, it can really shift things. and one day that “something” will just land in your lap when you least expect it . . . like this.

france, rae dunn, watercolor, wishbone

Friday, March 11, 2011

friday field trip (from the sketchbook).

2010

berkeley, california

. . . and SPEAKING of france, i’ve just been accepted to do a residency in the SOUTH OF FRANCE for ONE MONTH ! i will be in a little town right above cannes called vallauris. this is where picasso lived and first worked in clay. i will be there at the end of may until the beginning of july. i get a place to live and 24 hour access to a studio. you will never know how utterly excited i am ! it is the perfect dream come true.

france, rae dunn, vallauris, watercolor

Friday, June 26, 2009