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Wednesday, February 6, 2008

Etude Blanche

0 comments Posted by pece at 5:58 AM

Painting white objects is no piece of cake it turns out...Hmmmm

I am up the whazoo with gateaux blanche here thanks to my greediness for mini this and that..

Here's Laduree's version of a Mozartian white wedding gateau...
*Note the 2 shades of white - cream plus a little touch of pink - the heart!

When there's a transportation strikes in Paris you discover new things!
Like these fabulous and gorgeous ( I know, I know gorgeous means multi-colored..just wait) ceramic pear sculptures...

Pears sit in Restaurant Benoit's windows on 20, rue St. Martin, noted for it's turn-of-the-century Belle Epoque bistrot decor.

And artichokes...

This handsome huge snail sits in L'Escargot's window on rue Montorgueil...

Another of Benoit's window displays..
So what's the point of all this white?

Well that's just it!

There is a lot of color in white.

Warm and cool colors depending...
White is the combination of all colors of the visible light spectrum.

Like these tarts from PAUL Boulangerie are decidedly warm in tone...

Hmmm...a bit of blue AND warm tones in this gelato...
Gelato for breakfast anyone? I'm in!

White roses are the perfect subject for color in whites...

As Henri Fantin-Latour shows us here in this lush still life painting.

Talk about lush whites..

This Illy poster was outside my front door in Paris and I was ever amazed by all the colors...well maybe just amazed!

Now it's your turn.

Name some colors you see in all these whites!

Tuesday, February 5, 2008

New York Breakfast!

0 comments Posted by pece at 6:41 AM

A tiny surprise today...a New York breakfast!

I have this Wayne Thiebaud Bacon & Eggs reproduction hanging in front of me, planting a visual seed in my mind...

After all breakfast is breakfast...well almost
Merisi A.K.A. Mit Schlag said:
Past 7 AM.
I am getting worried.
No breakfast today ?

My studio is currently full up with breakfasts from all over..
You want croissants? I got em!
You want baguettes? I got em!
Confiture?
Just name it?

And for the Paris-lovers out there - the tiny surprise is:
I booked my AirFrance flight yesterday! YES! I'm going back to PARIS!!!

So even though we're still playing with our food here in Mini-land, in about 5 weeks we'll be back playing with Parisien food. YUP, and I am ordering a special mini-suitcase so I can take some stuff with me.
After all, hasn't that croissant earned a chance to visit Paree too?

Do I hear a deep sigh of relief :)
Petit dejeuner is served...

Oh, by the way, Paris Breakfasts made it into the lovely Somerset "Artful Blogging" quarterly magazine.

It's a magazine that focuses solely on artists publishing creative blogs and online.

AND we were interviewed by France Today online for Frenchie-oriented blogs !
YAY!Now where is my new mini waffle set with the syrup..hmmm

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Monday, February 4, 2008

Accidents Happen

0 comments Posted by pece at 7:08 AM

With so much...

Mini stuff all over the place...

I mean it's BOX CITY here!

And chachkas everywhere.

Well they do say that 90% of accidents happen in the home...

So is it really a big surprise that I sat on my brand new handmade Laduree boxes?
HMPH!

This accident was intentional.
*note the hammer head in the upper right corner.

After I robbed the bank, I went browsing at F.A.O. Schwarz for miniature flower arrangements for my still lifes. Naturally I brought along my own tray and cups to make sure they would all co-ordinate nicely...

I took a liking to this tulip arrangement ($16.00!), but the damn vase wouldn't stand up straight and kept tipping over. When the sales woman turned to assist another customer looking at $600.00 dollhouses, I tried madly to twist out the bouquet and place it in the vase that did stand up. But she spotted me out of the corner of her eye and asked me to stop messing with the flowers :(

Caught in the act!
I coulda been arrested!

I ended up buying the Gawd damn vase, brought it home and took a hammer to it. Believe me it wasn't easy!? And it took all day to dissolve the probably toxic glue holding the floral arrangement together.

Now I've got the loose flowers I wanted and they look like HELL!

Sometimes you should leave things well enough alone...
:(

Here's an accident waiting to happen...

My room mate's new Turkish teapot is fine.

It's the little mini teapot that could easily fall into the fire...ahem

WATCH OUT little teapot! :O

Friday, February 1, 2008

Laduree Miniatures

0 comments Posted by pece at 5:58 AM

Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee !

YEP! I figured out how to make wee little Laduree boxes!

And without out-sourcing to India or China too!

When I showed my Quelle Wrecked studio you got all dreamy about the pile of Laduree boxes and you planted a thought in my head...

Maybe I could figure out how to make these...
I thought and I thought and I figured it out!
YAY!
It's true that my boxes are "bottomless" dare I say it...Ahem
Sorry Laduree. I have to go back to Boxology class and resolve this one bit of technology.

Can you tell which one is the REAL Laduree box? ? ?

You know how I love to show comparative analysis.

We're very scientific here at PB, always doing research...endless research for your benefit bien sur!

Here's a PAUL Boulangerie sugar cube for size comparison.

Yellow Bird loves the new mini Ladurees.

They are just his size!

More sizes and colors are coming. STAY TUNED!

When I requested a THIRD order of the Pierre Herme miniature macarons from Priscilla of NRFBQueen, she asked me, what is it with these MACAROONS!?
Oh Priscilla, how can I begin to tell you :)
For your edification Priscilla VOILA! :
BY SPECIAL REQUEST...
'Photo Shoot in Paris'
MEETING THE FRENCH Macaron
How To Make Macarons at Lenotre
Macaron a la JACQUEMART-ANDRE...
Visiting Gerard MAC-Lot
Paris Macarons..again

Now if I could just figure out how to make one of these cuties in miniature size...sigh..

BONJOUR MINIATURES!!