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Showing off our “new showcase for art”

Posted on June 24, 2018 by

Both my wife Jan and I like and appreciate art, and are sorry that we’ve run out of space in our home — otherwise we’d be buying paintings and sculptures all the time. (Of course, we’d also be going bankrupt.) … Continue reading →

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Our new showcase for art — “plastique,” yet!

Posted on June 21, 2018 by

Daglan is becoming quite the home for artists and artisans. (More on this later.) And now we’ve got a major art exhibition coming up — the Expo Art Plastique — which begins on Sunday (June 24) and runs until July … Continue reading →

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The village of art, of flowers — and of bugs

Posted on July 23, 2016 by

Cautionary note to readers: If your fear of insects is so great that you would be terrified by the sight of a grasshopper that is longer than a metre (roughly three feet), then read no further. For the rest of … Continue reading →

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We go all arty

Posted on August 4, 2013 by

In yesterday’s posting, I showed you the new banner that’s promoting Daglan’s Exposition d’Art, which includes paintings, sculpture, and photography. Last night my wife Jan and I went to the show’s grand opening — and I think most of the … Continue reading →

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