Jim Lind Photo

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Bonjour! Just spent an amazing 8 weeks studying abroad in southern France. It was a small quaint town called Lacoste, where the American students overpopulated the locals. The famous Marqui de Sade built his chateau atop the hill of Lacoste and is now the residence of French fashion designer Pierre Cardin. My studies took me all around the Provencal region, Paris, Marseille and the beautiful Meditteranean, as well as Barcelona and the Swiss Alps. It was a great experience that opened my eyes (and stomach) to the appealing French culture (foie gras and escargot couldn’t even scare me away). At the end of the 8 weeks, the art students put on a gallery showing (know to the French as Vernissage) to showcase our work. It covered printmaking, graphic design, photography, and painting. I took on the daunting task of dry-mounting eight 40″ x 10″ inkjet prints onto 2″ MDF composite board, to which I carefully painted the sides and back white.  Turned out to be worth the elbow grease since most of the prints sold! I would love to go on about my experiences but unfortunately your going to have to visit yourself to see how great Europe is… if you haven’t already.