Lifestyle

FR - Creating frames with pebbles, what a surprising idea! Discovered during our visit to the Séquence boutique in Uzès, Poésie de galets is a source of inspiration, giving their right place to these small, rounded, smooth fragments of rock.

The Christmas tree is a symbol, interpreted many ways by different people and in different countries.

Here we are, But you are in France Madame finally appeared in its audiobook version on Spotify.

Plus que cuir (More than leather), the art of leather jewellery according to Victoria Garcia, in Poulx.

Ciguë is a most poetic shop.

Situed rue du 4 septembre in Uzès, it is specialized in dried flowers in bunches, soliflores, wreaths...

Séquence, a newly based in Uzès boutique , promotes local craftsmanship. It's a trademark and a clear commitment to select designers from the south of France, but not only.

In Séquence, we can find names and skills such as Olivotte, Elsa Lenthal, Flor do Sertão, Poésie de galets, Lin Mandarine, Vannerie Vergan...

The blog editor pushed open the door of this Provencal jewel case, right in the heart of Uzès.

A new selection of readings for enjoying October leafing through pages...

The Prieuré Saint-Nicolas has been reinvented as a multi-faceted place, elegantly combining guest rooms, art gallery, concert hall and even a temporary restaurant during the summertime...

Join owner Arnaud Le Bihan on a guided tour that combines French lifestyle and gourmet delights.

We have selected some books you might be interested in...

Love, fear and a return to France is the third book in Catherine Berry’s series celebrating her French-Australian life and published the 14th of July. Couldn't do it better right!

So, if you wanted some update about the author's life in France, well, here is your opportunity. 

Have you noticed? The editorial team at the UzEssentiel blog is passionate about local produce.

So... it didn't take long to decide to have a chat with chef Petra Carter, who runs the Le Pistou cooking school, just a few steps from Place Albert 1er.

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.

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.

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’