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New edition of the Terralha European Ceramic Festival from 14 to 16 July, in Saint-Quentin-la-Poterie.

FR - Perfectly nestled in the canton of Lussan, a stone's throw from the town of Verfeuil, the Domaine de Gressac is also at the heart of a Natura 2000 classified site.

Its size is breathtaking: 115 ha! The ideal place to start a unique equestrian adventure, a breeding of Spanish horses, where the animals take full advantage of the woods and meadows of the Domaine.

FR - Decorative art prized during the Roman and Greek antiquity, the mosaic still has great days ahead.

FR - In her furniture restoration workshop settled in Aubussargues, Catherine Parant started a brand new adventure : the Florentin patina.

FR - Claire is a specialist in "baby cuteness" and is particularly inspired.

Decoration, clothing, bibs, games and so many other creations are to be discovered here below. Follow UzEssentiel guide!

FR - Known as the Capital of Ceramics, Saint-Quentin-la-Poterie has been hosting a residency of artists.

Fashion icon Ines de la Fressange, together with fashion reporter Sophie Gachet and French actress Olga Sekulic, authors of The Parisian chic, co-sign this news book.

Read or... read, but this time in French, the lovely trilogy of Peter Mayle.

Living in Uzès for more than 12 years now, French painter Renée-Mireille Héaulmé is a self-taught artist with a very personal talent.

At  Home with Art , A Beginner's Guide to Collecting on any Budget, by Olivia de Fayet and Fanny Sauly, co-founders of French Art gallery Wilo & Grove, turns around 5 very special parts :

A must have book !

Published in April 2022, Coming Home to Nature, The French Art of Countryfication, is the English version of Campagne, Pour un nouvel art de vivre (Flammarion). 

For more than 25 years, Sylvaine Delivré has devoted herself to creation: jewellery, bags looking like the ones of the thirties, but also ethnic masks.

Sylvaine Delivré is a skilled bead embroiderer and has been exhibiting some of her last models at the Maison des Artisans d'Art in Uzès since April 2022.

From the Duperré School of Design and Arts and Crafts to an internship with master glassmaker Luc Benoît-Brouard, from the discovery of "traditional materials and techniques such as Tadelackt and Zellige, ancestral practices acquired from craftsman Abdella Bougrine" to modern mosaic in the Isara workshop, and then Roman mosaic alongside France Hogué", Flore Molinaro explores art and techniques.

Once a biochemical engineer, Françoise Escale Agnan became an artist in the early 2000s.

First stepping in the art world by engraving, she then discovered painting, which challenged her and offered her a freedom she had never imagined. Then came sculpture, the sublime.

FR - Agathe has been passionate about ceramics for a long time.

And, one day, she decided to make a rather drastic professional move and became a ceramist. 
 

French version - Settled place d’Austerlitz since October 2020, near the library of Uzès, MADE IN XAVIER is present in the city for 4 years.Specialized in local art, MADE IN XAVIER is a temple of creation, between lights, jewels, ceramics, furniture and so on, offering a wide selection of products coming from around Uzès (no further than 250 km).

Un site, une page Instagram, des box, A French Collection, c’est un peu tout ça à la fois, en fait.

Mais A French Collection, c’est aussi et surtout la touche de sa créatrice, Annette Charlton, une australienne tombée amoureuse de la France en 2009.

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You wish to enjoy your garden in the Gard ? First you have to learn a bit more about the plants of the region.

God Almighty first planted a garden. And indeed, it is the purest of human pleasures.  Francis Bacon (1625) Essays ‘Of Gardens’