Mound of Butter • Framed Masterwork

I just had to do it. I’m just like that. Once I become obsessed with knowing something, I won’t stop until the experience is filed away. I asked my cheesemonger for a mound; he didn’t have one he could sell me, and suggested I buy from the north online. So that’s what I did! A 5kg sweet butter block from Laiterie de Pamplie. I let it sit out unrefrigerated for a few days so I could shape it for the still life. I was slightly terrified it would just end up melting and making a huge mess, but the studio was still cool enough, and it was actually quite fun sculpting butter!

The little eggs are actually quail eggs, which, come to find out, the French are crazy for. At the big supermarket, they are kept in large cardboard boxes next to the ‘normal’ eggs, in a quantity that is shockingly a lot. Or maybe they just last forever? I don’t know, but I think there must be a lot of egg-y apéros going on. In the end, I couldn’t find plain white ones, so I just spray-painted them white. Eggshell white, obviously.

I ordered the butter pat off Le Bon Coin, the French eBay or Craigslist, and a real treasure trove. The linen you see here is the same original linen I’ve used over and over again in my decade in Provence, and in this Fine Art Print Drop’s photograph Van Gogh’s Iris. That’s a fun thing about having a studio of curiosities over the years: I just use the same things over and over again in newly adapted ways. The wood counter is just my old bread board turned upside down, and this fly has been on butter, cheese, bread, and wine. Funny, isn’t it? That’s the joy of creativity: you don’t actually need a lot, and in fact, the less you have, the more creative you can (and must) become!

Masterwork • One of one

Believe it or not, this was my top-selling gift shop print of 2026! Perhaps it was you who loved it too, and now is your chance to own the only one. The one original. One masterwork, and this is it.

The Fine Art Print Drop opens November 14, 2026 and closes 48 hours later.

• Size: 14.1 × 12 inches (36 × 30.5 cm) image
• Framed size: 20.25 × 22.5 inches (51.5 × 57 cm)
• Paper: Hahnemühle Bamboo, a museum-quality fine art paper made in Germany by Hahnemühle, papermakers since 1584. Crafted from 90% bamboo fibre and 10% cotton, with a soft, natural warmth that suits flowers beautifully.
• Print: Archival pigment print, made to last for generations
• Signed in pencil, individually numbered, and embossed with the artist’s seal
• Created: March 19, 2026
• Printed and framed: October 2026

Custom artisan French frame with Marie Louise linen and non-glare museum glass. Ready to hang.

Frame size: 20.25 × 22.5 inches (51.5 × 57 cm)

Gift this for the holidays! Ships in November and arrives before the end of November.