Monday, November 15, 2010
Par Ne Pas Oublier
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Porcelain crosses and wreaths can be found on many graves all over Paris. I think they are more beautiful as they weather. The bright green moss, even in janvier, is in striking contrast.
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- Virginia
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- I am a former elementary school teacher, a full-time photographer, lover of all things French ( whose French is slowly improving), obsessive Paris traveler, enthusiastic church and community volunteer, and grandmother to 5 delightful grandchildren.
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I fell in love with Paris in March 2007. It was as the French say, le coup de foudre : love at first sight. As a result of that trip, my photography took another direction. Since that time I have pursued a career of sorts in photography and dreamed of returning to the City of Light. November 2008 found me strolling the streets of Paris once again. My first visit I was so overwhelmed with the incredible beauty of the city, I photographed it as a "tourist". In 2008 I returned and I looked at the city with more of a photographer's eye. I wanted to capture the unique, the small details, and oh yes - the people! This blog was started as a photo diary of that trip, but I have been most fortunate to return to the city j'adore 15 times since. Each time I leave, I wipe a tear and start planning my list for the next trip. Paris may well be a moveable feast, but I think it's best savored in person! Someone told me that once you have been to Paris, you will leave a piece of your heart. I left mine right there, but I brought home some wonderful memories. It is my pleasure to share them with you.
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20 comments:
I didn't know this meaning of "weather", thank you Virginia.
Porcelain! That's really breath-taking, Virginia. My deceased mother would love this.
The moss makes it even more exquisite, doesn't it. Such a beautiful idea, the porcelain.
That's such a nice idea and they look much more lovely as their colours fade.
How could something this beautiful be forgotten? Nature provided the perfect background for you ... the moss, the leaves, the little twigs ... aaaahhhh!
The porcelain looks like it belongs.
Alice,
Weathering means that due to the elements, the object changes in some way. Usually it becomes smoother from the wind/rain. Rust might even be a form of weathering. I'm not quite certain that it applies here but I couldn't come up with another word! I've seen these wreaths and crosses in shops when they were new and the colors are more vivid. I prefer them with a patina that softens the color. I"m afraid I haven't helped you much.
V
Oh my, this is just exquisite and the weathering of the scene is dramatic with the soft colors of the porcelain flowers. I have seen so many of these displays that have been broken. Yours is perfect!
Paris cemeteries have a very special quality, and your photo is a wonderful example. Lovely!
I agree with you; I don't like them new, but after some ten years... !
How beautiful!!! And what an interesting way to memorialize your loved ones...
I think it's great how the porcelain flowers kind of blend but kind of not with the natural leaves.
My first reaction was 'I know I would trip and fall and make a fool of myself' and then I went OOOOOOOOH because it so lovely and the leaves and moss add to it beauty
Beautiful! Can one purchase anything like this in the US?
Apparently, this person has been forgotten by his/her survivors/
I was thinking just the opposite Starman...the porcelain flowers represent an enduring reminder that they were loved...whereas real flowers wither and die, time and time again...
Beautiful Virginia, these ceramic memorial decorations are often surprisingly eye-catching, especially when they are well weathered... I have photographed quite a few over the years, as you can see in a couple of previous posts, especially this one :
http://magiclanternshowen.blogspot.com/2009/01/haunting-cemeteries_20.html
And one in this one :
http://magiclanternshowen.blogspot.com/2009/02/i-was-backsliding-again-today.html
And yet I often find myself looking at them again, and again... often very colorful.
Owen,
Your link was wonderful. You have such an eye for the lovely things in the Paris cemeteries. In janvier, Mary and I hope to follow you to a special one if you're free.
Peter,
Yes, we agree that those that have been exposed to the elements have such a lovely patina. The moss adds such a nice touch as well.
Harriet,
I've not seen any here. I looked at one to bring home for my mother's grave. I think she would have approved. The tacky artificial flowers here are awful. I can't figure out how to get one home!
i do love the real thing, and the attention that must be paid to them. But a lot of thought probably went into this too—and it is lovely.
Wow it looks amazing. I kept seeing Owen taking pictures of porcelain crosses and wreaths at Pere Lachaise and now I wish that I would have too. I just got back from Paris but I'd go back tomorrow this weekend if I had the chance. :)
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