Cultural Activity!

I happened upon the Church of Saint-Sévérin by accident today and was absolutely blown away by its stained glass windows. Designed by Jean René Bazaine, a midcentury French artist and writer, and made by B. Alain, the seven windows were added to the church in the 1960's. My blurry pictures do not do these windows justice - the colors are incredible, even on a cloudy day like today. And while their Abstract Expressionist style is totally different from the style of the much older stained glass windows of the church's upper levels, it all somehow works.

French Style on Design*Sponge

Since I'm trying to force myself to get better at French, I've been avoiding reading/writing/speaking English as much as possible. Then what are you doing writing a blog, you ask? Hm. Good question. Well, there are certain things I make exceptions for, one of them being Design Sponge. I try to only look at the pictures, I really do! But Amy Azzarito's post today about French Chairs seemed relevant enough to justify reading it all the way through. Maybe my new found knowledge about the Louis XVI chair versus the Louis XV will come in handy in art history class?