Traditional

Since I live in the UK, I've rediscovered the tradition of sending cards for all occasions and especially in Christmas season. I mean real paper cards, not electronic ones... Around this period, we can see cards everywhere! in front of windows, in offices... I found it very friendly and welcoming!

Photo by Grey Lemon

More traditions on Jane's CV, hosted by Theresa.

Improvisation

Improvisation is a compositional method. Evan Parker

Weston by night - Photo by Grey Lemon

More improvisation with Jane's CV, hosted by Theresa.

Autumn

Fall in love...

Photo by Grey Lemon

More shades of fall at Jane's CV, hosted by Theresa this week.

Green

Nature can be a great laboratory of shapes and textures...
Some greeny bits snapped a while ago.

Photo by Grey Lemon

Other green on Jane's Corner View, hosted by Otli this week.

Incredible Mustache

Salvador DALI - La moustache, Ink on paper

If you want to listen to the voice of the maestro about his very own Perpignan train station, it's just above, straight from an old vinyl for you!

Other mustaches on Jane's Corner View, hosted by Cate this week.

Humor

Pour Martin Parr, "seul l'humour peut nous permettre de trouver le salut face à l'atrophie morale et à l'absurdité qui caractérise nos vies quotidiennes".

All photos by Martin Parr
1) Lakeside Tea Room, Southwold, Suffolk England, 1993
2) Sand bay, England, from "Common Sense", 1997
3) Horncastle, Lincolnshire England, from "Common Sense", 1998
4) Jurmula, Latvia, 1999

For Martin Parr, the moral atrophy and preposterousness of our daily lives means we can only find salvation through adopting a certain sense of humor.

If you're ready to go a step further... you shoud try this!

Edit: See also «Bristol and West» by Martin Parr.

Back to School

Les tabliers de la rue de Rivoli de Robert Doisneau


Pupils on rue de Rivoli, Paris, Photo by R. Doisneau 1978.
More school kids on Jane's Corner View!

Corner View - Earth Day

Photo taken in the Mercantour National park, in the Valley of Marvels, a UNESCO biosphere reserve in Southern France. Many prehistoric engravings can be found in this place, some of them being interpreted as an ancient cult to earth divinities...

Photo Grey Lemon

More Earth Days with Joyce this week.

Corner View - Happy 1

Happy Corner View Anniversary Everyone!

Photo Grey Lemon

Here's a Spring and White Corner View theme mix, Spring to offer you some flowers for this first anniversary and White because it was my first Corner View and I loved that theme!

I'd like to thank you Jane for this great idea, and the spirit you've given to this weekly virtual-global meeting!

More celebration here.

Corner View - Vending Machine

Here's an old jukebox, an AMI 200.
Pick your tune!

Photo by Grey Lemon

More Vending Machines at Jane's Corner View.

Corner View - Spring

Spring is back!

Photos by Grey Lemon

Last week, the trees in the park accross the street went blossoming, and I tried some shots during the 5min sunshine we had yesterday... finally decided to bring a (small!) branch home, escaping the wind and the next heavy shower...

Photo by Grey Lemon

More taste of Spring at Jane's Corner View.

Corner View - Front Door

Here's a classical front door with a touch of colors!
This is the entrance of an artists' studio.

Photo Grey Lemon

Can you guess where it is located? well was...
Visit other places at Jane's CV.

EDIT: Yes Emma, Ötli and Line, you're right, this was in Paris! Ten years ago, not in Montmartre, not near canal St Martin, nor in XIIIe, XXe... but in the middle of the Rue de Rivoli! One day I saw giant flowers growing on the building facade, artists took over the 59 rue de Rivoli with an "Electron Libre" banner. And I'm just learning it's re-opening under the name 59 Rivoli to become an alternative artistic center...

Corner View - Miniature Worlds

These "Miniature Worlds" are photos of victorian toys...

Photos Grey Lemon

Curious and rare objects manufactured as a souvenir for visitors to the Universal Exhibition of 1851, folded as a book with the title "telescopic view inside the Crystal Palace Great Exhibition of 1851 in London Industrial."

