Many artists occasionally feel misunderstood and I am no exception.
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Rooted in Nature,
Moved by hope.
My latest body of work completed mostly in the second half of 2021. A reaction to the effects of the covid pandemic and the turmoil we all faced over the last (almost) two years
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What is it about certain works that just draw us in while others we wish to avoid?
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Even though phycologists say that it’s “better to express negative emotions in a healthy way than to tamp them down”, tamping them down is often exactly what we do.
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The need to belong is in our human DNA but should it really take center stage? Perhaps we should take a step back and prioritize what we think of ourselves above what others do. May we not exhaust ourselves trying to be good/hard-working/successful enough to be valued.
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For years I’ve been told I have to write a mission statement. Not caring much about ‘musts’ I’ve never really sat down to do that. And to be frank, I think it took me this long to start to figure this out for myself.
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I love seeing talented artists succeed! Sadly I believe it is all too often that wonderful artists simply do not get the recognition they deserve because of mistakes that could have been avoided. Herewith I list 5 of the mistakes I most often see (and have made myself!)
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I’ll be honest, I think ‘talent’ is overrated. And I really don’t think I got much of it. To me, living a creative life is showing up. Every day we have to get up, show up, fail relentlessly but do it all again tomorrow.
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For years I worked on getting my work to be accurate. Now I’m working on breaking free.
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In abstraction forms are seen on its own terms and free from the burden of representing objects and colors there for their own expressive sake. Artists believed that without the distraction of subject matter art can interact directly on the soul.
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My reflection on the current volatile political climate - US Presidential election 2020
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India is the ‘most dangerous place to be a girl’, with 63 million women “missing”, 21 million girls unwanted and a woman raped every 15 minutes. But courageous woman are standing up and fighting for the marginalized girls that have no voice. Sharing the stories of two remarkable and powerful women who simply doesn’t take ‘no’ for an answer. Woman I am proud to call my friends.
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Art is so much more than visual appeal. Art can bring us hope, courage and comfort. It can both be sad for us and make us feel alive.
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“You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face” -Eleanor Roosevelt
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Born in apartheid South Africa, I lived under a shadow of shame for the political decisions my leaders made. Decisions I had no influence over but yes, I most certainly benefited from.
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If art has no intrinsic value, zero cash flow, may not hold its value or bring you fame and may not keep up with your colour scheme. Then why on earth were the global art market $64.1 billion in 2019?
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‘We fell asleep in one world, and woke up in another’. None of us could ever have imagined a pandemic as our world has been experiencing. ‘Nature is sending us a message with the coronavirus pandemic …humanity was placing too many pressures on the natural world with damaging consequences’
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Coronavirus, opportunities to grow and the role of the arts.
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The international journey of a South African artist looking for adventure, love & belonging while raising two young children.
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