Arts and Crafts Online Magazine APRIL & MAY 2016 Issue 8
Arts and Crafts on the Midlands Meander
Art & Craft Challenges for Young and Old. (Viral) Marketing vs Word-of-Mouth
Art History Cubism
Contents: Front Page Rentia Coetzee
Caring Artist, Wife, Mother & Teacher
Page 4 & 5
Interesting dates - in every issue
Page 6
Chatterbox
Page 7
Kids Artist Entries
Page 8
Editor’s note
Page 10 & 11
LEARN DIFFERENT PALETTE KNIFE OIL PAINT TECNIQUES—for beginners and advanced students.
Page 12—19
(Viral) Marketing vs Word-of-Mouth
Page 20 & 21
Colouring pages
Page 22
Crafters Club
Page 23—29
Page 30 & 31
Hillberry Art Gallery
Page 32—35
Dragon Fire
Page 36—40
The Ardmore
Page 41
Business Advice
Page 42 & 43
Artkat
Page 44—49
Rentia Coetzee “A new world had opened up for me!” From books to electronic media she studied all the ‘art material’ she could get her hands on.
Page 50—53
Art and Craft Challenges for Adults
Art Q & A
Make a Handvowen Bookmark!!! Page 54 — 55
Lidi van Schalkwyk—”Woordfees”
Page 56 & 57
Kids Craft Challenge
Page 58 & 59
Kids Art Challenge
Page 60 & 61
Create From An Early Age Competition
Page 62 & 63
The Goodwin Foundry
Page 64—67
Zulu-lulu
Page 68—73
Art History
Page 74—78
Cape Town Society for the Blind
Cubism
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25 July 2016
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In this issue we will be focusing on Word of Mouth Marketing vs. Viral Marketing. Let’s take a real life example:
Earlier this year, the terrible drought in South Africa came into sharp focus. We saw how farmers and animals were suffering, without water. Animals were emaciated and had to be humanly euthanised to rid them of their suffering. People realised the urgency of their need for water and reacted. Through word of mouth, schools, companies, and even radio stations, were mobilised and started collecting water — 4000 liters here, 10 000 liters there, etc. This initiative went viral and the end result was that over a million litres of water was collected. Simple word of mouth marketing instantly turned into viral marketing. Both methods of marketing equally powerful? Read the article in this moths issue and decide for yourself.
Lizelle Volrecht
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FOCUS ON THE THREE E’S If you could master what has been identified as the most valuable form of marketing—the one that consumers trust above all others and the one that is most likely to drive sales for your company — would you instead choose to ignore it or
(Viral) Ma vs Word-of
http://www.forbes.com/sites/ kimberlywhitler/2014/07/17/why-word-of-mouthmarketing-is-the-most-important-social-media/ #5119569c7a77
arketing s f-Mouth
The 3 E’s: Engage Equip Empower
The problem is that for the last few years, marketers have been focused on “collecting” instead of “connecting.” In other words, brands are too caught up in collecting social media fans and they are forgetting to actually connect with them. Having 100 really passionate fans that love your brand or product is exponentially more effective than having 10,000 “fans” who signed up just to win a free iPad from you.
5 Tips to Drive Word-of-Mouth Marketing in 2016 1) Excellent Customer Service 2) Engaging With Influencers 3) Reward Your Loyal Customers 4) Humanise your Brand's Page 5) Encourage Customers To Share Their Experiences http://blog.popdeem.com/5-tips-to-drive-powerful-word -of-mouth-about-your-brand
What is Viral Marketing? Viral Marketing is an attemp to deliver a marketing message that spreads quickly and exponentially among consumers. Today, this often comes in the form of an email message or video. Contrary to alarmists’ fear, viral isn’t evil. It isn’t dishonest or unnatural. At its best, it is word of mouth enabled, and at its worst, it’s just another interruptive marketing message.
