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the mediaeval village of st. paul de vence is located in the south-east of
france on a 60-foot rocky outcrop. its landscape, natural site, architecture and
buildings are all protected by law as part of the national heritage.
the buildings in this beautiful walled village had been captured in miniature
using limoges clay years ago by local architect, painter and sculptor
jean-pierre gault and now by his brother dominique gault. visit their
site for more
info.
using 8 of these sculptures as models, i re-created these provençal buildings
over a span of 6 months. i designed a walled platform to display the buildings
and to evoke the general feeling gained when visiting this beautiful town.
each building has its own folder showing details of construction.
once again, special mention must go to fellow lug member jason allemann for
providing inspiration and unique ideas during the construction and the
occasional encouragement to strive for “perfection”.
the complete st. paul de
vence gallery.
enoy.
-§ deborah higdon-leblond §-
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In lugnet.announce.moc, Deborah Higdon wrote:
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the mediaeval village of st. paul de vence is located in the south-east of
france on a 60-foot rocky outcrop. its landscape, natural site, architecture
and buildings are all protected by law as part of the national heritage.
the buildings in this beautiful walled village had been captured in miniature
using limoges clay years ago by local architect, painter and sculptor
jean-pierre gault and now by his brother dominique gault. visit their
site for more
info.
using 8 of these sculptures as models, i re-created these provençal buildings
over a span of 6 months. i designed a walled platform to display the
buildings and to evoke the general feeling gained when visiting this
beautiful town.
each building has its own folder showing details of construction.
once again, special mention must go to fellow lug member jason allemann for
providing inspiration and unique ideas during the construction and the
occasional encouragement to strive for “perfection”.
the complete st. paul
de vence gallery.
enoy.
-§ deborah higdon-leblond §-
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Deborah is too modest to mention that this building was an award winner at
BrickFest this year, and was a nominee for Best in Show. Seeing it in person was
a real treat! Keep them coming Deborah!! -Cyndi
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In lugnet.build.arch, Cynthia Bradham wrote:
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In lugnet.announce.moc, Deborah Higdon wrote:
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the mediaeval village of st. paul de vence (snip).
the buildings in this beautiful walled village had been captured in
miniature (snip).
using 8 of these sculptures as models, i re-created these provençal
buildings over a span of 6 months. (snip)
(snip)
the complete st.
paul de vence gallery.
enoy.
-§ deborah higdon-leblond §-
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Deborah is too modest to mention that this building was an award winner at
BrickFest this year, and was a nominee for Best in Show. Seeing it in person
was a real treat! Keep them coming Deborah!! -Cyndi
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thank you, cyndi for your “vote” of confidence. i will keep buildin’ em and
bringin’ em.
-§ deborah §-
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In lugnet.announce.moc, Deborah Higdon wrote:
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Bonjour Deborah,
C’est une très belle réalisation.
I particularly notice (and enjoy) the roofs using slope tiles an unusual way, (
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/higdon/st-paul-de-vence/st-p-de-v-building3/imgp1486.jpg
). It’s a nice reproduction of the typical rooftiles we can see here.
The use of numerous mounting techniques like the curve made of plates on the
top of this door (
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/higdon/st-paul-de-vence/st-p-de-v-building2/imgp1482.jpg
) are well integrated (IMHO the best opening is the one with blue curtains) in
this homogenous set of buildings.
The non-orthogonal placement was challenging and you perfectly succeed in it.
Didier
PS : C’est dommage , je n’arrive pas à lire le menu :-)
PPS : The choice of cindy and calum to take people pictures and not only MOCs
pictures is unusual but welcome and I enjoy these pictures a lot.
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In lugnet.build.arch, Didier Enjary wrote:
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In lugnet.announce.moc, Deborah Higdon wrote:
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Bonjour Deborah,
C’est une très belle réalisation.
I particularly notice (and enjoy) the roofs using slope tiles an unusual way,
(http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/higdon/st-paul-de-vence/st-p-de-v-building3/imgp1486.jpg).
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It’s a nice reproduction of the typical rooftiles we can see here.
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The use of numerous mounting techniques like the curve made of plates on the
top of this door
(http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/higdon/st-paul-de-vence/st-p-de-v-building2/imgp1482.jpg)
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are well integrated (IMHO the best opening is the one with blue curtains)
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in this homogenous set of buildings.
The non-orthogonal placement was challenging and you perfectly succeed in it.
Didier
PS : C’est dommage , je n’arrive pas à lire le menu :-)
PPS : The choice of cindy and calum to take people pictures and not only MOCs
pictures is unusual but welcome and I enjoy these pictures a lot.
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merci, didier! je pense que c’était un moc bien reconnue par les européans à
brickfest, même celui de billund auquel j’ai parlé! j’ai rencontré brik-erik et
encore avec plaisir, nicolas.
the doors and windows were the most fun to make in this project as i tried to
replicate the ones found in the sculptures. i was very happy with the final
edition of the blue curtained windows, which jason and i worked on with quite a
few designs.
attention, si tu n’as pas faim maintenant, tu auras faim!
Caponata, coulis de tomates et chèvre
Mousse de foie de volaille
Nem de canard à la poire et à la menthe
Endives, betteraves, noix et bleu du terroir
Fricassée de champignons et de ris de veau
Truite grillée et noix caramélisées
Salade de boeuf, réduction balsamique
il va sans dire, que’on vous a manqués beaucoup à brickfest!
-§ deborah §-
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A BrickFest favorite... simply delightful to look at, and a wonder to observe.
I am in awe!
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The model is spot on from start to finish. I loved the way you handled the
walls. And running my fingers over the roof slopes was fun.
As always so much is lost because of having only pictures. This is a beauty to
walk around and peek at all the little details. The roof obviously is wonderful.
One of the best models at BrickFest.
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In lugnet.build.arch, Bryce McGlone wrote:
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snip
The model is spot on from start to finish. I loved the way you handled the
walls. And running my fingers over the roof slopes was fun.
As always so much is lost because of having only pictures. This is a beauty
to walk around and peek at all the little details. The roof obviously is
wonderful. One of the best models at BrickFest.
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thanks for the appreciation. although the walled platform was not part of the
original sculptures, i had as much fun making it as i did the buildings, because
i was trying to capture that ancient, crumbling wall feeling that you get in the
town. it also helped me to feel at home while borrowing display space from the
castle table (thanks cyndi and benjamin!).
glad you enjoyed the tactile experience - if only those roof slopes came in sand
red, sigh.
-§ deborah §-
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