It is in the hamlet of Granile, sheltered in her workshop that Françoise exhibits her creations: Village houses and cots, made of wood and slate from the Roya valley. Companion of the santonniers of Aubagne, she makes our Christmas cots.
This designer has developed a passion for these small village houses, which she reproduces in miniature to the nearest millimetre.
The creator works meticulously between 8 and 10 hours a day in her workshop. It takes her about two days to make a classic house, and up to three weeks for the "big pieces".
Because these cots require a significant investment: first, Françoise goes to the stream near her home to collect stones, she breaks them with a hammer, before "stripping" them and "regulating" them with cutting pliers in order to make regular pebbles and give them this flat effect. She then decorates them with moss or vegetation.
The creator works meticulously between 8 and 10 hours a day in her workshop. It takes her about two days to make a classic house, and up to three weeks for the "big pieces".
Because these cots require a significant investment: first, Françoise goes to the stream near her home to collect stones, she breaks them with a hammer, before "stripping" them and "regulating" them with cutting pliers in order to make regular pebbles and give them this flat effect. She then decorates them with moss or vegetation.
Openings
Openings
All year 2025 - Open everyday
Location
Location
Contact Artisan d'art - Santonnier - Nativity scenes in lauze - Françoise Massa
Spoken languages
Spoken languages
Access
Access
- La Fée Capeline, whose shop is in Tende, has some of these designs.
