Mixed Media Textile and Felt Art with Ariane
Immerse into an adventure land of textile and mixed media with fiber artist Ariane. Learn to create intuitively using wool fibers, pigments, paper and transform them into paintings or sculptural creations. Enjoy the French air in her peaceful garden, take a walk in nature, or bike into Paris for a complete French getaway.
- Snacks, Coffee, & Tea, Lunch
Pricing
- One Guest
- USD $1300
- Additional guest(s) (max 4)
- USD $720
Accommodation
- One Guest
- USD $325
- Additional guest(s)
- USD $125
Meet the Artist
Ariane is a mixed media and fiber artist, most recognized worldwide for contemporary felt-making. She is also a teacher, author of fiber art books, and a trained architect and graphic designer. She combines graphic, textile, and mixed media techniques to create works that have a nonconforming, bold, and eccentric style.
Her expertise is creating felt with an exceptional density that is firm, non-piling, very thin, and fluid for clothing or sculptural for hats. She is also a master of combining felt with embroidery, paint, transfer techniques, paper, fabrics, printing, metals, ceramics, and enamels.
For Ariane, everything made with love and passion is art - she creates her famous sculptural hats and pictorial art vests in the same way as she does home décor, fiber paintings, and sculptures. Everything is a pretext to explore the world of possibilities and beauty.
Being in her studio is like immersing into an adventure land. She invites your inner child to play and create intuitively and spontaneously. And when she is not in her studio, she loves sharing and rediscovering Paris, the city she adores.
Her expertise is creating felt with an exceptional density that is firm, non-piling, very thin, and fluid for clothing or sculptural for hats. She is also a master of combining felt with embroidery, paint, transfer techniques, paper, fabrics, printing, metals, ceramics, and enamels.
For Ariane, everything made with love and passion is art - she creates her famous sculptural hats and pictorial art vests in the same way as she does home décor, fiber paintings, and sculptures. Everything is a pretext to explore the world of possibilities and beauty.
Being in her studio is like immersing into an adventure land. She invites your inner child to play and create intuitively and spontaneously. And when she is not in her studio, she loves sharing and rediscovering Paris, the city she adores.
VAWAA Includes:
- Create textile paintings, wearables or sculptures.
- Nourish your inner child to create intuitively and spontaneously with fiber and mixed media.
- Play with felting, painting, machine embroidery, printing, cyanotype and more.
- Learn wet felting, paper felting and nuno felting techniques.
- Explore printing or free machine embroidery on felt.
- Option to create silk art vests, large wall hangings or enamel for an additional fee.
- Go fabric shopping at Marché Saint Pierre or visit a museum.
- Sketch in the streets of Paris.
- Possibilities for meditative and nature walks.
- Enjoy a French dinner.
Stay at Ariane's
You can choose to stay in Ariane’s newly renovated guest bedroom, which is located on the second floor of her home. The bedroom includes a wardrobe, a queen bed, and a skylight. The second-floor bathroom, as well as the first floor of Ariane’s home, including the studio, living area, kitchen, garden, and a pergola, is shared.
Explore Achères, Paris
Paris is the city of love, fashion, food, and art. Just strolling through the streets fills the inspiration tank. There are various art galleries to explore, expositions to visit, fabric stores for fiber addicts, and street cafes to take in life.
Ariane's light-flooded art studio is 35 mins train ride from Paris, close to the beautiful city of Saint-Germain-en-Laye. At the beginning of the XII century, kings came here to escape the "urban" life, enjoying French air with a stunning Panorama view of Paris.
It is ideal for those who enjoy seeing more authentic parts of Paris with easy access to a big forest, little lakes, and the Seine River for pleasant walks and bike rides.
If that's not enough, Versailles Palace and Gardens are 20 mins by car, and the enchanted Monet's Garden is 40 mins by car from Ariane's studio.
Ariane's light-flooded art studio is 35 mins train ride from Paris, close to the beautiful city of Saint-Germain-en-Laye. At the beginning of the XII century, kings came here to escape the "urban" life, enjoying French air with a stunning Panorama view of Paris.
It is ideal for those who enjoy seeing more authentic parts of Paris with easy access to a big forest, little lakes, and the Seine River for pleasant walks and bike rides.
If that's not enough, Versailles Palace and Gardens are 20 mins by car, and the enchanted Monet's Garden is 40 mins by car from Ariane's studio.
Additional Details
Paris is beautiful year round to visit, although Ariane loves spring and autumn the most. She also loves winter for felt making and creating as it's less tempting to go outside.
This VAWAA can be extended for up to 14 days. Please include a note in your booking request.
Must be at least 16 years old. Studio is adapted for people with wheelchairs needs.
Ariane speaks German, French and English.
This VAWAA can be extended for up to 14 days. Please include a note in your booking request.
Must be at least 16 years old. Studio is adapted for people with wheelchairs needs.
Ariane speaks German, French and English.