My Little Fabric + Culinographie
I’m so happy to share with you the decor8 blog of the week, My Little Fabric, penned by the very lovely Aline Caron who is a French art director based in Paris. I know that you’ll find her photography and illustrations quite charming and so I thought I’d take a moment to interview Aline so you could get to know her before peeking in on her pretty space online.
Hello Aline and welcome to decor8 today. So tell us, what are your passions as a freelance art director and blogger?
Aline: I have many passions… Perhaps too many! I I have no time to do all that I want to do. I’m interested in graphic design, of course. For work, I concentrate mainly on fashion, beauty and luxury products. I am fascinated by paper — cut, fold, paste, origami…and I love mixing mediums — collages, drawings, watercolor… I’m also fond of photography, especially food photography and food styling. I love trying to find the best light, props, fabric, it’s so exciting! I love cooking and and eating. I also make ceramic, it helps me to meditate and it clears my head. Oh, and I love contemporary dance (See? I told that you I have a lot of passions!). :)
I heard about your newest blogging adventure in addition to My Little Fabric… Can you tell us more?
Aline: Yes, of course! I’ve just created a new French blog with two others bloggers Parigote and Christelle called Culinographie which means “foodography” and we share cooking tips and tricks that we learn as we go. This is also a passion of mine…
Your photos are beautiful! Who are some if your favorite photographers?
Aline: Ohh there are a lot! It’s the magic of the internet. Everyday I discover a new talent. The last one that I added to my bookmark is Diane Sagnier and Rus Anson. In food photography, I love the work of Katie Quinn Davies. Her lighting is so amazing. I love the contrast of her photographs, sometimes it looks like a Dutch still life painting, like a Vermeer’s painting…
What kind of camera do you use?
Aline: For a long time, I used the FZ38 Panasonic Lumix bridge, perfect for novices. But 2 months ago, to improve the quality and the possibilities, I bought a Canon 5D Mark II. It’s wonderful, a revolution for me!
Outside of your favorite photographers, where else do you find inspiration?
Aline: The inspiration is all around, I find it in magazines, travels and the internet. I’m really inspired by nature, for instance flowers, woods, animals and vegetables. In my creations you’ll always find at least one of these elements. Colors really inspire me too, and the first thing that I do when I begin a project is to define a palette. It gives me direction and a graphic style.
So tell me, with so many blogs online already why do you blog?
Aline: I started blogging because I wanted to show my work. I made “doudou” which are plush toys for children and that’s why I created My Little Fabric when I first began on my blog adventure. Then, step by step, post by post, I started to introduce additional topics in which I am passionate about, for instance cooking and sharing my food photos. My blog is my playground where I illustrate, cook, tell stories with food, make videos, share my pictures, the ideal place to improve and challenge myself. The most important thing to me is that I have fun in the process!
Thank you Aline for visiting us today and thank you for sharing your blogs, photographs and so many lovely links to those who inspire and motivate you to make such pretty photos and to blog! Merci beaucoup!
(photos: aline caron)
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June 2nd, 2011 at 7:53pm
Very lovely photos! Some of them are Leslie-esque. ;-)
Aline seems very charming, indeed! Thank you for sharing her and her blog!
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June 2nd, 2011 at 8:12pm
There are true happy–akers! J’adore!
June 2nd, 2011 at 10:03pm
what a lovely interview and such beautiful images..fresh and clean..the shot with the cream(?) in a glass bowl and spoon. and some kind of split fruit outside,looks like a painting..i had to look very hard to make sure it was a photo! off to check out aline’s blog now..thanks for sharing, holly..have a lovely day..xx meenal
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June 2nd, 2011 at 10:41pm
These pictures are delicious. They inspired me.
June 2nd, 2011 at 11:22pm
Congrats Aline!!
June 2nd, 2011 at 11:27pm
Thank you for sharing bits of your blog…your photos are beautiful and the new food blog sounds delish!
June 3rd, 2011 at 12:11am
So lovely and light!
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June 3rd, 2011 at 12:39am
Quelle bonne surprise de découvrir cette interview d’Aline Caron, ma bloggueuse française préférée!
Je suis son blog My Little Fabric depuis le début et je suis immédiatement devenue fan de Culinographie. J’envie son talent d’illustratrice et sa créativité.
