Two defining years 1986 and 2013. At 13, I started painting, a small picture for my mother, as a call to what I was meant to be. At 40, I created Atelier Indigo, my drawing school, a small miracle achieved in less than 6 months. Painting and passing on art became the essential part of my life. What I've received, I must give. It also means opening a way for others, supporting and sharing what you know.
Born on August 31 at the Clinique de Sion.
My primary and secondary schools in Sion.
I was introduced to oil painting one evening by my sister, 5 years my senior, who could afford painting lessons in Sion, thanks to her job. «After that, I became self-taught.
«Then I became self-taught.
Business school in Sion, diploma in Management.
Internships as an advertising graphic designer and building draughtswoman.
«I was considering the Beaux-Arts in Sion, but the precision of perspective and the profession of architect appealed to me, and the latter has given me an enormous amount, looking back...».
Apprenticeship as a building draughtswoman at the Centre professionnel de Sion. CFC obtained with application prizes over several years.
«I was fascinated by general drawing courses and related work, including the study of perspective and freehand drawings».
Trained as an architect at the Haute Ecole Supérieure de Fribourg. Diploma of Architect HES obtained with honors from the architects on the jury.
Worked as an architect in various architectural offices in Lausanne, Vevey and Cugy.
«Since 2004, I've been managing projects from start to finish, from the 1st meeting with the client to the handover of the keys. I'm enfin a confirmated architect, for the project, the plans, the management and the building site. I'm also confie to do a lot of interior design work, which has also become my specificity as my experience has grown».
Freelance writer for decoration and architecture magazines for the Edipresse group: such as Tendance Déco, Rénovation actuelle...
«Period of magnificent writing experience that kept me busy at 40% alongside 60% architecture. I had to look for
my own reports, I visited a lot of interesting contemporary buildings, and socially I met a lot of generous and friendly people».
The end of my single life.
Two wonderful little girls were born, Agnès and Elsa.
«They share my life and my painting, and paint with me in the studio on a regular basis. Then I kept a 60% for architecture, my initial passion».
Working as an architect with my husband at Atelier 78 sàrl, an architectural firm in Châtel-St-Denis. «
«We continue to work together on architectural and interior design projects, as well as on one-off competitions.
Creation of my 1st workshop, room n°14 at the sisters'.
«It was »a small, peaceful, modest space, but the joy of painting there was very present".
Creation of the Atelier Indigo School of Drawing and Painting in Châtel-St-Denis.
«I've been happily teaching there since August 2013. For the first year, I have 65 students who trust me and who bring me so much. And what colors... » After 7 years, we're over 100.
Room n°14 moves to the larger Atelier14, where the school secretariat is located.
Art gallery vernissage, official opening Friday, May 4, 2018. A beginning...
Sale of «Teysachaux au lever du jour» to the prefecture, the canton's first purchase (2019).
Production of a book with Giovanni Riva retracing half an artist's life (2020).
Sale of «Toits de Châtel-Saint-Denis» to the Commune de Châtel-Saint-Denis, the commune's first purchase (2021).
2023, the 5th anniversary of the art gallery, and the 10th anniversary of Atelier Indigo.
Sale of the painting «Lac des joncs en été» to a Swiss collection (2023).
In short, in 20 years I've worked as an architect, editor, art teacher, gallery owner and artist. I've never spread myself too thin; I'm delighted to have had so many experiences in a single lifetime. The only common vector is Art and the Freedom to create.
My large studio is a place I keep to myself, where few people are invited. It's my main creative space, where immobility reigns. I love this silent cocoon, where white canvases stand side by side with works in the making. In my work circle stand 7 easels, like a sacred place for me.
I can have up to 5 canvases going at the same time. This is also due to the drying time of the oil, which can take up to 5 days. The paintings have up to 3 layers, sometimes 4. This circle of easels is where I feel at my best, out of time, just me to me, in front of a canvas. It's a long-term process, but the phase that excites me the most is obviously when the canvas reveals itself in the 1st layer. It's as if the work already existed, it just had to be brought to life.
