4423 State Street Road
Skaneatles N.Y.13152
Tel: 315-685-3063
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I wanted to share with you, a great little town in the South of France, on the Riviera, tucked in the mountains East of Antibes. {Antibes, is one of the focal points of the French Riviera. Between Canne and Nice,} you find a a hidden Patrimoine Medieval a jewel perched amid a green shrine, ideally located , called, Biot, Here they knew how to preserve a quality of life and an identity inherited from history and the Arts and Crafts. The coming of artists such as Fernand Léger, the museum of which stands at the foot of the village, and Eloi Monod, initiator of the Biot blown glass tradition, brought an artistic boost, that can be felt in glass making, pottery, ceramic and jewellery workshop.
This area off course was inherited by the impressionists, Pierre Auguste Renoir, he moved into the Domaine des Collettes in Cagnes-sur-Mer with his family. Having being brought up in the area, you cant imagine the surprise and pleasure I had to find that my next door neighbor was, as we say in France , "An Artisan" Glace Blower. I'm talking about Phil Austin. from Snake oil works. Watching Phil brought back great memories , his studio reminded me of Biot... Check his web site:
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