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  Rebecca Nathan says:

  "I am so happy I discovered Martine's photostream. She has an absolutely brilliant artistic style and ability! I am kind of lost for words...the way she combines animal faces with human bodies is just unbelievable. Basically, just wow wow wow!!! I'm speechless!"

  10th August, 2009

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  pattpoom says:

  "I am excited every time I visit p e t i t e C h o s e photostream. The best creative works I've seen are here. All of them are amzing, very beautiful and inspiration. I also use this testimonial to thanks for always sharing amazing works."

  26th July, 2009

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  pksingh_family says:

  """I have seen many here on Flickr who take great photos. I've seen many who can edit photos into very fanciful images. It is not often, however, that I've encountered folks like the petite chose The imagination, humor, originality, and CHARM and love towards animal that they add to their photos and edits makes each a true joy and delight to see.
  
  Just go through their photostream. I guaranty that this wonderful lady will leave you feeling happy, energized, and very inspired. I consider myself very fortunate to have found them. In my opinion, they are what Flickr is all about!! :-)"""""""

  22nd March, 2009

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  Natasja's Life says:

  "What I love about your photos is that they are so unique and different. I too adore animals, I believe thier souls are more elevated than humans, you touch on this...
  Amazing and a lot of work goes into your pictures. You are an artist!"

  9th October, 2008

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  Laurie York says:

  "Martine is one of the most extraordinarily gifted artists on Flickr. Her soulful images evoke an enchanted world where animals are equal to humans and deserve our deepest respect. You are a master of fine art, Martine, and I'm honored have one of your fine prints which I treasure."

  17th March, 2008

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  Light❖ says:

  "With tears of joy and laughter in my eyes:
  You are a shining Diamond !"

  25th November, 2007

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  ninichatbleu says:

  " Hier, balade magique dans tes albums..Difficile d'en sortir indemne!!!!!! :-))
  Tes collages propulsent dans la 3e dimension..je t'admire pour cette aisance dans l'imaginaire et l'hétéroclite, dans le délire et la poésie...Tes autres photos sont tout aussi extraordinaires....Alors mille bravos et MERCI pour ce moment fantastique....."

  22nd November, 2007

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  Michel Filion says:

  "Ever wished you could bring a cam in your dream? Well this is the kind of stuff you could capture. A stroll in Martine's stream can beat all dream translation book hands down! It like falling asleep over and over again and wishing you wouldn't wake up ever again."

  6th October, 2007

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  Boccacino says:

  "Les collages de petite chose sont dans la grande tradition des collages de Max Ernst de "La femme 100 têtes", et des surréalistes.
  Je me sens très proche de l'univers poétique qu'elle explore avec de plus en plus de maîtrise dans le soin apporté à ses réalisations."

  16th March, 2007

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  bigoode is gone on Ipernity says:

  "She's my favorite artist on flickr !
  nothing else
  shine on Petite Chose !!"

  14th January, 2007

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  Laura Sofia says:

  "These Petite's work of art is so beautiful and fantastic, it almost bring's tear's to my eyes. So stunning! You can find so many different mood's in these picture's that you can't descripe it, and the color's in these are havenly. A true artist!"

  10th December, 2006

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  Lo M says:

  "Petite Chose...means "Little Thing"... Well, nothing is "little" in Petite Chose's work. She's amazingly creative, funny, skilly and gentle. A great humanity comes out of her pictures thru the clearly love of animals. We feel that for her, any tiny living thing has importance on the planet. Her art is brilliant. Petite Chose, I wish you the best in your life and in your art (heart)!"

  10th October, 2006

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  fotoattack says:

  "Martine, Martine, my dearest Martine...
  I made a lil comment/ request on "The Furless Sisters" and when I woke up the next morning...
  I found my BABY BOOGEY MAN sitting very proper on your beautiful
  photo stream. You are so dear and sweet. You give us all so much
  joy when we visit. Thank you so much... I will cherish this picture forever. My little flickr friend in France SO creative and talented... I just adore you."

  6th October, 2006

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  Saint Plan says:

  "A grand tradition is alive and well in this petite chose, linking 19th Century parlor games to 20th Century surrealism a la Max Ernst to a kind of 21st Century parlor game, where Photoshop is the scissors and glue and Flickr is the parlor. Along the way Martine's work encompasses both high art and the domestic pasttime, both a spirit of social-psychosexual exploration and innocent amusement."

  28th September, 2006

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  Paul Grand says:

  "To define Martine would be like defining the moon!
  Where do you begin? To know Martine is to love Martine seems a good start.
  She's French, yes, but we cant hold that against her!
  When I think of her, I think of her clad in a loose Breton jumper on a Bodega Bay beach fighting off attacking Seagulls Or I see her on a speedboat charging down the grand central canal in Venice with Carry Grant behind the wheel Or I see her dying of thirst, walking across the vastness of the Sahara Desert dragging poor Boudi (who's got a heart murmur and cant take the heat) Crying out'' Water, Water, Eau Petillante!''
  But then I see her in sepia,clad in her jungle kaki's playing Amelia Lockheart, Martine the famous Aviatrix boarding an old twin-wing and flying down to a lions den on the Great Rift Valley, back combing a lion's maine and creating a Jean Cocteau bouffant...
  Oh, and she takes great Fotos!
  I wrote the above when Martine took her first steps with Photoshop.. She's come a long way since then and I now add this:
  In Petite Chose's world everything is turned upside-down.
  Don't let her sweet pastoral fairy tale images fool you into a false sense of security, she is up there with the best surrealistic political satirists. Her images are also about everyday life, women's lives transposed to animal, for an example her golden Labrador 'Boudi' becomes 'Nanny', these are sometimes whimsical and sometimes moral but all are funny!
  Its worth stopping and reading her texts below these pictures for added insight, both in English and French, but after viewing the slideshows, I believe they stand up by themselves."

  25th September, 2006

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  matt duke says:

  "her surreal compositions are consistently some of the most original and imaginative images on flickr. sometimes i see her work as magritte meets monty python meets maurice sendak - but even THAT puts it in too small a box. all i know is that her stream always makes for such a wonderful visual journey!"

  6th September, 2006

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  Bigbird3 says:

  "I have recently come across the weird and wonderful world of Martine and I love it. Her photos are original and witty and I never get tired seeing and reading about her many creations. It is a rare thing to have such originality - long may she continue to shine!"

  6th September, 2006

Name:

Martine Roch

Joined:

May 2006

Currently:

France

I am:

Female

Occupation:

artist illustrator

Website:

Les Caractères - The Characters