What is Buzz Marketing? Buzz Marketing is an event or activity that generates publicity, excitement, and information to the consumer. It’s usually something that combines a wacky, jaw-dropping event or experience with pure branding, like tattooing your forehead (or your ass, as a NYC health club recently did). If buzz is done right, people will write about it, so it essentially becomes a great PR vehicle.
https://www.marketingtechblog.com/whats-the-difference-buzz-viralword-of-mouth-marketing/
What is Word of Mouth Marketing? Word of Mouth Marketing (WOMM) is the most powerful medium on the planet. It’s the actual sharing of an opinion about a product or service between two or more consumers. It’s what happens when people become natural brand advocates. It’s the holy grail of marketers, CEOs and entrepreneurs, as it can make or break a product. The key to its success: it’s honest and natural.
I’ve reached the following conclusion: The primary difference is that strong word of mouth is primarily based on a compelling customer experience while viral marketing is more “engineered” to specifically propagate a product. shares this viral It’s easier to “engineer” characteristic (the first viral marketing into some fax machines, early IM environments than products or others. For example, a Facebook). There is a few years ago my accountstrong incentive to tell ant in Belgrade asked me to download Skype so other people to join the network, because it we wouldn’t run up a big improves the value of phone bill. Skype didn’t your own experience. need to do a whole lot to drive this virality, but making it easier to invite Word of mouth, on the friends improves their viral other hand, is really growth rate. based more on doing a Like Skype, every new favour for the other communication platform person (clueing them
into something unexpectedly cool). TIVO is a great example of this. There is no inherent usage benefit for telling other people to buy TIVO. But it is such a surprisingly great experience that people tell their friends about it anyway. Even if TIVO were to offer a free month of service for everybody you tell, I still wouldn’t consider this a viral growth driver. It’s just incentivized word of mouth. While they may technically be different, I’ll take either exponential viral growth or
exponential word-ofmouth growth if I can get it. Or even better combine the two. Skype falls into this combo camp. You’d probably be compelled to tell friends about the ability to make free phone calls (especially overseas) even if the software weren’t required on both ends. The fact that you also benefit when they install the software only accelerates this growth. http://www.startupmarketing.com/thedifference-between-word -of-mouth-and-viral-
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DID YOU KNOW? The symbol of the Midlands Meander is the Butler butterfly, found only in the Karkloof region.
David and Michelle Walters) a painter (Wim) and a batik artist (Tina de Roubaix) too. They decided to invite
the public to visit artists in their countryside studios twice a year at Rolling Exhibitions. The idea of the Meander became increasingly popular and the number of members has grown.
The Meander develops the concept of “slow tourism�, where the emphasis is on the experience of the Meander
community in the beautiful countryside, and the welcoming Midlands folk. People come to the Meander to escape by immersing themselves in the country experience
and seeking genuine authenticity. Tourists savour the opportunity to visit the studios as well as the workshops of some of the finest craftspeople in the world. They value being able to
meet the artists and leatherworkers who have produced priceless, unique and original items that can never be duplicated. Please Note: Midlands artists are often in their studios so telephone bookings are essential.
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their entries are marked accordingly, page 29.
On your way from the Northern Cape, Limpopo, North West, Free State, Gauteng or even from Mpumalanga to the Coast, or from
the Eastern Cape or Western Cape on your way to the Kruger National Park, be sure to plan an extra 4 days for the Midlands Meander arts and crafts tour.
