With thanks to NAC PESP fund. 8 artists, 8 months interaction, 12 homes. 60 learners, 347 images Including ceramics, fabric painting, collages, photography, acrylic paint, pencil crayons, wax crayons, charcoal About making images, telling stories, using hands and minds, having conversations, interacting, sharing ideas and experiences. No programs, no curriculum, no right and wrong … Read more
The Orange art groups started in response to a need for artists from various backgrounds and experiences to work together, sharing skills and ideas and interacting while making images or working on craft. These groups have remained open and inclusive. The paying students pay a drop-in fee which covers costs of models, rent and refreshments. … Read more
Exhibition, 6 Spin street gallery, Cape Town. 17th February to 6 March 2021. This is the second of a trio of exhibitions funded by the NAC covid relief fund and the PESP. View the online catalogue here 26 artists from the Orange art group are exhibiting work made during lockdown. The WhatsApp interaction is facilitated … Read more
In a post-Covid-19 era, it is crucial that human economies and social lives recognise the interconnectedness of all systems – of all life. Our preeminent aspiration should be a vision of a good life determined by health, empathy, harmony, care, respect, a sense of community, solidarity, and vitality among humans and ecosystems. We have … Read more
Orange art group; I will be working on line and via WhatsApp. Please let me know if you would like to join the general, lockdown group where articles, movies, poetry, essays etc are shared. Or the Monday group where I will set projects and review work. The exchange in this group is serious and supportive. … Read more
The Orange art groups started in response to a need for artists from various backgrounds and experiences to work together, sharing skills and ideas and interacting while making images or working on craft. These groups have remained open and inclusive. The paying students pay a drop-in fee which covers costs of models, rent and refreshments. … Read more
In a post-COVID-19 era, it is crucial that human economies and social lives recognise the interconnectedness of all systems – of all life. Our preeminent aspiration should be a vision of a good life determined by health, empathy, harmony, care, respect, a sense of community, solidarity, and vitality among humans and ecosystems. We have been … Read more
CUT Stitching memories from the past, into the present and following the stitches to an anticipated future isn’t a way of life any more. We have had to cut so many threads in mid-stitch because of the effects of the virus. Travel plans, family reunions, shopping, schooling, daily routines, seeing friends, touching, seeing full faces … Read more
Transposing from images that are not from our usual referencing. I am sending 12 little images from a calendar of Japanese traditional paintings and woodcuts. Please see the name of the artists, the year and the title of the work under the image on the right-hand side. Read the image and think about the story … Read more
Dear All, I am slowly adjusting to the reality of not making plans and living each day as it comes. This is not an easy task as reaching into the future is what we do; we look forward. We have to stay inward for the winter and be with every day. I am sure many … Read more