ARTS AND CRAFTS ONLINE MAGAZINE OCTOBER & NOVEMBER 2015
ISSUE 5
Interesting Days Page 44 & 45 Art Q&A Artkat Studio
Page 40 & 41
Ephraim Ngatane Page 18 –21
Chris Opperman Mouth Artist
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Editor’s Note Welcome to another issue of Spectacular……. In this issue we look at the pro’s and cons of home-based vs. mall shopping and how to plan for all aspects of starting up your own arts or crafts shop .You’ll get an opportunity to try some interesting, new and fun challenges in this issue. You’ll also be introduced to some pretty amazing artists who are all driven to improve the lives of someone or thing through their art. Motivating stuff!!!! As always we also include all the latest festival and upcoming market events. And lastly let’s not forget about Charlien Muller’s very successful ‘Pumpkin Festival’. Well done to Charlien and all the others who were involved in the planning process. And a special congratulations to the participants of the painting competition. Talent has never looked this good. A great event that is sure to turn into an annual celebration of life and art. Enjoy being Spectacular…...
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“Oom Tam” turns eighty in January.
A blanket to warm his heart. A gift from his mother, many years ago…... It is something he values and uses to this day. Leave YOUR legacy. Give Hand-made with love.
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Contents Riaan van der Merwe Cover Page Editor’s Note ….. Page 2 Give “Hand Made” ….. Page 3 Chatterbox ….. Page 6 & 7
Home Based vs. Shopping Mall ….. Page 8 ~ 13 Design the Perfect Advert Without Any Stress ….. Page14 ~ 17
Ephraim Ngatane….. Page 18 ~ 21 Pierre@art for the love of animals ….. Page 22 ~ 23 Women in leadership….. Page 24 & 25 Art & Craft Challenge Rules …. Page 26 Adult Craft Challenge …. Page 27—29 Angel Workshops for Xmas Angel Exhibition…... ….. Page 30 ~ 31 Art History Time line …. Page 32 ~ 33 Wish List ….. Page 34 ~ 35
Thinus Prinsloo ….. Page 36 & 37 Productivity the Richard Branson Way…. Page 37 Productivity the Richard Branson way….. Page 38 4
Business Q&A….. Page 39 ~ 41
QUESTIONS ANSWERED BY JOHANNA
Craft Q&A ….. Page 42 ~ 43 Interesting Dates ….. Page 44 ~ 45 “Craft Together” …. Page 46 & 47
Riaan van der Merwe ~ An Extremely Empathic Person….. Page 48 ~ 51 Kids’ Pages ….. Page 53 Kids’ Craft Challenge ….. Page 54 ~ 55 This Issue’s Kid Artist ~ Lea Prinsloo ….. Page 56 ~ 57 Kids’ Art Challenge ….. Page 58 ~ 59 Pumpkin Festival Prize Giving….. Page 60 ~ 61 Pumpkin Art Competition Participants….. Page 62 ~ 63 Costing your Arts and Crafts Products …. Page 64 ~ 65 Capital Urban Market …. Page 66 ~ 67 Bay Gallery @ Langebaan …. Page 68~ 69 Chris Opperman ~ Mouth Artist ….. Page 70 ~ 71 Lucit Candles….. Page 72 & 73 This Issues Table Theme …. Page 74 Reshane Viljoen ….. Page 75 Markets ….. Page 76 ~ 77 Small Ads ….. Page 78~ 79 Spectacular Arts and Crafts …. Page 80 5
I enjoy an art shop a great deal. I always find something new that I’ve never seen before. I see it as an outing. I get lost in my town thoughts for hours, I don’t want to waste time chatting to people. I especially enjoy it if it has a coffee shop, with loads of books that you can read at your own leisure before deciding if you would like to buy it. It’s a gift to me, from me! Johanna Kruger Prinsloo
Alice Art Gallery has a tea garden (inside available in Winter). A wonderful place to visit. Joyce Jacobs I will support where the service is the best. Preferably not in a mall. Christel Herbst I think a home-based shop with a tea garden is a brilliant idea. Just makes the whole shopping experience more fun. Lucille Roos
All in one arts/crafts classes and products would be awesome… in a tea garden. Annabel Bekker A tea garden. I like to shop for arts and crafts where I can socialise and drink coffee with my girl friends.
Home based with tea garden Ninette Krüger
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CHATTERBOX Cell: 082 465 0494 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/639554556151596/ Twitter: @ArtsCraftsAssSA E-mail: magazine@spectacularartsandcrafts.co.za Website: www.spectacularartsandcrafts.co.za
Home based with tea garden. Linda Greeff Barnard I agree with an everything in one shop and a tea garden. Barbara Robertse Pelser 7
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If you’re setting up your craft business at home, it can be difficult to draw attention to your product. As a growing business, there are things to learn about the etiquette of stocking in shops or exhibiting at trade fairs.
http://www.theguardian.com/small-business-network/small-businessblog/2014/oct/24/set-up-a-home-based-craft-business 8
Write a plan of action: “I actually made myself a poster with my goals and what my business stands for. Having a clear focus really helped me.” “I wrote down a list of the shops I wanted to be stocked in and the magazines and blogs I wanted to be featured in.” Manage home & business: Staying on track without the structure of an office or studio can be tough.
