Tote bag "L'Écrevisse", a tote bag paying homage to Guillaume Apollinaire's Bestiary, illustrated by Raoul Dufy

This "L'Écrevisse" Tote bag is taken from Apollinaire's Bestiary, illustrated by Raoul Dufy

The Crayfish is taken from the collection Le Bestiaire ou Cortège d'Orphée , written by Guillaume Apollinaire in 1911. The crayfish, with its robust shell and powerful pincers, embodies inner strength and resilience. Apollinaire, through this poem, invites us to meditate on the ability to defend and protect ourselves while evolving in an environment that can seem hostile. This tote bag thus becomes a symbol of the strength of life and the struggle for survival.

Raoul Dufy illustrates the crayfish with clean, angular shapes, conveying its robustness and determination. The illustration highlights the power of its claws and the protection it offers its body. This bag, combining graphic art and poetry, becomes a tribute to quiet strength and perseverance.

Wear this bag as an emblem of strength and resilience. This tote bag is perfect for those who face life's challenges with determination and appreciate the beauty of struggle and protection in the natural world.

Text of the poem:

Uncertainty, oh my delights
You and I are leaving
As the crayfish go,
Backwards, backwards.