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Parmiggiano party !

I am not a cheese person, but some parmiggiano is ok and mostly fresh cheese.

For SC123, Celebrating cheese.
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Mouse from sculptor François Melin
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François Melin’s paternal family comes from Nancy and his maternal family from Normandy. His father was mobilized in communications during the First World War before settling with his brother in Villoison in 1933 where he built an industrial chicken coop. He married in 1936 and had five children, two sons, including François born December 9, 1941 in Villoison, and three daughters. All receive a very strict Christian education. The henhouse then houses 2,000 hens and requires the organization of poultry feeding, egg collection and sorting, cleaning of the henhouse as well as commercial canvassing. After the death of his father in 1961, his mother took over the operation and François supported her until it ceased in 1970.

He then began working as a metal sculptor and made jewelry and furniture. The artist transformed his parents’ farm into a workshop, sculpting all kinds of animals. He travels a lot, particularly in Asia and participates in an exhibition in China in 2001. He has exhibited in Paris, London, Japan, China…

François Melin is best known for his shark sculpture, which adorns the roundabout at the entrance to Villabé, in Essonne, before the A6 motorway: a monumental work 10 meters long made of brass plates and weighing a ton, made from a real shark he had purchased. In 2015, the town of Villabé paid tribute to him by organizing an exhibition of his works.

François Melin died on August 5, 2019 at the age of 77.
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24 comments

Amelia said:

That little mouse will soon be fat enough to fill all the beautiful negative space, Isabel.
2 months ago

aNNa schramm said:

;-))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))
2 months ago ( translate )

Annemarie said:

vey very nice this sabel
2 months ago

Mick Herbert said:

:-)) Good one
2 months ago

William Sutherland said:

Marvelous work!

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2 months ago ( translate )

tiabunna said:

Love it. :-)
2 months ago

Malik Raoulda said:

Impeccable et excellent partage très révélateur.
Bon dimanche paisible et salutaire.
2 months ago ( translate )

DOMCHO said:

:-)) excellent !
2 months ago ( translate )

Karl Hartwig Schütz said:

:-))))))))))))))))
2 months ago ( translate )

Pam J said:

GO FOR IT LITTLE ONE !
2 months ago

Wierd Folkersma said:

lovely take of the theme
2 months ago

Nora Caracci said:

troppo carina !
2 months ago ( translate )

Edna Edenkoben said:

So cute and original :-)))
I like all sorts of cheese...but am I a mouse because of it?! ;-)
2 months ago

Xata replied to Edna Edenkoben:

Maybe in our planet of origin…
2 months ago

Keith Burton said:

Such a delightful still-life shot Isabel...........nicely lit and beautiful on the black background. I love the little mouse statue...........the sculptor has a fascinating life story!
2 months ago