Rose Month Day Thirteen Poster

Rose Month Day Thirteen: Chateau Charleval I stood with the present-day chateau owner of @chateau_charleval on the balcony overlooking the Luberon mountains and his sculpture garden, “Which sculpture is your favorite?” I asked him. “The Beast.” He answered strongly. We laughed and walked back in under the stained glass windows, the sound of my shoes echoing through the hollow wooden hallways. This chateau, once a hunting lodge, was re-built by a wealthy soap manufacturer from Marseille in 1856 for his lover. In a nod to its history, he kept the hunting motifs–fireplaces carved with animal heads, corner moldings of the nature growing wild outside brought in. Not much had been changed since he built it, the stacks of old books and painted ceilings everywhere. They tell me that 10 years ago the most recent owner died, here in the chateau, over the age of 100. It sat unoccupied until purchased by the French artist and sculptor Daniel Rocher three years ago. Though they touched nothing, a