Author: Ameena Gorton

Bonjour! I’m Wuin Hopkins, an artist, a graphic designer and a pianist. My husband, my 2 children and I have been coming to the Luberon since 1996 and always loved the area. After our last child went off to college, my husband and I decided to take some time off from our busy lives and spend a year living in Goult. That was a game changer! After our sabbatical, we went back to Berkeley CA just long enough to close our offices, sell our house and say goodbye to friends. I love my new life here in the Luberon and as you know, family and friends love to come visit!

I have a home atelier/office where I offer a unique blend of creative services to my clients. I offer full graphic design services – websites, branding (logos), business cards, brochures and other printed materials. I have 20+ years of professional experience as an art director and graphic designer. My work experience includes working for larger corporations such as Papyrus, Restoration Hardware and Duty Free Shops to individually owned businesses in the United States as well as in France.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I am also an artist with a bachelors degree in fine art. As an art director I enjoyed working with very talented artists from all over the world. In the United States, I was so busy professionally and raising a family that I didn’t have time for my own art making. During my sabbatical year in Goult, I was able to laser focus my time and energy on painting which culminated with several shows in the area. I have sold my work at my exhibits, on commission and through clients who find me through my website.

I bring an artistic sensibility everything I do. My commitment is to bring out the best in my clients so that their mission and voice is clearly communicated and beautifully presented.

It would be a pleasure to hear from you!

Contact Wuin Hopkins
email: wuin@hopkinstudio.com
website: wuinhopkins.com
mobile: 06 11 58 62 89

Hi I’m Rebecca

Since living here in Provence I’ve become a master of reinvention, living in the slow lane at a fast pace.
The starting point was what I thought was the end, but often that’s how life starts to become juicier.

Landing in a Provencal village at 39 years of age after having promised myself I’d never move out of the city was the writing on the wall, change was in the air. Why here? A man, of course, a Dutch/French frog with clogs who wasn’t going to live permanently in London, and no way (sorry) was I going to live permanently in Amsterdam. We took a risk and headed here to a village in the Luberon not far away from his now passed-away Uncle and Aunt.

I’ve worked as a Tour Director worldwide for major companies since 1985, and I still do dabble for a major Australian tour operator who is too delightful to resist mid-season.

In my fifties I moved ahead in full throttle, becoming an accredited Life Coach choosing as my niche women who want to reinvent themselves after fifty, I’m an expert at that and endlessly enthusiastic that life after fifty can be your best years.

This year 2023 I published my first book Forward after 50, The Rising Reinventors

I’m also the creator and organiser of Network Provence.

Connect with Rebecca

www.rebeccaronane.com

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My name is Joanna Maclennan. I’ve been a professional photographer for the past 15 years. Having grown up in England, I moved to France in my early thirties and never looked back – though I still love visiting the UK. I’ve been based in Provence for over thirteen years now, where I live with my husband Mike an artist, our young daughter, and a goose.

I’ve always loved travel, different cultures and meeting new people – not to mention art, design and flea markets. Anywhere and anything that has a deep sense of time and place. My photography plays a huge part in this, while also being my greatest passion.

I only work with natural light and mostly use an old Hasselblad camera. It requires time, with a very long exposure. They originally capture 6×6 images, but I have attached a digital back to bring it up to the 21st century. Still, the process is unhurried, which suits me perfectly. ‘Slow photography’ means seeking that precise shot, as opposed to firing off a thousand and leaving it to good fortune. Less is more. And through this process, I am able to get the depth and richness that I’m looking for, my photographs made atmospheric by differing textures and shadows. While much of my work is focused on interiors, I also do portraits and still lifes, drawn to faces and objects that tell a story.

I work for a variety of international magazines and newspapers – World of Interiors, House & Garden, The New York Times – as well as publishers such as Thames & Hudson and Gestalten. Clients include Cire Trudon, GSL Works, Magnolia Pearl Clothing – Texas, Christies UK, Jamb London and David Price Design. I work with Interior Designers, architects and small hotels/chambre d’hotes. The nature of my work means I travel extensively through Europe, the USA and Australia.

I published my first book ‘The Foraged Home‘ in April 2019 which was printed in 4 languages. I also offer private or small group workshops here in Provence and abroad as I have discovered that I love to teach and give back what I have learnt myself.

Connect with Joanna
Website: www.joannamaclennan.com
Instagram: @joannamaclennanphotography
Email: joanna@joannamaclennan.com