french exhibition

Some pictures of the french exhibition in Sainte Tulle (near Aix en Provence and Marseille), last week-end.
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On saturday, daiza workgroup with Marco Favero and Fabrizio buccini



Fabrizio

Thanks for sharing, Mathias. Are your stones among those displayed?

It is great to see Marco Favero!!!

Excellent stones displayed and a nice insight into Fabrizio and Marco's daiza technique. Thanks for posting.

Hello ,
Isee that you" ve played the French - style stone SUISEKI .
I feel very good about the rocks in the exhibit .
( the rock " Le chat " : I am very like )
Thank you .

Chris Cochrane wrote:Thanks for sharing, Mathias. Are your stones among those displayed?

It is great to Marco Favero!!!

Hello Chris,

I have had only one stone in this exhibition :

More pictures :

Hi Mathias... I like your stone with meandering, horizontal layering. Is it a Wuling (Chinese) stone mounted in a well-crafted, modern, Japanese-style daiza? If the stone was collected in Europe, it is an exceptional stone in texture & color combination.

Hi Mathias,
Thank you for posting.
What a pleasure. I appreciate so many of the stones displayed.
Is this an annual event? I would love to give it a visit.

The stone that draws me the most would be this one.


Thanks again.

Hi !

Chris, my stone is a gift (Marco Favero). She comes from France (South of the Alpes), and I have made the daiza with plane tree. This daiza was difficult to make !

Jeremy, yes it's an annual event, always in the same place (Sainte Tulle), on the south of France, near Aix en Provence. It's always on the beginning of June.
This year, a collect was programmed but there is too much snow where we want to go (2800 m altitude). A new collect is foresee on september.

Hi Mathias... Wow! Marco is a generous friend. He gave me my first Ligurian stone, and it deeply aged in color (as some do more than others) by just being left alone; Marco knew its potential. That was a delightful surprise. He gave me another Ligurian stone landscape-view stone with a rose-colored limestone band that is among my favorites; you can feel the warmth of the hillside! Most importantly, Marco shares deep feeling & true friendship. His friends become your friends & you share the joy of caring for Marco as though he was in your family. I am moved to hear of anyone he embraces.

Marco's gift of languages is one of those talents that propels him. When visiting his home in Turino, Italy, I got to see his library. The older books in French on Japanese gardens were AMAZING.

I once stayed in Bonnieux as a central location for visiting southern France. It was before I knew Marco. Every time I left town to go in different directions, I would find myself later at the foot of a hill with the sign: "Menerbes: One of the Most Beautiful Towns in France." It seemed you couldn't leave Bonnieux without landing at Menerbes in about 20 minutes. Often, the roads would become narrower & narrower until they transformed into bike or walking paths. Even the little Renault that I was driving (a zippy, fun car in the mountains!) was unable to proceed. The natural light over fields of lavendar & in nature were glorious to view. There was much to see that I subsequently regret missing. Perhaps, I profited by not being focused on creeks & stones, then... but I need to visit there, again.

One of the delights of your stone exhibit is the inclusion of a few bonsai. My viewing stone group meets at a bonsai museum, but for our somewhat lengthy exhibits, only a few very small complementary plants are displayed. I prefer the bonsai & stones shown together, but as separately important, individual objects for contemplation. This appears nicely done in your exhibit!

Hi Mathias... An antiques shop which I visit recently revamped its website. When I saw articles made of ridged, reishi fungus, I thought of your stone's color & texture. Visit Kagedo-- a Ridged Fungus Hanging Vase.

Hi Chris,
I'm sorry but mathias din't share a good picture of his stone,it is so:
marco

ps: soon I will send more pictures

Hi FARUYA ,
This is a technique of making daiza - Stone ... is very difficult for me .
Thank your posting .
Regards .
HUNG-TRAN .

Hi HUNG-TRAN ,

Yes I agree, but mathias followed our suggestions on Forum Suiseki Force&Beaute' in making daiza
and for him it was the first daiza.Like you see, mathias was extremely skilful.
See the stone before daiza:


furuya

I will post some other stones of our exhibit:











twin towers









Hope you like them; for any infos please be free to ask for,
thanks in advance,

furuya


here our exhibit room

Marco:
The exhibition and the stones are magnificent.
The second stone in your last post is a real gem.
Good to see you posting again.

Peter Aradi
San Antonio, Texas

Hi Peter,

thank you so much for your kind appreciation, these stones are the first good exhibit in French because they are native stones
for greater part; not the first and second stone which is a Ligurian stone from my friend Fabrizio Buccini.
We hope to share better next year.
Kinds regards,

marco