Project three “where are you?” “here I am, here we are”. We are surrounded by new uncertainty and greater unknowns, these days. To assist in locating ourselves and each other we started, in the first project with a self-portrait. The second project included another person or other people; people we share our space with or … Read more
The first ideas for this online initiative while we are all on lockdown was titled; “We want to see you; you want to see us.” The idea is to make a self-portrait in any medium and send it to the Monday morning WhatsApp group and/or the Instagram #orangeartgroup. The second phase of this project is … Read more
During this time of social distancing and therefore introspection I thought it would be useful to work on self-portraits. Your eyes are free, they can touch whatever they want to. Open or closed (as in dreaming) they allow us to touch without our hands. Our ears, noses and eyes now allow our hearts to embrace … Read more
Booking essential Jill Trappler: 2020 Vision 2020 vision: exploring how visual acuity can vary using different approaches and materials – Three day workshop Thursday and Friday, 07/ 08 May 2020 from (09h00 -12h00) and (13h00 – 16h00) Saturday 09 May 2020 (09h00 -12h00) Course Fee: R900 Jill Trappler is a well known … Read more
by Jill Trappler; exhibition Trio, Obs 2020. “Because of the almost figurative representations of sticks and large blocks of colour, It was as if I could grasp a subject. However, this perception was false; I fell into ambiguity and nuance quickly when trying to assign figure and structure. The music came through. I find … Read more
Dates; Friday 24 April 2020 to Sunday 26th April 2020. Jill Trappler will facilitate a mixed media workshop titled; 2020 vision. Meals, studio and workshop fee; total R1800. This includes dinner on Friday and Saturday nights; breakfast and lunch on Saturday and Sunday; tea and coffee, studio and tuition fee. Work schedule; 5 x three-hour … Read more
Teaching sessions, 2020 at Ruth Prowse begin in February. The last session will be at the end of October. There won’t be classes in April and August. On Monday’s the studio will be open for two sessions. 9 am to 12.30 and 1 to 4 pm There is parking. There are easels, chairs and … Read more
October 2019 My story is like water between the deep earth and the great sky. The story flows and it finds a way into images. It is the journey of the eye which expands and shrinks, carries and unloads. The current path is described by this collection of images. This body of work could have … Read more
