My residency with the MadLab on the Etang de Thau, near Marseillan in France, was in May 2025 for two weeks.
A dream location for an artist to work in…if they enjoy solitude and the coast. I love both. The building used to be an
oyster fisherman’s work place for the Tabourriech family but it now serves as simple accommodation and a studio for artist’s in residence.
I spent my time working on several projects, including my work on porcelain, on panels using porcelain slip and beachcombing, one of my all time favourite pastimes.
To conclude the residence, I prepared an event called ‘MO’S’ which involved projecting a series of 364 paintings onto a screen in the Thau lake to live music improvised live by James S.Taylor.

Images:
01 – Me standing in front of Madlab building ©Photo Federico Drigo
02 – Looking down jetty at Madlab residence
03 – Looking down jetty onto the Étang de Thau
04 – Inside studio Madlab
05 – Inside studio Madlab
06 – Inside studio Madlab
07 – Porcelain slip in an oyster shell
08 – Mixing porcelain slip
09 – A dessicated marine plant attached to small shell
10 – Google earth view of Madlab site