I wasn't the best French student in high school, but I was able to pick up a few French sayings that have stayed with me throughout the years. Although I have never had the need to learn the language in full, I do enjoy dabbling in it now and then. In one of my moments of dabbling, I got the idea to screen print a set of French idioms. "S'amuser Avec Le Français" translates into "To have fun with French," which is the essence of this project.
This project is a set of five prints, each showcasing a different French idiom and each with it's own distinctive flourish. Idioms are those quirky expressions found in every culture. For example, Americans use the expression "when pigs fly." The French have a similar saying "Quand Les Poules Auront Des Dents" which translates into "when the chickens have teeth." Learn this French idiom along with four others:
J'ai D'autres Chats à Fouetter ::: I Have Other Cats To Whip
Excité Comme Une Puce ::: Excited As A Flea
Bête Comme Chou ::: Dumb Like Cabbage
Chanter Comme Une Casserole ::: Sing Like A Casserole
The individual prints measure 5.5" x 4.25". The phrases are screen printed in gold ink on five different colors of French's 100 lb cover stock. In all, I printed 170 sets. Each set is wrapped in parchment paper and sealed with wax bearing the RageHaus monogram. The back of the package includes literal translations, which may seem familiar because these particular French idioms have similar English counterparts.
Overall, my goal with this project was to create a playful juxtaposition between the decadent visual elements of the prints and the literal translations of the idioms. So, I welcome you to learn a little French, enjoy a touch of decadence and snicker at the absurd.
This project is a set of five prints, each showcasing a different French idiom and each with it's own distinctive flourish. Idioms are those quirky expressions found in every culture. For example, Americans use the expression "when pigs fly." The French have a similar saying "Quand Les Poules Auront Des Dents" which translates into "when the chickens have teeth." Learn this French idiom along with four others:
J'ai D'autres Chats à Fouetter ::: I Have Other Cats To Whip
Excité Comme Une Puce ::: Excited As A Flea
Bête Comme Chou ::: Dumb Like Cabbage
Chanter Comme Une Casserole ::: Sing Like A Casserole
The individual prints measure 5.5" x 4.25". The phrases are screen printed in gold ink on five different colors of French's 100 lb cover stock. In all, I printed 170 sets. Each set is wrapped in parchment paper and sealed with wax bearing the RageHaus monogram. The back of the package includes literal translations, which may seem familiar because these particular French idioms have similar English counterparts.
Overall, my goal with this project was to create a playful juxtaposition between the decadent visual elements of the prints and the literal translations of the idioms. So, I welcome you to learn a little French, enjoy a touch of decadence and snicker at the absurd.
J’ai D’autres Chats à Fouetter ::: I Have Other Cats To Whip
Excité Comme Une Puce ::: Excited As A Flea
Chanter Comme Une Casserole ::: Sing Like A Casserole
Quand Les Poules Auront Des Dents ::: When The Chickens Have Some Teeth
Bête Comme Chou ::: Dumb Like Cabbage
