Arts and crafts Lot-Et-Garonne

Christian Boncour is not only passionate about the blues - he is the director of the Blues Station in Tournon - but he also handles wicker with dexterity and opens his basketry workshop to you, a place of exhibition, sale, training and education. At his place, you can follow a one-week initiation course or a discovery day during which you make a basket and leave with it, and even a professional training.

A specialist in the art of arm weaving, Sylvie Boyer creates unique pieces of wall art and textile sculptures, for which she uses conventional yarns (linen, cotton, wool, etc.), but also more unusual materials: metal, terracotta, glass, plants... She shares her talent through training courses and workshops in weaving and tapestry. The programs and the duration of the training are personalized. Consult the site for more information.

For more than 25 years, Michel Labardin and Catherine Dubon have shared their arts and crafts workshop where they restore and create marvels of glass and color, living paintings, classical or contemporary, which metamorphose in the light of day. An exciting activity that has been rewarded with the departmental and regional prize for craftsmanship for their superb mandala "Hanging Garden". They make custom stained glass and glass creations. Visitors to the workshop are welcome by appointment.

Serendipity led Marie-France Dequin to settle in the village of Penne-d'Agenais almost 40 years ago. "I've blossomed here," she admits with a broad smile. She has built up a loyal local clientele, supplemented by numerous holidaymakers passing through. She works with vegetable-tanned leather, sourced from French and Italian tanneries, for belts and other products. She also makes a variety of leather goods, including handbags, purses, etc. Her talent and kindness make her a remarkable person.

Teddy Perrot (artist name: Dee-T) has always been artistically inclined. After learning to weld, he began making metal sculptures from salvaged objects, such as old tools. Their shape inspires the finished result. For example, he transformed a hammer into a shark. Silhouettes of dancers, a violin, lighting fixtures: his imagination knows no bounds. A life-size iron horse is one of his finest creations. You can admire some of his creations in his boutique.

Fascinated by wood, Fabien Roma decided to make it his profession. He became a professional thanks to a long training course at the Escoulen school, a renowned establishment in the Var region dedicated to woodturning. Since 2023, he has been a member of Ateliers d'Art de France. Fabien offers tableware and interior design pieces for sale, with a natural finish. He uses only local wood, which he recycles for his creations. Inspired and virtuous.

A graduate of the Paris School of Applied Arts, young Laurine has been working as a stained glass artist in Penne-d'Agenais since 2023. While she restores stained glass to help preserve the local heritage, she also creates magnificent made-to-measure windows for private clients. She also teaches glass painting, her specialty. Her work can be seen in an exhibition space in her studio. Laurine will tell you all about it.

When he was a winegrower, Stéphane Azémar used amphorae. Until the day he decided to learn how to make them himself. A ceramist since 2021, he specializes in large-scale pieces, including terracotta amphorae for decorative or oenological use. His works are captivating in their beauty and originality. Many can be seen in his studio, some in the village of Penne-d'Agenais (at the "Remp'art" gallery, at "Verre Zé Bulles").

Eve-Gabrielle Rosset is a talented ceramist who works without a potter's wheel. She uses only her hands and traditional methods (pincé, colombin). The result is colorful, meticulously decorated bowls, vases, raw clay plant pots... If you drop in to her boutique workshop, you may be lucky enough to see her bring one of her beautiful handcrafted pieces to life. She also gives modeling lessons and organizes summer workshops by prior arrangement.

Le Bois de Tatie is a toy store located in Villeneuve-sur-Lot. They offer a wide range of products, such as wooden soccer balls and pandas on the moon with cut-out first names. As well as selling toys, Le Bois de Tatie also offers personalized laser-cutting services, accessories such as photophores and key-rings, and baby gifts.