{"id":10852,"date":"2016-11-30T01:00:29","date_gmt":"2016-11-30T06:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/?p=10852"},"modified":"2025-09-15T15:46:37","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T19:46:37","slug":"swell-things-paris-london-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/2016\/11\/30\/swell-things-paris-london-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"Swell Things No. 38 \/\/ Paris & London Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"

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1. Nearly everyday, my husband and I would pass by the Op\u00e9ra\u00a0Garnier, a 1,979-seat opera house built from 1861 to 1875. We never saw the inside of the building until our visit to the Musee d’Orsay. At the end of the nave sits a massive and highly detailed model<\/a> of the building and its interior. No detail was left unnoticed. Quite amazing.
\n2. At the tail end of my London trip, I spent two days in the studio with Tracey Rowledge<\/a> to learn her technique for gold tooling. I was in awe of this piece that hung on the wall in the back of the studio. What appears as ordinary scribbles on a background of red, it is actually painstakingly carbon-tooled shapes on leather to mimic a scribbled handwritten note. The heavy and light flow of the ink was represented with the right balance of carbon on the tool.
\n3. I idolize\u00a0Sheila Hicks<\/a> and her work. Growing up\u00a0in my home state of Nebraska, Shelia eventually made her way to Paris, fell in love and set up her studio.\u00a0Her work was recently exhibited in three parts\u00a0and we were in Paris for the second installment. At five seemingly random spots throughout Paris, we gazed upon her work through shop windows. The pieces ranged from hanging skeins to puffs of yarn acting as bookmarks to massive flat balls of wrapped yarn.
\n4. We visited a surprising number of churches during our trip, but my favorite was definitely Sainte Chapelle<\/a>. Construction began around 1238 and the chapel was consecrated in 1248. During our visit the\u00a0interior was flooded with colored light as the sun beamed through 15 stained-glass windows reaching around 49 feet high. A total of 1,113 Biblical scenes are depicted amongst the stained glass. It holds the world’s most extensive collection of 13th century stained glass.
\n5. During a stroll through the\u00a0Jardin des Tuileries, nestled between the Louvre and Place de la Concorde, we came upon modern sculptures amongst the perfectly manicured gardens\u00a0and classical statues. I particularly loved this piece of cubes built from rusty mattress springs.<\/p>\n

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6. Invader is the pseudonym behind the global art project: Space Invaders<\/em><\/a>, which places pixelated creations on buildings and structures at\u00a0a running total of 67 cities.\u00a0My husband and I enjoyed the hunt as we walked around Paris, which has 1,258 pieces out of the grand total 3,397 pieces worldwide. My favorite find was Han Solo and Chewbacca.
\n7. While in London, I stopped by the Leighton House Museum<\/a>, which is the former home of Victorian artist Frederic, Lord Leighton. The Arab Hall was stunning, with its recently restored gilded dome, detailed mosaics and beautiful Islamic tiles featuring arabic script.
\n8. Before our trip to the Catacombs, my husband and I strolled through Montparnasse Cemetery<\/a>. There were many stunning and unique grave markers, but I became\u00a0overly fascinated with the weathered\u00a0plastic floral pieces left behind; they had transformed into these gloomy,\u00a0muted objects.
\n9. At the beginning of my trip to London, I took a private workshop with Mark Cockram<\/a>. Here he is, so proud of his piece Dicated, Untitled No. 1<\/em>. Brilliant, Mark, just brilliant.
\n10. I love the Victoria and Albert Museum and I make a point to visit anytime I’m in London. This time around I was delighted\u00a0by an extraordinary exhibit on English embroideries from the 12th – 15th century. I was astonished at their condition, so many of the pieces were in near perfect condition. If you happen to be in London before February 5th, check out Opus Anglicanum: Masterpieces of English Medieval Embroidery<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

1. Nearly everyday, my husband and I would pass by the Op\u00e9ra\u00a0Garnier, a 1,979-seat opera house built from 1861 to 1875. We never saw the inside of the building until our visit to the Musee d’Orsay. At the end of the nave sits a massive and highly detailed model of the building and its interior. 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