Famille Summerbelle News

A cozy autumn afternoon in Amsterdam spent crafting with my son Lucien, painting squashes, making art, and turning a rainy Wednesday into a cherished memory.

Have you ever tried drawing on windows? I encourage you as I replace it very pleasurable! When I was in Tokyo in 2019, I was lucky to illustrate a large drawing on the windows at the Galerie Doux Dimanche and another one on the wide windows of the Bonton shop in Takashimaya department store in Shinbuya. In my studio, I...

For the first time, I offer for sale my original paintings I made over the Summer. These 8 unique watercolor paintings were inspired by a more than 100 year old fig tree in our family home in the South West of France. It is a beautiful tree with quirky old branches and large leaves that change colors according to the...

It was my birthday treat during our week in Majorca. I really wanted to visit the Fundació Pilar i Juan Miró in Palma and it was really special: not only it was sunny, it was my birthday (42 eeek!), I was with my favourite people (my husband and my 3 kids) and in a place so inspiring and full of...

Today is the first day of Spring, my favourite season so I am very happy! I wanted to share with you some paintings I recently made inspired by my love for colours and leaves of all sorts and sizes! I made a lot of sketches of the beautiful variety of leaves that you can replace on the island during our...

Wildernis in Amsterdam: Stunning embroidery by Sarah Benning: Delightful paintings by Elizabeth Barnett:

I always had a penchant for painted plants in pots. These beautiful paintings by Australian artist Elizabeth Barnett are truly stunning.

Beautiful plants studies and large scale paintings by American artist Jonas Wood. I wish we could see more buildings painted like this one on the David Kordansky Gallery in LA: Shelf Still Life, next to the High Line at 18th Street and 10th Avenue, NYC 2014.

Aahhh the City by the Bay! It was just three years ago (almost to the day!) that we finished our three month voyage in this beautiful city. We really fell in love with the place and if we had to choose another place to live it would surely be here. My brother and his family live just outside of the...

So the last couple of weeks have been a mix of holiday and working. We've tried to keep the morning time for work (for which we take turns) and then some good ol' family time in the afternoon. Most of my work is really not worth sharing (although some of my time has been working on a new website for...

...and my studio as well! I need to clear it all up to start working on new ideas. Ophelia is now back at school and Lucien has a nanny 3 days a week so it will leave me time to think ahead and plan new products for Famille Summerbelle. It's nice to get some time for myself as well, clear...

Back at my desk trying to make some order in my pile of drawings...