Sometimes Africa is not that far behind the world. For example, it did not take this small business very long to get with the trend and open a Barack Obama ‘Change your look, yes we can’ hair cut salon. To see this picture close up click here.
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Neville Trickett has an amazing talent of finding the common thread between two images that make them stronger together, and as one image. He has put together ’series of composites’ and I find each one as inspiring as the other however, to keep this blog post short and reader friendly I put myself through the terrible process of choosing a my favourite collection(s) and of each, a favourite pair of images.
The Renaissance
I love these images becuase they are so elegant, subtle, and the sense is of harmony. I love what Neville explains as the essence of Renaissance design: “Reducing the clutter in favor of the meaning.”
Soft and Powdery
I love these images becuase they are wonderful. The colour, texture and facial expression on the little girl is so expressive yet plain. Love the juxtaposition.
Neo Real
I am a fan of botanical drawings so how could I NOT love these images above. So delicate and I love the translation into glass with the wrought iron twists. As Neville puts it: “…inspection of the most microscopic of detail with the touch and feel of the familiar.”
Dress Code
I had to add this collection in because when I was a little girl I dreamt that for one day everybody would have to wear ‘big’ dresses, like in olden-day-times. The one on the right is made from Shweshwe and I would LOVE to wear it.
Nature of Print
The purple-dipped butterfly is too gorgeous for words placed together with the image on the left.
Escape to Reality
I love how the aloe on the left radiates out and the textile on the right creates a lovely flowing feeling that compliments as an opening flower.
Natural History of Things
This collection is probably my favourite. The leopard placed with a old autumn leaf could not be more beautiful. Simple, the correlation between the two is obvious and yet precarious.
As you can see there are an abundance of beautiful pictures on Sain Verde Digest.
There is nothing quite like really getting away and my holiday to Durban was just that.
However it did not start out perfectly – Jeremy’s luggage was left behind by the airline along with 85 others. It arrived later the next day and we set off up the Dolphin Coast for a few nights. Sure enough we saw dolphins. The sea was rough and the currents were strong (but this is to be expected up the North Coast). I had a lot of laughs as I was knocked and swept off my feet.
We also went up the ‘King Shaka Heritage trail. This was quite a disappointment, but none-the-less a nice drive. To see more pictures click here.
On our way back the sky suddenly turned dark and thunder storms rolled in over the sugar cane fields. The dramatic horizons reminded me of Turner paintings. It was a spectacular sight especially because we hardly get thunder storms in Cape Town.
After our two nights spend on the beach and in the sugar cane around Ballito we went back to Pinetown. On Monday we headed out to the Valley of a 1000 Hills along the Comrades Marathon road. I loved the landscapes of rolling hills but the idea that people run 89km/59miles up and down those hills every year is hard to believe.
The Dusi Canoe Marathon also runs through these mountains. Although this might be a beautiful race to do, the risk of the number of diseases and other things that you are more than likely to pick up has always put me off (and the fact that there is more running than paddling).
We also went to Howick Falls. The waterfall is grand but the locals who do their washing at the top remind you that you are in Africa (Click here to see more photographs) .
It was a lovely holiday and a fantastic break.
!! NEW PRODUCT !!
As a joint initiative with my Granny, her bead men and Wren, we have developed the
The story: My Granny is always helping people. She has a strong creative streak in her that she willingly shares with others hoping that they can benefit from it. About 2 years ago she met David and Fungaih/Michael and has been working with them to make a variety of birds and flower pieces that have sprung up at every robot/traffic light in Cape Town. She bought animal books for them to study, almost all their stock (her house is like a bead gallery) and has helped them make a living out of their craft. I fit into this story as the person with the idea and the outlet. I thought it would be super cute if the Wren logo could be made into a beaded keyring…and so it was done.
How they are made: First the silhouette of the Wren bird is made out of wire using pliers. Then a thin wire string of glass beads is looped, twisted and wound around the bird frame. Lastly, the eye is carefully added.
The Wren Bird Key ring is approximately 5cm / 2″ square.
Each key ring is individual and is slightly different but I think this adds to the cute factor.