“I have always had Sète in mind since 1977”: Nicole Barondeau, glassmaker reappears a new workshop in a singular island

< img class = "responsive-Img" src = "https://images.midilibre.fr/api/v1/images/view/67a3a67d058ef4400a664adb/lange/image.jpg?v=1" Alt = "Nicole Barondeau in her new workshop in Sète." >Nicole Barondeau in her new workshop in Sète. Midi Libre – Clotilde Rodriguez < P Class = "Article-Full__CoPo" > L & rsquo; Verrier artist, Nicole Barondeau, Sétoise de Coeur, opens her third workshop in Sète after a few years of an absence.

< P > At the turn of rue Romain Rolland, at number 6, is a brand new workshop, which officially opens its doors on Saturday February 8. Inside we find the work of Nicole Barondeau, glass artist for thirty-eight years now. 200% Deposit Bonus up to €3,000 180% First Deposit Bonus up to $20,000

< P >Born in Algeria in 1951, this artist first lived in Nancy when she arrived in France. “J < EM > already knew that I had an attraction for art, because I was going to the fine arts of Nancy, to do drawing and paint when I was 11 years old” , she explains. < EM > “After having passed my bac I turned to the Fine Arts, but my father did not accept.” As a result, Nicole Barondeau has chained several years of study. First the law, then an IUT of communication. She ended up leaving for Sète in 1977, at the age of 26, where she finally decided to start art studies, at the Fine Arts de Sète first then in Montpellier.

< H2 Class = "TXT-INT" > She opened her first workshop in Sète in 1987 < P >Once her studies are finished, she trained in glass handling techniques. She chose her raw material, Nicole Barondeau will be a glassmaker. She opened her first workshop in Sète, in 1987. She alternated between personalized control of trophies, table art, designs objects… < EM > “Having all these caps allowed me to always have something to do. If I didn't do sculptures or glass paintings, I was doing something else. ”  After having held this intense rate for many years, she finally decides to lift her foot by devoting herself mainly to exhibitions. One in the Thau basin (in 2023), the next on Lake Salagou (scheduled for summer 2026). She continues to take a few orders but above all seeks to draw inspiration from the whole territory that surrounds her to enrich her creations. < EM >“My career is more behind me than in front, but I don't want to stop completely. I want to continue to create.” < H2 Class = "insert_title" > Vernissage of his workshop this Saturday, February 8 < P > Nicole Barondeau organizes a opening for its installation in its workshop situ & eacute; 6 Rue Romain Rolland. For the occasion the doors of his new workplace will be open all weekend 10 & nbsp; h & agrave; 12 & nbsp; h and 14 & nbsp; h & agrave; 18 & nbsp; h.

< P >There will be the table art, furniture and amp; amp; amp; For the rest of the ann & eacute; each time that she will work. The most curious can then & nbsp; enter to cover your universe. Otherwise, visits are possible by appointment.

< H2 Class = "TXT-INT" > Sète, a < EM > “Earth of reception” < P > This glass artist left the singular island for a few years, to devote herself to new artistic projects. But she quickly tried to come back. “< em > I had a workshop in Baillargues and Lodève ( She lived in Sète and went back and forth to Lodève to work. Editor's note) < em > But in reality I always tried to return to Sète, simply I could not find a workshop in my budget. ” She says he considers Sète as a < EM > “Earth of reception” , in which she feels close to her roots and in her. “J’ < EM > I have always had in the head since 1977 “, she laughs. This is a curly loop for the artist, to have finally found a workshop in the city of his heart. I subscribe to read more