Day 1: • Hillberry Art Gallery 033 343 4853 - S29° 56' 62.3". . . E30° 29' 82.4" • VinLee Art Gallery 083 254 2851 - S29° 30' 51.4". . . E30° 19' 01.5" • Johnson Bros Furniture 033 343 5131 - S29° 32' 26.0". . . E30° 16' 41.0" • Dirt Road Traders 033 330 4099 - S29° 23' 22.6". . . E30° 10' 35.3" • Groundcover 082 562 0874 - S29° 23' 18.6". . . E30° 10' 32.3" • Heavenly Hammocks 083 378 7100 - S29° 21' 24.7". . . E30° 07' 43.7"
Day 2 • Dragonfire Beads 082 573 3919 - S29° 28' 34.8". . . E 30°10' 29.6" • The Woodturner
072 365 6270 - S29° 27' 30.0". . . E30° 08' 08.0"
Showcasing world-class hospitality and agricultural industries, the Midlands Meander offers the visitor country flair with stunning surroundings. The area is well-known for its arts and crafts, and a highlight includes watching craftsmen at work while savouring the country scenery. Arts & Crafts on the Midlands Meander
It all began on a summer's evening in 1985 at Caversham Mill 2015 marks the 30th where the Shuttleworths Anniversary of the founding of the Midlands met with other craftsmen and artists to disMeander Association. cuss how to work toIts purpose hasn’t gether and jointly marchanged much over the ket their work. years. The Midlands Meander offers a country The Shuttleworths were respite from fast paced weavers, and there were city life, as well as a show- potters (Robin and Joy case of some of the best Standin, Ian Glenny and arts and crafts in the Kali Griffin, Leonie Malworld. herbe and Lindsay Scott
• Shuttleworth Weaving 033 266 6818 - S29° 24' 10.1". . . E29° 55' 52.2" • Aladdin's-de-Light 033 266 6460 - S29° 21' 34.2". . .E29° 59' 37.1" • Astrid Dahl 084 799 8998 - S29° 20' 59.5". . . E30° 59' 14.8" • Dargle Valley Pottery 082 420 7729 - S29° 27' 49.1". . . E30° 09' 12.2" • Impumelelo Bead Artists
082 227 2376 - S29° 29' 07.8". . . E30° 10' 10.5" • The Lavender Co 082 825 9243 - S29° 29' 24.3". . . E30° 01' 08.5" •
Zulu-lulu Art House
083 627 3491 - S29° 27' 29.2". . . E30° 08' 09.2" • Sterling's Wrought Iron 082 218 1614 - S29° 27' 29.2". . . E30° 08' 09.2" • The Candle Dipping Shop 084 381 8010 - S29° 27' 30.0". . . E30° 08' 08.0"
Day 3 • Ardmore Ceramic Art 033 234 4869 - S29° 24' 49.4". . . E30° 05' 40.5" • Homewood 033 234 4450 - S29° 26' 25.7". . . E30° 06' 41.0" • Redline Footwear 033 234 4796 - S29° 23' 06.3". . . E30° 02' 14.6" • Tsonga shoes/Tslops 033 234 4872 - S29° 27' 06.4". . . E30° 06' 35.3" • Culamoya Chimes 083 627 6195 - S29° 27' 07.2". . . E30° 04' 44.4" • Peter's Gate Herbal Centre 076 412 1320 - S29° 25' 26.5". . . E30° 05' 26.8"
• Hillfold Pottery 082 682 6294 - S29° 26' 37.0". . . E30° 04' 11.1"
Day 4 • Woodridge Country Hotel
033 234 4423 - S29° 24' 02.7"...E30° 03' 30.2"
• Kim Goodwin 082 856 1106 - S29° 27' 06.1"...E30° 06' 02.4" • Michael Mawdsley 083 294 0107 - S29° 23' 14.4"...E30° 05' 15.7" • Sarah Richards (at Fordoun) 083 707 0126 - S29° 19' 38.2"...E30° 01' 50.6" • The Candle Dipping Shop, 033 266 6980 - S29° 21' 27.2"...E29° 59' 50.6" • Michael Haigh (at Café Bloom)
072 529 0227 - S29° 25' 05.3"...E29° 54' 22.3"
http://www.midlandsmeander.co.za/arts-and-crafts
Visit Hillberry Art Gallery to meet Mariรกnne Eriksson, who has had 10 successful one man exhibitions with excellent reviews from newspapers around South Africa. She works in pastels, watercolours and acrylics, and has been in her new home for just two months where she has opened Hillberry Art Gallery. Painting in a large format brings her great joy but she will accept smaller commissions to suit her client's pocket. http://www.hiltonvillage.co.za/ component/mtree/arts-andcrafts/hillberry-art-gallery
She has written and illustrated 13 children's books, and #1 is on sale in the gallery (R75-00). Mariรกnne offers art appreciation sessions once a month for discussion on techniques and problems artists may be having (R250-00 per afternoon with materials on hand available for use). Mariรกnne also offers 10% off on cash sales. Address: 12 Walters Road, Hilton, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, 3245 Telephone: +27 (0)33 343 4853 Cell: +27 (0)71 178 6760 Operating Hours: Open every Saturday from 10:00am - 16:00pm
There really is something for everyone at Dragonfire beads and cafĂŠ. The curious can watch Barbara using a torch burning at 800 degrees to turn spaghetti-like sticks of brightly coloured glass into the most intricate beads. The stylish can buy themselves a pendant, or start their own Pandora-style bracelet Shopaholics will want one of each of those, some salad servers and a cheese knife, etc. The crafty and courageous can do a course to learn how to do this themselves History buffs will scratch the surface and discover that the story of lampworking, as this fascinating ancient art of glass bead-making is called, stretches back through the ages and across continents.
