l'Atelier Nomade is the personal blog of Ivan Seymus. Click around and you'll find stuff on carnet de voyage, deep mapping and journaling.
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How I came to know ‘Le Geste’. (French mark making)
Sleight of hand, perfect moves, how should we call what the French describe as ‘Le Geste’ ?
On keeping a zibaldone
A zibaldone is an Italian vernacular commonplace book. The word means a heap of things or miscellany in Italian. A commonplace book can be described as a register of continuous learning.
Each man under his own vine and fig tree
We installed our barbecue and table in the shade of the old fig tree on our courtyard. It was fresh and pleasant under his leaves in times of intense heat during summers in Provence.
Inheritance from a younger self
First impressions of an artists’ work are based on visual aspects. Investigating it further you go deeper into her or his world. And if there is one, the reward is that you learn more about yourself.
Ode to Lizzie Napoli
Créatrice of Carnets de Voyages avant la lettre. As such Lizzie Napoli should not be missing in my series about following in the footsteps of famous carnettistes.
Roadsigns as a peoples heritage
It has been a long time since I wanted to write a piece about the mythical borne d’angle of Michelin. You can still find them here and there along French roads.
