My design based on a blur photo of a diamond jewel adorning a basketry handbag designed by Yan Lipao at the exhibition “Mode en majesté” about Thai fashion at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris.
My design based on my photo of a yellow rose, my art deco inspired pattern and my blur photo of an Art Deco jewel.
My photo of my cat Riva and my scarf (my pattern). The popular patterns and shapes were : fan, chevron, seashell, scrolls, kite, geometric figures, stylised face, stylised animals, fountain, lyre, phoenix, Greek key, peacock, bows, flowers, leaves, sunrise, half moon, palmette, fruit baskets… There were also patterns from foreign countries : Japanese and Chinese…
Mix of two photos of Nice and Antibes i took in September 2024 : garden of the Monastère de Cimiez (Nice) and a photo of Antibes (arch).
“The time spent with a cat is never lost.” (Colette, a French writer).
“In 1921, the Parisian architect Charles Adda (1873–1938) won a competition to replace the ancient bathhouse. His design was titled “The Pompeian Baths”. He was inspjred by classical Antiquity but added Art Deco designs with straight lines and the use of concrete. Exquisite blue mosaics decorated the bath cabins. 250 cabins were built in 1923.…
My design based on my picture of a Tenerife sun. I changed the colors of the sun and made circle shapes. It reminds me of Sonia and Robert Delaunay paintings. Robert and Sonia Delaunay belonged to the Orphism movement (Painting movement, born in 1912 in France, focused on vivid colors and geometric shapes). “Orphism is…
Mix of two photos i took (Normandy beach and leaves in Paris). I changed the colors. Made with Bazaart. My photos of Cabourg, France (May 2026) : Since 1983, every year in June, there has been a film festival at Cabourg. The Cabourg film festival welcomes 12,000 festival-goers over five days. The festival celebrates romance…
Reynaldo Luza (1893-1978) was a Peruvian illustrator who worked for Harper’s Bazaar, Vogue and Vanity Fair during the Art Deco era. His illustrations were very elegant and feminine.
Princess Maria Carolina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (1822-1869) was the daughter of Leopold of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Prince of Salerno and of Archduchess Maria Clementina of Austria. Salerno is an Italian city located in the South of the country. Mix of my photos of paintings at the exhibition about Caroline Murat, Queen of Naples and Napoleon’s sister.…
I went to the Château of Chantilly, near Paris, France, where there is an exhibition about Napoleon’s sister Caroline Murat, Queen of Naples. In 79 A.D. Vesuvius eruption caused the destruction of Herculaneum and Pompeii. Sources : https://volcano.oregonstate.edu/vesuvius and https://science.howstuffworks.com/nature/natural-disasters/mount-vesuvius.htm
In November 2025, i took the two photos at the exhibition 1925-2025. “CENT ANS D’ART DÉCO” at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris. Alfred Janniot’s sculpture (Tête idéale, 1924, patinated plaster).
Mix of two photos i took (Normandy beach and leaves in Paris). I changed the colors. Made with Bazaart. My photos of Cabourg, France (May 2026) : Since 1983, every year in June, there has been a film festival at Cabourg. The Cabourg film festival welcomes 12,000 festival-goers over five days. The festival celebrates romance…
Mix of my photos of an illustration from the 18th century, Bow detail, tulip detail from a dress and a reproduction of a painting on the wall of a white rose. I took these pictures at the Palais Galliera exhibition “La mode du 18e siècle. Un héritage fantasmé” in Paris (June 2026). More photos of…