Your Residency

At Maison Les Buis, our residencies offer you the chance to step out of the rush of everyday life and into a gentler, slower rhythm where creativity can breathe and grow. Set in the peaceful French countryside, this is a place to be attentive, curious and present , whether you’re deep into a project, searching for fresh ideas, or simply ready to explore your creative voice with openness and joy.

We welcome established artists as well as anyone who senses a quiet creative urge and wants to see where it might lead. There’s no single “type” of artist we are looking for, just people who share our values of freedom, curiosity, and presence. 

Life here is part of the creative experience. We together look after the space with care and mindfulness. We invite you to make yourself at home and participate in the simple domestic cares of the physical space – an approach that enriches both personal practice and community life.

In the wider sense, how do we maintain a creative space? The way the space exists is its message. We are all together ‘co-creators’ of the space. How we, as creators of the space, view and move ourselves through reality, makes a direct reflection within the material existence of the space.

We move with a sense of wonder, everything is sensitive and alive and interesting, everything an opportunity for growing understanding and beauty. With a sense of freedom, anything is possible, and is open to be questioned, its truth re-evaluated.  With a sense of acceptance, the space is perfect within its imperfections, it is taken care of lovingly and attentively as an ever evolving being, in the same way we take care of ourselves.

With up to three residents, there’s plenty of scope for focused work, meaningful connection with others, and the freedom to define your own rhythm.

The house and grounds are set up to support many practices: there are two light-filled studios, a spacious semi-open vaulted barn, suitable for group gatherings and workshops in summer months; quiet corners for music, books and reflection, and gardens with hammocks and open space for wandering. Whether you’re here to write, paint, sculpt, reflect or experiment, the setting gently encourages exploration, playfulness, and new ways of seeing.

Staying at Maison Les Buis also offers opportunities for shared experiences, from collaborative community projects to yoga sessions, film nights, and Sunday outings to flea markets.

Stays range from one week to several months, the experience tends to be personal and enriching. Ultimately, we are the makers of our experience and willingness, engagement and active self - direction is what makes it rich and exciting.

If you’re ready for time away, to give yourself some space to feel, to think and try new things, Maison Les Buis could be the place you’ve been looking for.