Tell Us About Your Project Sylvie will be happy to personally answer all your questions. Send us a message Loading… Thank you! Thank you for reaching out to us. We understand that this is a meaningful moment, and we are honored that you are considering a Commemorative Garden to honor your loved one. Sylvie […]
What My Hands Learned About Silica and Breath A while ago, I started hearing stronger warnings about silica dust. Words like lung damage, silicosis, even extremely dangerous. When you work with Portland cement, sand, perlite, you can’t ignore those words.So I decided to understand what was real… and what wasn’t. Not from fear.From responsibility. What […]
Why Demolding Matters More Than You Think How to demold hypertufa Hypertufa doesn’t break because it’s weak.It breaks because it’s still becoming. At this stage, the cement has started to harden, but it hasn’t finished bonding internally. Treat it like clay that is learning how to be stone. Rushing this step is the fastest way […]
Fragment 5 — What My Hands Learned from Cooling What My Hands Learned from Cooling. Today, while working on one of my pots,I paused. Not because something was wrong —but because I started wonderingabout the air around my hands. The workshop was calm.About fifteen degrees. Warm enough for my plants to rest through winter.Cool enough […]
My name is Jacques, a Quebec artisan dedicated to the art of hypertufa.
Each piece I create is handmade, durable, and inspired by the natural textures and beauty of the outdoors — making every pot truly one of a kind.
Jacques