Other Miniature Worlds over here.

Corner View - Street Photography

Some colors of London...

Photo by Grey Lemon

More streets on Jane's Corner View.

Corner View - Repurposed

For a little bit of flower alchemy...

Photo by Grey Lemon

I found laboratory tubes / jiggers... could make nice little vases.

Other repurposing ideas at Jane's CV.

Corner View - Sweet

Would you like some macaroons?

Macarons by Ladurée - Photo by Grey Lemon

More sweets at Jane's Corner View.

Corner View - Your Style

For this Corner View, I present you my paper dressing!
Pour ce Corner View, je vous ouvre ma garde-robe papier!

Shirt by Elisabeth Lecourt

Let's start with Elisabeth Lecourt's artwork. She creates some beautiful pleated dresses and also these geographic shirts which makes me travel.

Pour commencer une piece d'Elisabeth Lecourt, qui outre de très jolies robes plissées, réalise aussi ces chemises géographiques qui, à elles-seules, me font voyager.

Jean and dress by House Wear

Then a jean, a simple dress with a funny design... in the same style, more graphic there is also the campbell of Warhol (ideal for pop parties) and in the "haute couture" spirit there's the Elisabeth de Borchgrave ones, awesome...

Ensuite un jean, une petite robe simple au dessin amusant, dans la même veine il en existe d'assez graphiques comme la Campbell de Warhol (idéale pour les soirées pop) ou bien dans un esprit haute couture celles d'Elisabeth de Borchgrave, somptueuses...

Stilettos by Jennifer Collier

And for the shoes I can't resist to the delicate stilettos of Jennifer Collier! Classic and timeless they match everything.

Quant aux chaussures, je ne resiste pas à la délicatesse des escarpins de Jen Collier! Classiques et intemporels ils vont avec tout!

Others styles at Jane's CV.

Corner View - Holiday

A walk on my favourite beach on the 1st of January, we arrived a bit late... the light was incredible, golden with pink reflects on the clouds, everything was wrapped in an irized veil... an amazing sunset!

Photo Grey Lemon

Une balade à la plage le 1e janvier, nous etions arrivés un peu tard... la lumière était incroyable... comme si le paysage etait enveloppé d'un voile irisé. Tandis que le jour déclinait, le ciel s'embrasait... un coucher de soleil fantastique!

More Holidays over here.

Corner View - Books

This week Jane's Corner View theme is Books.

I'm taking this opportunity to present you the incredible artwork of Su Blackwell, an english artist I really love!

Fairy tales literally emerge from the books, with strange and fragile scenery, enchanted forests, butterflies escaping from the pages, as if the story was taking shape... A wonderful universe, a work in many volumes!

Su Blackwell - Edinburgh Show

Her paper sculptures are actually presented in Scotland at the Edinburgh Show until the 24th of December 2009, and also in the great exhition "Slash: Paper Under the Knife" at the Museum of Art and Design, New York until the 4th of April 2010.

Su Blackwell - The Lake and the Boat

Je profite de cette occasion pour vous présenter le travail incroyable de Su Blackwell, une artiste anglaise que j'aime beaucoup.
Ses livres nous plongent dans un monde féérique d'où sortent d'intrigantes et fragiles mises en scène, d'où émergent des forêts enchantées, des villes enchevetrées, d'où s'envolent des essaims de papillons... comme si l'histoire prenait forme veritablement...

Un univers onirique merveilleux, une oeuvre en plusieurs volumes!

Ses sculptures de papier sont actuellement exposées en Ecosse au Edinburgh Show où vous pouvez admirer ses prouesses jusqu'au 24 dec 2009, et également dans le cadre de l'exposition "Slash: Paper Under the Knife" au Museum of Art and Design à New York, jusqu'en avril 2010.

Corner View - Home

This week's theme is "corners of your home" by Caitlin.

Photo Grey Lemon

My home is an eclectic mix of different styles (but nothing to do with the Pink Bus!). Here's some details of my living room... please make yourself confortable!

Other invitations at Jane's Corner View.