About your tour guide – Pottery Tours of France
Jane Annois has been participating in French Potters markets every year
since 1997. As a French teacher and ceramic artist she began combining
these two life time interests to form an ongoing rapport with French
ceramic artists and the French countryside.
Jane has also taught ceramics at TAFE, primary and secondary schools,
as artist in residence and in specialist workshops. She has been a
demonstrator and guest speaker at numerous conferences in Australia and
overseas, a highlight being the Australian representative at an
international symposium in Amiens in France in 2001.
The contacts she has made over this time allows her to share with her
fellow travellers a rare insight to French culture, and the ceramic world.
Jane is currently organising an exhibition of French ceramic artists in
Melbourne in 2007 and a reciprocal Australian ceramic exhibition in
France in 2008. She is the founder of the Pottery Expos in Australia,
based on the pottery markets of France and has just initiated the first
Pottery Expo at Federation Square in Melbourne’s city centre in
November this year.
The French tour has a maximum of 8 people. You will travel in a minibus
driven by Jane, allowing for flexibility where the group can make day to
day choices.
Jane speaks French fluently smoothing the way, and gaining introductions
to places otherwise unknown.
An important aspect of the tour as with any trip to France is the food. We
go to restaurants only frequented by the locals, are treated to culinary
delights by French potters and discover local wines.
Jane has now taken 3 tours where people have enjoyed the French
hospitality and experienced spectacular landscapes. Some are returning
for a second tour.
A fourth tour is fully booked for September 2006 and a new tour is now
available for June 2006.
Contact Jane on [03] 98442337 or 0422942216
jannois@bigpond.com