And then of course there is Ciara’s hearty soups and delicious home-style lunches in the cosy 30-seater café … and don’t even start me on the cheesecake … Dragonfire is a new addition to downtown Howick, but the business is already well-known in the area. After a happy few years at the Patchwood Elephant, a little out of town, Dragonfire beads outgrew their old space. The new premises, a gorgeous old Howick house, has loads of room for customers and students as well as the fab new café.
Barbara does demos all day and gives lesson by appointment. A student can expect to make about 5 beads in a 2hour-long taster lesson. Cost R300. Lessons do carry a warning though: This craft can be addictive Contact Barbara on 0825733919 or Ciara 0822972544 for more info. 62 Main Street, Howick
http://dragonfirebeads.com/
http://dragonfirebeads.blogspot.co.za/
Why dragonfire beads? I live close to the peaks of the Drakensberg mountains—to the Voortrekkers these peaks resembled a dragon's back and the fierce thunderstorms with lightning and thunder of draconic proportions add to the "dragonfire" atmosphere. When I started my love affair with fire and glass the name seemed appropriate. I have
Tebogo Ndlovu and Siyabonga Mbaso’s showstopper for ‘Kalahari Cats’ is this magnificent Springbok, Leopard and Roller Bird Dish, which was exhibited at the Cellars from the 19th - 21st of February. http://www.ardmoreceramics.co.za/
Tebogo Tsenaa Ndlovu Sculptor Start date: 2013-10-05 Bio Tebogo was born on the 19th of December 1989 in Lesotho. He grew up in the Mokhotlong district and attended school at Sekonyela High. He is married with two children. After his mother died, he left school to find work in Kwa-Zulu Natal.
In his second month of moving to Natal, he heard about Ardmore. Fee says that Tebogo is super talented and adds the skill and care to
marry art with craftsmanship. His magnificent, handcoiled, organic shaped bowls have rhythm and balance, and he has quickly climbed the rungs of the ladder in three years to be amongst Ardmore's best and has found international acclaim. In 2015, Ardmore's special artists were assigned to create thirty masterworks to commemorate thirty years. Tebogo created a large parrot bowl, masterwork number 10, that immediately sold at
Parrots and Pomegranates Exhibition at Hyde Park. And for the first time, he created a dramatic, story-telling piece that depicts the 'chase' between a leopard, monkey and a hoopoe, masterwork number sixteen, which found a home with another devoted Ardmore collector. Tebogo states that his life has changed, and goes on to say: “I am healthy now because of Ardmore”... “I would like to thank God for the talent that he has given me, also I hope God blesses Ardmore together with its members and workers, also its customers for buying its work”. Exhibitions 2014 Great Herds of Africa, Cellars, Constantia, CT Great Herds of Africa Patrick Mavros, London Inspired By the Ocean , Fyn Arts Marine Hotel,Hermaus CapeBirds Of Africa, Richard Greig , Sandton, JHB 2015 'Animal Botanical' Cellars Honenort, Cape Town 'Animal Botanical' Patrick Mavros, London 'Parrots and Pomegranates' Charles Greig, Hyde Park
No 18 Elephant Urns Sculptor(s): Thabo Mbhele Painter(s): Sthabiso Hadebe Masterwork No.18 is awarded to a pair of scrumptious Tropical Elephant and Parrot Urns sculpted by Thabo Mbhele. He has formed these heroic urns with exotic banana fruit plants, elephants and parrots. Sthabiso Hadebe has painted the urns in pastel tones that add a sense of ripening and indulgence. He has added large passion fruit flowers to the unsculpted surface of the urn which add volume and abundance to the form. These two artists have brilliantly captured the richness of Kwa Zulu Natal’s coastal wilderness.
