EMMA WATSON | Ses combats caritatifs !

Hello,<br />  <br /> I'm pretty sure Miss. Watson won't read this but sometimes you have to try everything and anything.<br /> My name is Eugénie, I have an art restoration diploma: you have to understand that in France art restorators are not recognized as a profession, we go on to do a master's degree and then people can pretend to do your job and advertise it without our diploma.<br /> I wasn't satisfied by this situation seeing that all art restorator were alone and undermining each other and not making even the rate of a plumber. I was born in Canada, and for me you needed to make a real place for yourself. So when I finished my studies I started a company with a friend, our objective was quite simple: to create a company that helps and supports art restorators of all types and materials (99,9% women) and give them a real job with health benefits and a real job security (retirement etc).<br /> We made it, we created the company in 2016, it's name is Illae (it's latin for these great women or great art pieces ;))  and since then we have had enough orders from mayor's offices and DRAC (in France its the art side of the states organizations). We do many specialties: stone and bronze sculptures, textiles (tapestries, costumes etc), ceramics and funeral monuments. We are close to doing a 200 000 euros turnover for our first year.<br /> We are 100% made of women, and we are in trouble. The french government isn't paying its invoices and as the manager i need to pay my employees. So yes, it isn't the best presentation in the world: our website is still in construction and sucks, but we exist: five women, many specialties, trying to work and save the french art. We are cute, nice, and trustworthy, we work all the time (i have finished so many worksites and never been paid) and we love it. But we need real women, women who want to help other women make it, because we are in trouble.<br /> This might seem pathetic but i have been working on making this company work for three years and right now we need help. Our company is young and fun, but for it to survive we are going to need help: not because of bad management (seriously I have been working constantly and learning and everything is legal and awesome) not because our work is sub-par (we all graduated from one of the best french program in art restoration), but because the states doesn't pay its invoices (28 000euros) and we have a vision that might almost seem communist but is just trying to be fair.Every specialty is paid the same and the main objective of the company is good pay for great work.<br /> So I know that i must be loosing my time because if I was famous I wouldn't want to read this but if ever this reaches Miss. Watson and she's interested in visiting our workshops, look at the art we are restorating and take a real interest in us, we would be proud to have such a great person take interest in us.<br /> Here is hoping this reaches miss watson.<br /> Eugénie Lafon Simard<br /> Société Illaé® SARL<br /> Conservation Restauration<br /> Oeuvres d’art et monuments<br /> e.lafon@illae.fr<br /> www.illae.fr<br />  <br />