Today was another day that left me with eyes and heart full of wonderful things. We went to La Papeterie St Armand this morning. They are a papermaking company that creates and sells handmade paper and books of paper. They welcomed us in and were happy at our enthusiasm, showing us around their shop; the presses, the drying racks, the pulp bins, to the final products. It was really great to see a process I'm somewhat familiar with in a production setting. And it really made me want to go home and make paper.
We also made Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal (the fine arts museum) our museum destination of the day. It was bigger than expected and had some really great work in it. Favorite new discovery was the piece "Planet" by Nicolas Baier. There was also a Monet that had a stunning pale but colourful palette to it. The Canada and Quebec section was also really nice, with many artists whose pieces I quite liked, but wasn't previously familiar with.
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