Art in Auvillar and other distractions

This afternoon I realized I haven't seen my passport since Derek and I went to Toulouse on Wednesday. Not good... particularly since I am trying to get out of town and see some of the region before this gig comes to an end.

I tore though my atelier and bedroom. No luck.
Sometimes a change of locale can rattle the chains of that get in the way of my functioning memory so I left for France's vernissage up in the village at the A7 galleri. Her wooden sculptures were my favorite work in this collective exhibition of three floors and numerous styles and combinations of media and motif. The galleri was an amazing facility all in all and I could see great potiential there. It is in the middle of the village and appears to have had some sort of educational purpose at one point. As I was leaving to check out the other galleries near les halles the gallerist Olivier invited me to have dinner with the artists afterwards which was very nice.

My favorite aspect of the evening was a young performance group that commandeered les halles with lights and props. Their performance was magical and held my attention even though I could understand little of the dialogue. Derek and I left afterwards and as we walked down the steep hill to le port I confessed I was really rattled over the loss of my passport.
After we made it back down the hill I decided to look one more time in my atelier before hitting the hay. As I looked my mobile rang and it was the Saarinens! They were finally free for the evening and wondered if it was too late to come by the studio for a look at my work! It proved to be a wonderful, beneficial distraction since they told me there was an American consulate in Toulouse (news to me!) and that is where I should go to report and get another passport if it didn't turn up. We talked about their time in Auvillar and they asked some interesting questions about the new work I am doing.

My passport is still M.I.A. but at least I feel calmer about it and hope that if I sleep on the thing will turn up tomorrow.

Yesterday (Jeudi 1708 Aout 2007) at 21 heures we attended an exceptional Recital de Piano at Eglise Saint-Pierre. Katia Bronska performed selections from Bach, Mozart, Schubert and Chopin under the sacred rafters of this intimate cathedral on the Pyrenees. Her technical excellence was evident in her ability to convey rich and electrifying emotion in this sublime setting. My favorite selections of the evening were two Chopin Nocturnes.



Top and Middle: Performance Group in Auvillar doing their song and dance at Les Halles.

Bottom: France Alvin at the Collective Exhibition at A7 Gallery in Auvillar.