Here's a summary of the article about Claire Tabouret, the artist chosen to design stained-glass windows for Notre Dame Cathedral:
**Background**
* Tabouret is 44 years old and lives in France with her husband, Nathan Thelen, and their two young daughters.
* She was born in the US and moved back to France last year.
**Designing the Stained-Glass Windows**
* Tabouret won a competition to design six stained-glass windows for Notre Dame Cathedral, with a theme of the Pentecost.
* Her designs are being made at an ancient glass workshop in Reims, and each window is composed of about 50 pieces of stained glass.
* The Grand Palais exhibition features the process of designing the full-scale models, including painting images on transparent Plexiglas using stencils and monotype.
**Inspiration and Process**
* Tabouret was inspired by the beauty and poetry of the text of the Pentecost, rather than traditional Western ecclesiastical art.
* She aimed to create a harmonious dialogue between new layers in buildings like Notre Dame, rather than freezing time or stopping those layers.
* Her designs feature vivid landscapes, including turbulent seas and wind-lashed trees, in a palette of vibrant blues, reds, greens, and purples.
**Personal Life**
* Tabouret left the US to return to France, where she is now living with her family and enjoying her artistic pursuits.
* She admits that she would rather be back in her studio than attending exhibitions or promoting her work, preferring to focus on her art.
**Childhood Inspiration**
* Tabouret's love of painting began when she was four years old, after visiting Monet's Water Lilies in Paris with her parents.
* Her mother claims that she told the person sitting in the gallery at the MusΓ©e Marmottan that "I need paint right now" - a moment that inspired her to pursue art.
**Background**
* Tabouret is 44 years old and lives in France with her husband, Nathan Thelen, and their two young daughters.
* She was born in the US and moved back to France last year.
**Designing the Stained-Glass Windows**
* Tabouret won a competition to design six stained-glass windows for Notre Dame Cathedral, with a theme of the Pentecost.
* Her designs are being made at an ancient glass workshop in Reims, and each window is composed of about 50 pieces of stained glass.
* The Grand Palais exhibition features the process of designing the full-scale models, including painting images on transparent Plexiglas using stencils and monotype.
**Inspiration and Process**
* Tabouret was inspired by the beauty and poetry of the text of the Pentecost, rather than traditional Western ecclesiastical art.
* She aimed to create a harmonious dialogue between new layers in buildings like Notre Dame, rather than freezing time or stopping those layers.
* Her designs feature vivid landscapes, including turbulent seas and wind-lashed trees, in a palette of vibrant blues, reds, greens, and purples.
**Personal Life**
* Tabouret left the US to return to France, where she is now living with her family and enjoying her artistic pursuits.
* She admits that she would rather be back in her studio than attending exhibitions or promoting her work, preferring to focus on her art.
**Childhood Inspiration**
* Tabouret's love of painting began when she was four years old, after visiting Monet's Water Lilies in Paris with her parents.
* Her mother claims that she told the person sitting in the gallery at the MusΓ©e Marmottan that "I need paint right now" - a moment that inspired her to pursue art.