Hip Hip Hurray!

Circus Bear

Polar Bear Playing Tuber

Back to school today!

Karin Söderquist's 3D bears are perfect for the occasion!

© Karin Söderquist 2010

Kindergarden Ceramics

French children go back to school tomorrow.

Summer holidays are so much longer here, seems like my three have been at home for months. We're all excited about "la rentrée", and although it's now September, the weather's perfect for trips to the beach at the weekend - la belle vie quoi ! It's the best time of the year, I think.

Talking of school, just look at this beautiful work by Swedish ceramicist Marie-Louise Sundqvist.

Marie has been commissioned to design a series of illustrated ceramic installations for a kindergarden. She has created two large pieces to be displayed in communal areas, a big blue daydream piece, featuring sleeping children on an open book and a pink, more playful piece with juggling animals floating on clouds. Other smaller ceramic wall decorations have been placed around the kindergarden at child height to allow the little ones to touch and feel them.
What a wonderful, happy way to introduce children to art!

Marie-Louise Sundqvist