L'art & Lard 2017

Lest you forget!

We had a lovely day yesterday for the annual 'L'art & Lard' festival in Le Petit-Pressigny. This year we decided to go on the first day as the weather forecast for the Sunday wasn't good plus our friends in 'Celtiqua' were providing a musical set for part of the afternoon.

What this meant however was that we missed the 'English tearoom' and the 'Commercants de bouche' which were only here on the Sunday.

The art on display was, as usual, very interesting!

Yesterday's event did include the Artisan 'village' which had a familiar feel to it with many  returning to show of their undoubted talents.

As we have said in the past one of the highlights is the way some of the artist's work is displayed in gardens,barns and caves throughout the village.

This fellow is a former mayor of La Roche Posay - as the ticket tells us.

In a great bit of recycling the baskets above are made from the pages of old magazines!

The lavoir of the village is somewhat comically set out as it may have been when it was used in the past,below isn't an art instillation, although it could be, it was just someone's washing - hope they don't mind!  

Something else for the weekend -L'art & Lard

The 10th edition of L’art & Lard at the Petit Pressigny

Around 85 exhibitors, artists to be discovered throughout the houses of the village, artisans displaying their products behind the festive hall, stalls at the Place de l'Eglise, artists' ‘school’ behind the church. Music from ‘Celtiqua’ 3.30-5.00pm on the Saturday.

Some pics. from last year here

Art for Art's sake?...

The 'L'Art & Lard' festival in Le Petit Pressigny has become one of the local events we attend every year as it is always an interesting experience. Its purpose? - to showcase local artist's works - and there are a lot of talented people around. We were blessed with a beautiful October day,so good, that we saw someone in their pool...honestly. 

We like it as it is always an opportunity to meet friends and also have a nosey at the local housing stock...it is a lovely village.

The 'art'...judge for yourself...

and the houses...

Something else for the weekend...

From last year's event...

Lots of Art but little Lard...

A photo walk around the 'art' on display at yesterday' 'Art & Lard' festival in Le Petit Pressigny, in no particular order even though there were two helpful maps showing the numbered exhibitions - we are people who go around Ikea against the arrows.

Examples from the pottery in Chambon

One of the good things about the day is that art is exhibited in a variety of diverse locations around the village in barns caves and houses.The sign above was on display in one exhibition but we weren't sure if it was part of the artwork or belonged to the owners...but it was an odd sign anyway (had the bar been called 'The Edward II',could have made the connection)

Some paintings in a wood store

This could have been entitled 'absent art' as the artist had failed to show!

ET (?)...among others

These weren't part of the exhibition but have included them under the title 'art by the bucketload'

 Art in the 'lavoir'

Cute...

Really liked these...and the fact that the artist, Yves Galzin passes on his skills to children. 

Art was on display all over the place,everywhere you turned

The 'automaton man' from Betz le Chateau brought along his wind powered exhibition.

and the costume lady from Barrou brought along some examples.

 Always interesting...but still say they should have it during the tourist season as they would probably have more visitors and better weather!