Before approaching sellers:
“Make sure that you have worked out all your costs,” she said. “Pay yourself a decent hourly rate, include all materials and then add a bit at the end. If they want to negotiate price then at least you will know how far you can go.” When approaching sellers: The overall consensus was face-to-face introductions are best for building relationships. However, an initial email or phone call, offers a better way of finding out how a gallery or shops likes to start negotiations.
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1 Why do you want to start a home-based craft business?
Should you start your own business? Only you can answer this question but certain indicators can lead you in the right direction. Here are ten questions to answer in as much detail as possible before starting a business. Answer as many of them as you can; those left unanswered will guide you toward any possible weaknesses you may have.
Provide as many reasons as you can, such as being your own boss, having an opportunity to spend more time with your family, gaining control of your career, getting out of a dead-end job or avoiding the hassles of commuting.
2 What craft experience and management skills can you bring to your new business? List craft-related jobs and management positions you’ve held, courses you’ve taken, books you’ve read, and how they have helped you to prepare .
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3 How much space will you need for your new business? Type of space: office, workshop, studio, warehouse, sales area, display room, etc.
4 How do you plan to accommodate the space demands of your new business? Set up an office in your dining room or place a desk in your bedroom, etc.
5 What are your immediate and future equipment needs and how will you meet them? List all arts-and-crafts equipment you will need over one year.
6 What are the legal requirements of starting a business from home? Stay informed.
7 How much cash is needed to run your business for one year and how will you generate this? This is no place to fudge the figures.
8 Who are your competitors, how are they doing and how do you expect to overtake them in the marketplace? Your answer to this question depends on the type of craftwork and how many other local artisans are your area.
9 What are your short-term financial and personal goals for your new business? What do you expect to earn and accomplish during your first year?
10 What are your long-term financial and personal goals? Now discuss everything you covered in question 9 in terms of a five-year plan.
http://www.craftsreport.com/articles/features/199beginning-a-new-home-based-craft-business.html
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HOME BASED No or little rent Marketing/Advertising can be last on your list of expenses and many times not included or left until a last resort.
SHOPPING MALL High Rent Marketing/Advertising fee is normally included with your rent and covered. Levies
No Levies
Mall Rules
Own Rules
Mall Hours
Own Hours
More Feet
Less Feet
SELLING PLATFORM FOR HOME BASED BUSINESSES 1) From your home, 2) Online, 3) Social Media, 4) Other Shops, 5) Home Parties, 6) Markets, 7) Festivals, 8) Events, 9) Schools, 10) Other Businesses More feet don’t necessarily mean more sales. Many people support big malls for everyday necessities like food, clothing and home goods. They seldom combine this shopping with arts and crafts. This is supposed to be relaxing and comforting. Customers will rather set a day, morning or afternoon aside for arts or crafts shopping in a quiet, relaxing space. If they can also enjoy a nice cup of coffee/tea and maybe a book, so much the better... http://smallbusiness.chron.com/advantages-opening-store-busy-area17611.html 12
Cross sections of many Being in a busy area is the different marketing availability of a significant demographics pass by your amount of foot traffic. If you retail location every day and want to advertise pricing gives you the chance to offer specials, then one option is a wider variety of products to put a sign in the window that can improve your profit and grab the attention of the margin. Monitor the kinds of people walking by. The large customers that come into amount of foot traffic in a your store and begin to offer busy area offers retailers a products that would sell ready-made customer base quickly. For example, if you that will decide to enter your have a clothing store that is store out of curiosity at first, frequented by parents with but then eventually become young children, then setting long time customers. up a small candy counter could prove to be profitable.
A good location is important to the success of a retail business. For small businesses, the advantages to opening a retail store in a busy area can include improved revenue and increased marketing exposure. In some cases, setting up a retail business in a busy area can cost more in rent and leasing costs than a location in a more remote area. But for a small business on a budget, the advantages to a busy location can outweigh the extra costs. 13
LOGO/BRANDING: If your logo/brand is well known, it is easy for customer to find more info on your website/blog or Facebook. Promote your logo or brand as much as possible. It must be visible and simple.
DATE & TIME: This is very important. Most of us plan ahead. If the date is visible and available, the potential customer will immediately decide if they would be able to go and if the do need to read further.
ADDRESS/AREA: This will also help the potential customer decide if it is possible for him/her to attend your event/market.