Son association avec Parigote et Christelle est une excellente idée, Culinographie met à notre disposition, en français, les trucs et astuces de 3 supers bloggueuses. Moi, je suis ravie et visiblement, je ne suis pas la seule!
Thank you !
June 3rd, 2011 at 1:06am
Lovely photos.
-sécia
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June 3rd, 2011 at 1:11am
Aline is such an inspiration for an inspiring blogger like me. I’m not trying and hoping to be the best blogger in my niche. I just want to share my thoughts and ideas to anyone who’s interested about the kind of thing I do.
I also find most of my inspirations in magazines (women, house design, and gardening magazines), my many travels, and online. The Internet has tons of ideas you can emulate.
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June 3rd, 2011 at 3:59am
OH MY GOD ! Aline I am so proud of you ! Des bisous ma belle.
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June 3rd, 2011 at 8:41am
Ho, yes, I know this blog !
I find it really pretty :-)
June 3rd, 2011 at 9:11am
Very lovely. Inspiring photos too :)
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June 3rd, 2011 at 10:03am
It smells very very nice – adore passion fruit!!! ))
June 3rd, 2011 at 10:45am
oh that blog is so lovely! ..and those pictures.. oh my..
Tks for this wonderful discover!
:-)
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June 3rd, 2011 at 2:23pm
I love the little cupcake stand art!! Too cute!
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June 3rd, 2011 at 2:24pm
lovely images!!! thanks for sharing!
June 3rd, 2011 at 2:42pm
Absolutely LOVE the pictures!
June 3rd, 2011 at 2:45pm
Oh wow! Amazing pictures. I will follow you for sure. De beaux blogues en français, c’est génial. Une réelle inspiration :)
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June 3rd, 2011 at 3:00pm
Entièrement de ton avis ! Charming !
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June 3rd, 2011 at 4:18pm
Thank you so much for sharing this Holly! I just spent a happy 20 minutes sitting here in the sunshine and slowly savoring my coffee and all of the beautiful photos. So very lovely.
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June 3rd, 2011 at 5:38pm
Really pretty thank you for sharing :)
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June 3rd, 2011 at 5:51pm
Thank You SO so so Much Holly for this post. It was a really pleasure for me and an honor! I’m so glad!
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June 3rd, 2011 at 7:02pm
What wonderful work Aline does, and the interview was remarkable. Great work on both of your part. Thanks for sharing the pictures.
June 3rd, 2011 at 7:05pm
LOVE the fashion bunny print – so precious!
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June 3rd, 2011 at 9:27pm
What a talented artist! I loved her blog, full of joy and yummy pastel colors! Will follow her work :) Thanks for sharing Holly!
Have a great weekend! xo
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June 3rd, 2011 at 10:02pm
oh my !!! these pictures are gorgeous… so tender and colorful in a soft way ;)
Love it!
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June 3rd, 2011 at 10:05pm
that window is so unique!!!
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June 3rd, 2011 at 11:21pm
Thanks for sharing this! I love her energy, such a spectacular and inspiring interview.
It inspired me this morning and completely turned my day into a most positive direction.
June 4th, 2011 at 12:04am
What a beautiful blog with inspiring photos. Thank you for sharing it with us.
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June 4th, 2011 at 8:16am
Hi Holly! This post is pure eye candy and it was so inspiring to learn read Aline’s interview. Thank you for bringing such beauty into my day, Holly and Aline. :)
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June 4th, 2011 at 4:28pm
I’m a big fan of Aline’s blog and of Culinographie ;-)
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June 6th, 2011 at 11:56am
That wrapping paper photo has me all warm inside.
June 8th, 2011 at 8:02pm
Here pictures and artwork are amazing. Thanks so much for sharing.
June 15th, 2011 at 12:01pm
What a beautiful post. I am alwasy interested why people blog. I got into blogging after reading millions of blogs. My mum has a shop and wanted to start one but wasn’t sure how. As I didn’t have her photo’s and don’t spend much time in the shop it was too difficult to do her blog for her. I started one to learn how to use different features and get a blog out there!
I now love blogging and find it an easy way to be creative and think about life!
xoxo
July 1st, 2011 at 4:07pm
Bravo ! This is french touch ;)
August 24th, 2011 at 10:36pm
your little fabric looks so great ! congratulation
December 2nd, 2011 at 4:09am
I love this post… and I love My Little Fabric!! :) Thanks for sharing and inspiring us!