My Atelier

This space is something I have always dreamed of but never thought I merited….I get lost here, time disappears and I find myself hours later amid my ribbons and beads and more recently, covered in wood shavings and dust from sanding old wooden bobbins. Who would have thought that a Dremel 300 would replace my [...]

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Inspiring me this week

This interesting article on refining your creative process from Rena Tom here challenged me to think about my own process and how I can make it more efficient … not so easy for a 6 months pregnant with toddler in tow creative lady but perhaps now more than ever I need to identify and put [...]

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Inspiring me this week

Adventures online have led me to discovering….. Tatty Devines brand new Frida inspired collection….I want it all Confetti System gorgeousness, I love checking out their new projects I’m grateful to Etsy France for introducing me to French stylist and author Emilie Griottes blog….a word of warning, it will induce serious salivation. Here is a sliver of [...]

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Feeling the love

  Since I opened my etsy shop in November, I have had some incredible support from artists and creatives across the world and it NEVER fails to make me beam when someone chooses one of my creations for their treasuries (my husband always laughs when he catches me smiling inanely at the computer screen…) Just [...]

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Rubanesque

(L) Antique Purple Silk Velvet Handmade Cuff from Rubanesque  (R) Tim Walker for Vogue So I am on the cusp of launching my online shop, Rubanesque, and just wanted to post three sneak peaks from my first collection, The Golden Age. Each one of these unique, one-off (and truly so!) cuffs have been created from [...]

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Inside Cardins castle

Normally speaking, the nearest one gets to the inside of the Marquis de Sades castle is staring down the wrong side of the stone ravine moat, however this summer, Pierre Cardin opened the doors of both the castle and its grounds to the public for a fee of 5 euro….how could I resist sharing some [...]

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Shadows over History indeed

I am thrilled to share this beautiful video from SCAD student Nicholas Reichard who just spent the summer term here in our village. For anyone who thinks I exagerate the beauty of this village I dare you to take a look at this video and disagree! Absolutely beautiful…..thank you so much for capturing this special [...]

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Vernissage

I was really excited about the Vernissage for the summer term of SCAD Lacoste, the village has been buzzing with creativity since the students and Profs arrived in early June and glimpses into their studios over the last few months gave me a taste for the talent and work to follow…my appetite was also fuelled [...]

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So hello…..

…It has been TOO long, I can’t believe the last time I properly wrote here was at the end of June. Where did July go? In truth, this blog has been completly neglected as I’ve been holed up in my atelier experimenting with all sorts of exotic mediums including resin and acrylic. Patience is not [...]

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Pavement art festival in Lacoste

A few weeks ago, Lacoste hosted the 4th Festival of “Craie Sur Trottoir”, and everyone in the Ribeaucourt household was very very excited, usually I’m (hopelessly) trying to prevent Louis from drawing outside his square of paper….but here we are being given the chance to liven up the streets of lacoste….of course we took the [...]

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