CONTACT DETAILS: Especially if you need exhibitors or other “help� with your event, you will be easily reachable.
WEB SITE/BLOG/FACEBOOK LINK: All the extra information, like kiddies activities specified: sand art, pony rides, jumping castle, paint ball or food stall specified: Vetkoek, Pizza, Home made soup etc. Application form for the exhibitors can be on here. Your flyer will only say: Kiddies Entertainment and Food Stalls.
IMAGE/BACKGROUND/BORDERS: See samples on next page. Images and backgrounds can easily be applied wrongly. Make sure you do not take the focus away from the important information with your image/background. Borders are a safer option. Keep it simple... 14
Recommended Sizes for adverts: Flyers A5 or A6 Street pole adds: A2 or A1. A3 is very difficult to read passing by in a vehicle. Please check with your local municipality, what is the regulations for posters, banners etc. in your area.
Always choose easy readable fonts & colours. The font size is also very important. If possible keep to less than three different fonts sizes on one advert.
You can use both a phone or cell number and your e-mail, or only your phone number or only your e-mail, on the advert.
Keep it simple and visible. Add a catch phrase or say what the event is about: say as much as possible with as little as possible. Make sure you are getting your message over without losing the potential customers interest. Brochures and company profiles must include more information.
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1) Colours simple and not confusing to the eye. Background compliments flyer and are not overwhelming.
Enough information. Font is readable. No website but contact numbers are available. 2) Colours interesting and not confusing to the eye. Image compliments flyer and is not overwhelming. Enough information. Font is readable. No website but contact numbers are available.
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4) Colours confusing, too much happening. Unnecessary info.
Important info too small or unreadable font: date, address, contact details and website. Jumping castle, kiddies train, pony rides & food stalls could be smaller or just explained as kiddies entertainment & food stalls. 5) Very good layout. Background also compliments advert. Font is unreadable. You loose all the important info.
CHECK LIST Important
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Business name/Logo/Event
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Address – Area
Unnecessary/Wrong information
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Ephraim Ngatane 1938—1971 Lesotho
Ephraim Mojalefa Ngatane was born in Maseru, Lesotho (then Basutoland) in 1938, moving to Johannesburg in about 1943. He was educated at Mooki Memorial School, where his talent was recognised and promoted, from an early age, by his primary school teacher, Mrs E.L. Mooki and later at the Orlando High School in Soweto. Between 1952 and 1954, he studied painting at the Polly Street Art Centre under Cecil Skotnes, later going on to teach at the
centre in its various exhibitions and programmes. He was recognised as an important figure inside its environment and is credited with influencing and developing several major talents. Ngatane’s concern was for an often politically charged, though equally often celebratory, documentary realism. In this and his resistance to primitivising expressionism, he stands outside of the stylistic mainstream in the Polly Street and Jubilee Centre environment.
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In 1955, Ngatane joined the seminal ‘weekend painters’ group initiated by Durant Sihlali – from whom he also received some instruction at the Polly Street and Jubilee Centres. In the debate which characterised the weekend workshops, other more naturalistic and documentary options were explored, rather than being promoted in the formal teaching situation. Ngatane’s work is characterised as a distinctive psychological realistic mood. In time, he was to define a virtual alternative tradition to that of township expressionism.
http:// www.revisions.co.za/ biographies/ephraimngatane/ #.Vc96R7mJg3E
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Everyday life in Soweto, with its hardships and dignity, is captured in the dusty, but colourful pictures by artist Ephraim Ngatane.
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Ephraim Ngatane Sacrifice for the Dead Amadlozi
Ephraim Ngatane Figures in a
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Some of the speakers at this years event.
Emporers Palace ~Johannesburg Most woman struggle with the ability to self-promote and systematically underestimate their abilities. Co-incidence can be a determining factor between the woman who is able to realise and the one who is not…… A lack of confidence is a killer to success for woman. In order to advance your career you need to be comfortable to see yourself, as a qualified leader. Jenna Clifford. http://www.womeninleadership.co.za/2015/08/how-to-be-a-woman-in-business/
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Spectacular…
does not provide instructions with arts and crafts projects. In each issue, we present, new and different art and craft challenges. We challenge, young and old, to participate. The goal of each challenge is, for our readers, to 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, by our readers, in our magazine, and or social media. Please include the following when you send us your photos: Artist/Crafters Name & Surname, Name of Project:; Medium Used; Age (if under 18); Residential Area (Optional) 26
Next time you buy a gift, don’t buy a gift bag or wrapping paper, rather make your own origami gift box or use recycled material to make a nice gift bag.
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Origami is the art of folding paper into recognisable or functional items. There are hundreds and hundreds of things you can fold paper into. The word origami comes from the Japanese word ‘ori’ (folded) and ‘kami’ (paper), and it was from Japan that this art form originated, many hundreds of years ago.
