PICTURE OF THE MONTH
"VIRGINIE LE LAN" portrait
Where in Brittany do you come from? I come from Quimper, Finistère (29)
When did you arrive in New York? In October 1998
What brought you to New York? I came here for vacation and I have been swallowed up by New York. After one/two months I could not go back to France. I felt at home here.
What do you love about being in New York? I can do whatever I want, whenever I want. All is possible here! And people don't judge you.
What do you do in New York? I am a broker for "Citi Habitats" and I cover the Upper East Side.
What do you miss from Brittany? The beaches
 
   
What objects from Brittany can we see at Virginie's place?
- "Sardines" painting: She painted it just after she came back from Brittany in 2008.
- "Mam goudig" objects
- Postcards with drawings of people from Brittany (Fishermen, Bigoudennes, ...)
- Books about Brittany - her favorite book is "Mémoires d'un paysan Bas-breton" and the writer is from Quimper.
- Watercolors of Belle-Île-en-Mer's island. Virginie can not go to Brittany without going to the island.
- Buckwheat flour and salty caramel.
- "HB-Henriot" bowls with her name and the names of her sons painted on them.
- An antique wood spatula for the crêpes from the grandmother of her husband.
- A calendar from Brittany with the names of the Saints.
- A placemat with drawings of a lighthouse and a seagul.
- A mobile decoration with fishes from Concarneau

 

June 09 Picture:
PHILIPPE FALLAIT

July 09 Picture:
PIERRE BENJAMIN

August 09 Picture:
MARIE REINE JEZEQUEL