Zebra Teapot RG550 Dimensions:22cm height, 19cm width,12cm depth, R 2450.00
Bird Tea Pot GM711 Dimensions:23cm height, 27cm width,18cm depth, R 3334.00 Leopard Espresso Cup & Saucer SMA02 Dimensions:9cm height, 15cm width,13cm depth, R 1600.00
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Questions Answered By Johanna Q: How do paint techniques influence your own paint style? If you already have a style, can paint technique art classes influence your style? If you do not have a style can paint technique art classes help you to develop a personal style? Yes, I do believe paint techniques influence your style! I do regular courses to improve and I believe that, from each course, you take away what would compliment and improve your own style! If you have not developed your own style yet, any courses and art knowledge can help you to find and develop your own style. Any article you read, even studying a painting or watching an art dvd can influence your style! Rentia Coetzee
I’ve never done a class but I’m sure that I would benefit greatly from something like this... Marlene Halforty Korff Anet Booyens— 1. Painting techniques plays a big part in my personal style. 2. Learn as much as possible but be careful that the influence does not become so great that the viewer becomes unsure about who’s work it actually is. I.e. cloning of other works. 3. Classes will help greatly, especially for beginners. Trained artist should carefully select from what they learned, to ensure that they improve their styles without losing their individuality. Johanna Kruger Prinsloo— Technique is a learned skill and style develops while you grow as an artist. My medium of choice supports different styles but I think my personal style is like my handwriting. School taught me the skill of writing but I developed my own unique writing style.
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Rentia was born one of a set of twins, into a staunch South African Afrikaans family. “I have always been a busy bee—knitting, crochet, quilting, hard anger! My mom made sure we had crayons and brand new , thick colouring books 24/7. “ Rentia talks about her memories of quilting and goes on to say that she especially loved the initial choosing of the pattern, colours and fabric—more than the actual sewing!”
I am a bubbly blonde Sagittarius, easy going and I love life! “I try to show that in my artwork I have a voracious appetite for painting and can finish up to 3 paintings a day! I studied remedial teaching, got married to my high school sweetheart and had my first child. I tried my hand at pottery and painting but my business orientated husband said... terrible! We ran a business, farmed and I brought up my 2 kids.”
rencoetzee@iafrica.com
From a Photo Of My Husband. I received 2nd Place For the Online Master Challenge “‘n Visserman” Artist: Rentia Coetzee Photographer:
Jill Coleman
It was only after her children had grown up and left home that she was really able to unleash and develop her creative potential. “Empty-Nest syndrome forced me into the arms of art and I’ve never looked back!” Learning from great teachers like Ruth Walter, Shirley Howells and Dee Donaldson, Rentia applied herself daily. “A new world had opened up for me!” From books to electronic media she studied all the ‘art material’ she could get her hands on. “Shoes and jewellery came after oil paint canvas and turps! “, says Rentia. Rentia has an insatiable appetite for painting, and says she can finish up to 3 paintings a day. “I love to try new exciting techniques and materials. I love all genre but portraits are my claim to fame! I painted a photo of my farmer husband 3 years ago and it won an international competition on Daily Paintworks, an American art platform!” says Rentia. Currently, Rentia is moving in the direction of teaching and she states that her remedial background comes in handy! “I still want to reach the point where my art makes an impression on society and really tells a story! My wish is to keep painting and learning for the next 20 years!”
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Spectacular: does not provide instructions with arts and crafts projects. In each issue we present new and different art sand crafts challenges. We challenge young and old, to participate. The goal of each challenge is, be as creative and original as possible. You are welcome to send us images of your completed projects.
Some projects will be selected to be published in our next issue. Remember to check out our next issue to see if your project made it to “print”. Spectacular… reserves the right to publish any photos sent to us in our magazine, and or social media.
