🐾 “REPTILITES,” a series of mineral chimeras with scales.
A tribute to my region, where the light sculpts the land as much as the beings that inhabit it.

👉 Each illustration highlights the stones found in the garrigues and the landscapes of Provence.

🦎 BEARDED DRAGON X GYPSUM 🦎
“Pogonite”
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The bearded dragon (Pogona vitticeps) originates from the desert zones and dry forests of central Australia. Appreciated for its balanced size and gentle temperament, this reptile is popular among terrarium enthusiasts. Its name comes from its triangular head framed by spiny scales forming a beard, which it flares out to intimidate predators. Its colors range from light yellow to dark brown, but in captivity the shades and patterns can be surprisingly diverse.

💎 Gypsum is a calcium sulfate, a soft saline rock that is very abundant and commonly found in crystalline form. White, yellowish, grey, or even pinkish, its crystals display a range of colors. Its use in Provence dates back to 7000 BCE. Nicknamed “the plaster stone,” it has been widely used to build walls, carve frescoes, shape statues, and even aid in ceramic casting techniques. It can be found in the Bouches-du-Rhône (Aix-en-Provence, Roquevaire, Saint-Pierre-les-Martigues…), as well as in the Vaucluse and the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence.