Little girl with her pet (pink dress)

Childhood holds a special place in the history of our workshop. Paul Fouque made his first santon at age 13, in 1934, the year his father Jean-Baptiste opened the workshop. His daughter Mireille created her first model at 15. In our family, the art of the santon is passed down very early, from one generation to the next, for four generations now.

Our little girl in a pink dress, with her puppy, celebrates the childhood spirit that lives in every Nativity scene. She is a gentle, radiant character, often placed in the foreground or near the Holy Family, like a child who has come to see the newborn with her little companion.

The 9 cm size lets you appreciate the shades of the dress and the delicacy of the face. The pink is applied by hand, in several coats, with a matte paint that protects the santon over time. Before painting, the piece is molded in clay, retouched by hand, slowly dried, then gradually fired up to 960 °C in our workshop.

Come and see it in our shop-workshop in Aix-en-Provence or at our exhibitions. When ordered online, this santon is wrapped in paper and then bubble wrap, packed in a parcel and ships within 2 to 3 business days.