"Pots, like all other forms of art, are human expressions: pleasure, pain or indifference before them depends upon their natures, and their natures are inevitably projections of the minds of their creators." A Potter's Book Bernard Leach
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Monika
23/10/2021Monika est une sorcière des temps modernes, elle utilise encore les rites ancestraux polonais avec beauté et respect.
![Charleston house and garden, the art of living Charleston house and garden, the art of living](https://emmacassi.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/EC-P1210230-800x600.jpg)
Charleston house and garden, the art of living
08/06/2021The Sussex farmhouse and garden created by Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant
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Argan trees
23/03/2021The argan tree (argania spinosa) is perfect for a harsh environment, surviving heat, drought and poor soil.
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Le Domaine du Rayol
30/11/2020J’aime le concept de “Jardin en mouvement” de Gilles Clément.
L’art des Jardins était mon projet d’étude aux Beaux-Arts dans les années 90.
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Garden Museum
27/11/2020Dan Pearson designed the Sackler Garden at the heart of the Garden Museum overlooking the cafe.
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Grasse, ville du parfum
23/11/2020I visited Grasse in Provence during my teens. I still had vivid memories of the roses garden and of the perfume factories. I wanted to go back there with my family and make our own fragrance.
![The Silk Cotton tree The Silk Cotton tree](https://emmacassi.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/P1150354-800x600.jpg)
The Silk Cotton tree
22/11/2020I came across the Kapok trees in Kenya. I was amazed by the spike like thorns of the trunk.
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Villa Noailles
20/11/2020The villa’s initial commission asked for a “small, interesting house to live in” in Hyères, South of France.
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Carob tree
17/11/2020The carob (Ceratonia siliqua) is a flowering evergreen tree or shrub in the legume family, Fabaceae. It is widely cultivated for its edible pods, and as an ornamental tree in gardens and landscapes.
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Kerterre of Plomeur (Brittany)
15/11/2020In Brittany, you can stay in a Kerterre: hobbit like houses made of lime and hemp created by Evelyn Adam, a sculptor and architect.
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Bewitching cistus absolute
08/11/2020Cistus or Rockrose is my favorite plant, I have planted 15 in my garden. It was lucky, not knowing that they thrive into poor soil. It reminds me of my holidays in Provence when I first visited Grasse as a teenager.
![Barbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden Barbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden](https://emmacassi.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/ec-P1070338-800x600.jpg)
Barbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden
30/10/2020Barbara Hepworth museum in St Ives is wonderful, being able to see her studio, through windows, is a privilege…
![Baobab or “The time when man began, time where we were all one” Baobab or “The time when man began, time where we were all one”](https://emmacassi.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/ec-P1040395-800x600.jpg)
Baobab or “The time when man began, time where we were all one”
22/10/2020The Baobab is native to the African Savannah where the climate is extremely dry and arid. It is a prehistoric species which predates mankind.
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The Palacio de Cristal nest
21/10/2020A Giant bird landed in Madrid Palacio de Cristal and left a rather strange nest for us to admire.
Just by chance, we saw the most amazing exhibition this summer.
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Le Jardin des Monts
15/10/2020It is Noah’s Ark as Rossiniere resident called it. You have to be a good hiker to visit this enchantress garden.
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La Thomasia
15/10/2020In the nursery, plants are cultivated for the botanical garden or for experimental research. The alpine garden is open daily from May through October, depending on snowfall and road conditions.
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Les yourtes de Domette
10/10/2020There is a secret place called les yourtes de Domette where we spent unforgettable happy days.