I am specifically speaking about the professional fine art space here, where narrative and creative vernacuar is represented within an art gallery environment.
Spirit of Adventure
Exhibition: Lothar Böttcher – Sculpture / Sotiris Moldovanos – Painting
Making art is an indescribable urge to create something, to see where it can lead. Art breaks the norm as it empowers me to bring to life an idea from within myself. This idea then manifests itself in a physical object which in turn has the potential to be shared with the world.
Re-View Mirror
Their interactive work speaks to our relation of perception in this digitized era. Through visual feedback loops and strategically placed mirrors they question the fragmented image social and digital media presents to us.
Full moon, sun spots and …
Lets all that plasma from our life-giving fiery orb bring us good vibes and vibrations!!
The foundation of consciousness
What I think I am touching on is something ancient. Something as old as humanity or even the human condition itself.
New Glass Review
… a proud moment to represent #SouthAfrica but also #Africa on an international platform. I hope to see more voices participating and challenge global trends with our own flavor of #glass.
Ngwenya Glass Workshop 2017
Ngwenya Glass’ 30th Anniversary International Workshop
3-7 April 2017
One of my highlight of 2017 is to have been part of Ngwenya Glass’ renowned workshop again. The last time I was in the the Kingdom of Swaziland to make glass was 2010, for the VuvuAfrica project to celebrate South Africa’s Soccer World Cup and previous workshops.
This year the stage was set with seven master blowers on the factory floor. Peter Bremers directed and coordinated the invited participants, designers, artists and allocating master blowers in a positively productive chaotic dance on the floor of the Ngwenya Glass factory.
Internationally acclaimed master glass blowers joining Ngwenya Glass’ masters Sibusiso Mhlanga and James Magagula on the floor:
Davide Salvadore (Murano, Italy)
Tim Shaw (Adelaide, Australia)
Richard Price (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Marco Lopulalan (Leerdam, Netherlands)
James Devereux (Wiltshire, UK)
A big thank you goes out to Chas Prettejohn for the generous hospitality and opening the factory to a week of creativity. Ngwenya Glass is an example of where creativity and highly skilled professionals can meet to expand horizons on the possibilities glass can offer in a sustainable and African way.
It was a busy exciting week meeting up with old friends and making new ones whilst solving creative challenges on the fly.
Till the next time… 😉
Additional links to videos:
Welcome Committee
Ngwenya Glass Workshop 2017 – Day One
Ngwenya Glass Workshop 2017 – Day Two
Ngwenya Glass Workshop 2017 – Day Three
Ngwenya Glass Workshop 2017 – Day Four
Labour Of Love
Glass is part of my life…
This is a short, behind the scenes #LabourOfLove interview for SABC3’s Expresso Show.
What’s in a Name?
My sails are billowing and the role of helmsman brings with it the excitement of new horizons emerging!
Holy Crumbs!! 2017 here we come!
The year past was filled to the brim with experiences, events and new shores. I hope to use these new notations on my life-map to travers the proverbial waters of the coming year.