Please include the following when you send us your photos: Artist/Crafter’s Name & Surname Name of Project Medium Used Age (if under 18) Residential Area (Optional)
Still Life with Hydrangea No rules—just let go and strut your stuff. Crop, change colours ‌ whatever! Any medium!
Make a Handwoven Bookmark Make a handwoven bookmark simply and easily while learning the basic concepts of weaving using a cardboard loom. The bookmark makes a wonderful gift, or maybe use it as a rug in a doll house. Make the loom in different sizes and sew the fabric into coin purses, coasters, hot pads—whatever you can imagine! - See more at: http://www.auntannie.com/ Textiles/#sthash.8DNH6JOz.dpuf STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS FOR HANDWOVEN BOOKMARK http://www.auntannie.com/Textiles/ WovenBookmarks/
More handwoven gift ideas for Mother’s Day.
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Lidi van Schalkwyk “Woordfees” 4—13 March 2016 9h00—20h00 Eendracht Boutique Hotel Dorp Street Stellenbosch Voorlesings van my skryfsels Johann Nel 4 March 16h00 6 & 11 March 11h00 Lize Beekman 5 & 9 March 11h00 Valiant Swart 8 & 10 March 11h00
Limited tickets available at Computicket
Mother’s Day Gifts http://www.iheartnaptime.net/best-mothers-day-gifts/
Paste or stencil a special message on any surface. You can order stencils with your own message from Jacoba Calits—Craft Club (page 22) You can order stickers with your own message from www.creativebrands.co.za/stickers-labels/ http://www.onlinegiftshop.co.za/stickers.php http://www.thestickershop.co.za/sticker-applications
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Design your own message and stick or stencil it to mommy’ss favourite wine, biscuits, chocolates, etc.
O I L P A S T E L S
INSPIRING ARTIST: Claude Monet Georgia O’Keeffe Andy Warhol Raoul Dufy Auguste Macke Vincent Van Gogh Paul Klee Paul Cezanne Auguste Renoir
USING OIL PASTELS TO MAKE A BEAUTIFUL FLOWER ART WORK
Create from an early age Art
Competition 0—7 Years of Age Month
Theme
Closing date
Award date
March
Anger
31 March
15 April
April
Mother
30 April
15 May
May
Father
31 May
15 June
June
Family
30 June
15 July
July
My favourite colours
31 July
15 August
This competition is open to any child living in South Africa between the age of 0 and 7
One winner every month First prize R50 Money will be paid into the parents or child's bank account via EFT the day after the “Award date�.
Each participant will receive a personalised PDF participation certificate. Winners will be announced on our Facebook group on the award date. All entries will be posted on our Facebook Competition page. The 12 winners of each month will be entered into the annual competition. The Award date for the annual competition is 30 April 2017. Prizes to be announced. Entry forms on our Facebook page. We may feature the winner in one of our next issues.
The Goodwin Foundry, founded, owned and closely managed by Kim Goodwin, artist and foundry man, has been operating since 1995 in The KwaZulu-Natal Midlands of South Africa.
all of whom are properly trained in their specific technical tasks and closely supervised to stay true to the foundry’s desire to produce the best quality bronzes.
Goodwin runs a foundry which is designed around equity and integrity. The working environment within the foundry is purposefully structured to support, both emotionally and professionally, the people who work within it.
The Goodwin Foundry works alongside the artist to ensure that originals are faithfully reproduced. The particular focus on technical expertise and the passion with which specific challenges are embraced,
The foundry employs eleven people from the local community,
is a disclosure of the foundry’s aim to ensure that technical obstacles
do not translate into artistic constraints. This foundry is indisputably the leading foundry in KwaZuluNatal. Through its doors have passed nearly all of the recently commissioned large public sculptures. It has cast, and continues to do so, for nearly all of the prominent artists from KwaZulu-Natal. www.cpdart.co.za Kim Goodwin www.cpdart.co.za
A member of the prestigious Midlands Meander Association, their retail outlet ZULU LULU ART HOUSE is conveniently located at the vibrant and popular Piggly Wiggly Country Village in Lions River, KwaZulu Natal. Zulu-lulu™ Art House comprises; The Ceramic boutique filled with quality ceramics hand-picked from the best South African makers.
