Cajun Primitives Notecards

Mary Anne Pecot de Boisblanc has produced astunning set of notecards featuring full-color reproductions of her native folkart depicting Louisiana's Cajun French life and culture, both past and present.Called "sophisticated primitive" by art experts, Mrs. de Boisblanc'sstyle combines simple figures with vivid color.Depicted are four authentic scenes: Griller le Caf (Parchingthe Coffee), La Roulaison (The Sugarcane Harvest), Le Charivari(A Cajun Wedding Serenade), and Le Canot d'Huitre (The Oyster Lugger).Inez Robichaux Pecot provides the vivid stories, in both English andFrench, of the scenes on the backs of the cards.

These colorful stories featurenot only the well-known Cajuns, but "a melange of grisly breeds,presumably descendants of Jean Lafitte's pirates," as well.

They alsoreveal how "pranksters tied cow bells to the nuptial bed springs."With Cajun Primitives Notecards, it is quite easy to see just howhard working and fun loving Cajuns really are!