{"id":1433,"date":"2022-06-15T13:56:35","date_gmt":"2022-06-15T11:56:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.catherinechavigny-sculpture.com\/wordpress\/2022\/06\/15\/la-rayonnante-1\/"},"modified":"2025-10-10T18:22:58","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T16:22:58","slug":"la-rayonnante-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.catherinechavigny-sculpture.com\/en\/la-rayonnante-1\/","title":{"rendered":"LA RAYONNANTE"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1433\" class=\"elementor elementor-1433 elementor-487\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-61132c9 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"61132c9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" 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data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>LA RAYONNANTE 1, polished terracotta, primitive firing.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba1edf0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ba1edf0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sculpture \"La Rayonnante\", an ode to motherhood<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0611b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a0611b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efce901 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"efce901\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This statue can be produced in<b>other formats<\/b> on request: from 10 cm to 5 meters!<\/p><p>Likewise, <strong>the material<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">(bronze, resin, terracotta) <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">can be <\/span><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">customized <\/b>and thus the appearance<b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">:<\/b><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"> white polished stone effect, translucent, with colored resins according to your wishes.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d80f3d 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class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e644b36 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e644b36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 data-start=\"226\" data-end=\"273\">A statue born of spontaneous creativity<\/h2><p data-start=\"274\" data-end=\"854\">This <strong data-start=\"280\" data-end=\"326\">sculpture of a pregnant woman<\/strong> was born of an instinctive, almost thoughtless gesture. It sprang from my hands like a breath, carried by an inspiration from who knows where. At the time, I had no experience of motherhood, nor even the desire for a child.  <\/p><p data-start=\"274\" data-end=\"854\">And yet, the clay allowed itself to be guided, and a feminine silhouette emerged as a matter of course.<\/p><p data-start=\"274\" data-end=\"854\">This spontaneous emergence gave birth to <em data-start=\"716\" data-end=\"731\">La Rayonnante<\/em>, a work that deeply surprised and marked me, as if it had revealed itself to me rather than being shaped.<\/p><h2 data-start=\"856\" data-end=\"894\">An ode to radiant motherhood<\/h2><p data-start=\"895\" data-end=\"1502\">Even today, years after its creation, this <strong data-start=\"951\" data-end=\"997\">terracotta sculpture of a pregnant woman<\/strong> continues to vibrate within me.<\/p><p data-start=\"895\" data-end=\"1502\">She embodies the power of life passing on, the intimate and universal joy of motherhood.<\/p><p data-start=\"895\" data-end=\"1502\">Her round belly, generous and protective, radiates a vital energy that goes beyond the simple artistic gesture.<\/p><p data-start=\"895\" data-end=\"1502\"><br data-start=\"1234\" data-end=\"1237\">Through her, I perceive the strength of women who carry life, their inner light, their capacity to give and pass on. <em data-start=\"1370\" data-end=\"1385\">La Rayonnante<\/em> thus becomes much more than a work of art: it&#8217;s a tribute to <strong data-start=\"1450\" data-end=\"1499\">blossoming femininity and luminous motherhood<\/strong>.<\/p><h2 data-start=\"1504\" data-end=\"1551\">Inspired by primitive art<\/h2><p data-start=\"1552\" data-end=\"1984\">With its pure forms and powerful volumes, this sculpture recalls the <strong data-start=\"1631\" data-end=\"1671\">primitive figures of tribal art.<\/strong><\/p><p data-start=\"1552\" data-end=\"1984\">Its sober, essential lines convey a universal, timeless truth that touches the heart of our humanity.<\/p><p data-start=\"1552\" data-end=\"1984\"><br data-start=\"1793\" 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