The Art House Gallery showcasing paintings, ceramics, sculptures, glass and prints from professional South African artists.
www.zulululu.co.za
Piggly Wiggly Country Village 1 Dargle Road, Lions River Midlands Meander KZN Phone: +27 (083) 6273491 E-mail: stuart@zlt.co.za or trayci@zlt.co.za
Ceramic Painting Workshops Decorate your own crockery at the Zulu-lulu™ Art Bar. The Art Bar is a fun place to meet and get creative in a relaxed casual environment. Bring the kids, your friends and family. No person too young or too old. And no booking necessary for individuals or smaller groups.
Team building, Parties and Events We also cater for children’s and adults parties, corporate team building and large school groups. You can bring your own party food and drinks or order delicious fresh meals, mouth-watering pizza, award winning coffee, chilled bottles of wine or fresh cheese country platters from the surrounding restaurants and speciality shops.
Clay workshops, drawing and painting workshops can also be arranged.
“The artistic process of being absorbed in the doing is what is important to the development of any person, especially children. .. the skill of painting a 3 dimensional object is also a lesson in co-ordination for the very young who thrive on the challenge… and it’s not all short lived ‘instant gratification’ as the painted pieces are then glaze fired at the Zulu-lulu™ studio before returning to you to use and enjoy“ Trayci Tompkins(teacher and ceramic artist)
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Cubism was one of the most influential visual art styles of the early twentieth century. It was created by: Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881–1973) and Georges Braque (French, 1882–1963) in Paris between 1907 and 1914.
Pablo Picasso is probably most known for his the most important figure introduction of cubism, of 20th century, in terms and modern approach of art, and art movements to painting, which set that occurred over this forth the movements to period. Before the age of follow in to the twentieth 50, the Spanish born artist century. Not only was his had become the most well art form well ahead of known name in modern his time, but the works art, with the most distinct he created went on to style and eye for artistic influence artists and creation. There had been painters down the line, no other artists, prior to for a period of more than Picasso, who had such an 50 years, and still influimpact on the art world, or ences the styles of many had a mass following of artists today. fans and critics alike, as he did. In his early age, the young Picasso was enAlthough his art career rolled at the school spanned over a 7 decade where his father taught. period, Pablo Picasso is
He quickly grasped the In about the same time, concepts, surpassing following the suicide of even seniors at the instihis friend Carlos tution. At the age of Casagemas, Picasso enfifteen, a rich relative tered what later called by offered to pay for his critics the Blue Period, training at the Royal when he painted Academy of Art in Barceessentially lona. However, Picasso monochromatic paintings never graduated. He was in shades of blue and restless, a trait that blue-green, only would remain with him occasionally warmed by throughout his profesother colors. In addition sional and personal life. to the death of his friend, the artist was still strugIn 1900, Picasso moved gling, living in poverty. to France. There, he lived Two of his most famous a life of poverty. For the paintings from this period is The Old Guitarist, andnext three years, the Blue Nude. young artist continued to traverse between France and Spain.
Art is a lie that makes us realize the truth." Pablo Picasso http://www.pablopicasso.org/
Braque's paintings of 1908–1913 reflected his new interest in geometry and simultaneous perspective. He conducted an intense study of the effects of light and perspective and the technical means that painters use to represent these effects, seeming to question the most standard of artistic conventions. In his village scenes, for example, Braque frequently reduced an architectural structure to a geometric form approximating a cube, yet rendered its shading so that it looked both flat and three-dimensional by fragmenting the image. Braque resumed painting in late 1916. Working alone, he began to moderate the harsh abstraction of cubism. He developed a more personal style characterized by brilliant color, textured surfaces, and—after his relocation to the Normandy seacoast—the reappearance of the human figure. He painted many still life subjects during this time, maintaining his emphasis on structure. One example of this is his 1943 work Blue Guitar, which hangs in the Allen Memorial Art Museum. During his recovery he became a close friend of the cubist artist Juan Gris. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georges_Braque
Georges Braque (French, 1882–1963)
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