Kathie Kerler

Kathie Kerler - Fiber Artist, NQA Certified Judge, and Writer

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Le Palais Idéal of the Postman Cheval

While in France for the holidays, Mike and I traveled two hours north to a unique site my French teacher, Sylvain Frémaux, had told me about a called Le Palais Idéal du Facteur Cheval or The Ideal Palace of the Postman Cheval. (If you read French, cheval means horse and is his actual last name). […]

January 8, 2019 - Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: France, Hauterives, Le Facteur Cheval, Le Palais Idéal, The Ideal Palace - Leave a Comment

Christmas at Chateauneuf

The village where we stayed, Chateauneuf-du-pape, is one of the premier wine-growing regions in southern France. The number of wineries you can visit within the village itself and its surroundings is overwhelming. We’ve stayed twice twice and made it to six wineries. While not as famous, there is also a premier chocolate boutique called Chocolaterie […]

December 28, 2018 - Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Christmas Markets, France - Leave a Comment

The Christmas Markets of Provence

I’m a day late where the holiday is concerned but it couldn’t be helped. We were in France for two weeks to visit the Marchés de Noël in the neighboring towns and villages near where we were staying. When my late husband and I lived in France we went to Strasbourg in the Alsace region […]

December 27, 2018 - Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Christmas Markets, France, Provence - Leave a Comment

Vive La France!

I’ve returned from three weeks in Provence where we stayed in the renowned wine-producing village of Chateauneuf-du-pape, which means the pope’s new chateau. The chateau was built in the 12th century. However, little is still standing as the Germans set fire to it during World War II, as they were retreating. Nevertheless, the chateau is […]

July 21, 2017 - Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: African Artists, El Anatsui, France, Travel - Leave a Comment

Wine-Blending: Who Knew?

I’m a lover of most things French. It’s hard not to be after living in Montréal, Québec and Paris, France for five years. As a Francophile, I’m a member of Alliance Francaise de Portland, a nonprofit cultural and educational organization offering French classes and social and cultural events. This past Friday, I attended a wine-blending […]

March 27, 2016 - Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Alliance Francaise, France - Leave a Comment

Chateau of Chaumont and the Festival des Jardins

To finish up my time at the Festival, here are my favorite pieces of indoor art. This work is described as a forest of bells and timber, a powerful and spectacular work where the artist expresses his wish to wake up a sleeping chateau, each bell appearing, according to Kounellis, as a mouth letting escape […]

September 28, 2015 - Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: art, Chateaux, France - Leave a Comment

Chateau of Chaumont and the Festival of Gardens

In a previous post I wrote about El Anatsui’s artwork at the chateau of Chaumont. I should explain that his work was just one among many at an event called the Festival des Jardins (Festival of Gardens) the chateau holds every summer. I have always wanted to go and finally had the opportunity. When I […]

September 25, 2015 - Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Chateaux, France, Outdoor Art - Leave a Comment

La Fondation du Doute

How can you not love a building that looks like this? Something completely different from the expected chateaux, cathedrals, and famous monuments. When you walk into the courtyard, a “red carpet” greets you, taking you to the front entrance and a multitude of intriguing signs. The yellow sign at the top reads: “To create is […]

September 6, 2015 - Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Art Galleries, France, La Fondation du Doute - Leave a Comment

Chateau Royal de Blois, La Maison de la Magie, and Blois Cathedral

During my trip to France I spent a day on my own in the city of Blois while the rest of the group went to Chenonceau castle, which I have seen twice before. My self-guided, on-foot tour began at the Chateau Royal. It sits up on a hill, as chateaus do, in order to have […]

August 30, 2015 - Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Cathedrals, Chateaux, France, Maison de Magie - Leave a Comment

El Anatsui, Ghanian Artist

I spent ten days in France at the end of July and through the first part of August, splitting time between the Loire and Dordogne regions. The Loire is well-known for its beautiful chateaux. During this trip I was lucky enough to see the Arts & Nature 2015 exhibition at the chateau of Chaumont-sur-Loire. Each […]

August 25, 2015 - Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: El Anatsui, France, Ghanian artist - Leave a Comment

Georges Sand–writer and avid needleworker

I recently returned from a ten-day trip to France with a group of four others, one of whom is my French professor, Sylvain Frémaux. I have continued to study French throughout my life since beginning at age eleven. In addition to a life-long love of fiber art, I have always been enamored of words and […]

August 8, 2015 - Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: France, George Sand, Needleworker - Leave a Comment

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