Get more printable origami instructions from: www.origami-fun.com
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A famous painting from the classicism period.
The Mona-Lisa Leonardo Da Vinci www.artmovements.co.uk/classicism www.rpgcodex.net
CLASSICISM 1800 –1900 This is a movement that can be defined by its attention to traditional forms concentrating on elegance and symmetry. It takes the art of the Greeks and Romans as its idea of perfection. Developing in Rome in the late 15th century, the classic style was wide spread particularly among the Renaissance artists. 32
His suicide marked the end of classism and the dawn of modern art. He was a protĂŠgĂŠ of Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema but his style of painting fell out of favour with the arrival of painters like Picasso. He committed suicide at the age of 61 and is said to have written in his suicide note that "the world was not big enough" for him and Picasso.
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This beautiful upcycled sculpture was made by Thinus Prinsloo as a gift for his friend. She is one lucky lady. Each and every sculpture created by Thinus will be different and unique..
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entrepreneur
1. Exercise. 2. Keep lists. 3. Love what you do. 4. Don’t get the accountants in too early. 5. The art of delegation. 6. Set big goals for yourself.
1. As well as being a kite surfer, Richard loves to start his days with a swim or a game of tennis on Necker Island. Healthy body, healthy mind it would seem. 2. I have always lived my life by making lists: lists of people to call, list of ideas, lists of companies to set up, lists of people who can make things happen. Each day I work through these lists and that sequence of calls propels me forward. 3. I don’t think of work as work or play as play. It is a living. 4. I never get the accountants in before I start a business. It’s done on gut feeling. 5.You must understand the art of delegation. I have to be good at helping people run the individual businesses, and I have to be willing to step back. The company must be set up to continue without me.
6. My interest in life comes from setting myself huge, apparently unachievable challenges and trying to rise above them.
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Business Advice
Can Social Media help you to sell your products? Send us your business related question and we may answer it on this page‌
Before joining a network to make sales, you must know your client base. Social media is a smart selling tool, only if your client base is using social media. It is a huge waste of time if your clients are not using social media. If they are indeed using social sites, it is best to determine if they are using Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest or Google+. You need to know which platform will be your best option to connect and interact with your client.
Facebook is one of the best arenas for business to consumer sales.
LinkedIn is appropriate for sales business-to-business products and services. You can employ Twitter for all kinds of sales. Show your network that you are a trustworthy recourse. If you share good content with your social networks, it can spread easily, increasing your visibility with new leads. www.forbes.com/sites/jacquelynsmith/2014/01/10/h0w-to-use-social-media-to-make-sales-2014/
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Send us your art questions and Johanna Prinsloo from Artkat Online Art Studio may answer your questions, in our next issue…
Q: I always hear artists refer to the basic art rules, can you advice us on the most important art rules for beginners?
A: I almost feel like Kahil Gibran, the philosopher who use to speak from his heart about random subjects given to him. The more academic answers you will get from the internet, if you search for it. Technical rules can make any art work “correct”. There are technical rules for everything in life. When you draw, paint or do any other creative things, it is always advisable to do your homework first. It must never stop you if you don’t have technical knowledge to do what you would like to do. 40
Rules do help, but as a creative person, you are allowed to break the rules, once you know them. To have the technical background is important but from their your initiative and passion must carry you forward. That is a very important rule. To improvise and to create something new, is to allow your creative thoughts to develop. Another important rule is to use what you have. Create out of “nothing” to create “something”.
To be creative sometimes means you need to take an embarrassing situation and turn it into an opportunity. This is a rule for your whole being, also how you resolve your own personal problems. As a child, I could draw for hours, on my knees, in the sand track around our home. After the rain the crust formed was an opportunity to spend hours in a different world, Not even reading could give me this much pleasure and imagination.
What is the most important art rule for beginners? Follow your heart...
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Crafts
Q What is the difference between fusing and slumping glass? A: Fused glass techniques are generally used to create art glass, glass tiles and jewellery, notably beads. Slumping techniques allow for bigger more functional pieces, like dishes, bowls, plates and ashtrays. 42
Q: Can I use my pottery oven for glass fusing? A: Kiln-fired glass or warm glass as it is also called, is typically done in an electric kiln, at temperatures lower than ceramic temperatures. 700°C—800°C is typical. Because of the lower temperatures involved all ceramic kilns are capable of firing glass. Glass kilns usually have an element in the lid. This is especially important for glass fusing. If you are doing small pieces of glass, a lid element is not crucial for fusing. Slumping does not need the element to be in the lid. www.bigceramicstore.com/info/ ceramics/tips/tip54_firing_glass.html
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OCTOBER & NOVEMBER 2015 AVAILABLE FROM 1 SEPTEMBER 2015
OCTOBER
Public School Calendar:
FAIR
Schools Close: 2 October 2015
TRADE MONTH
Public Holidays: No public holidays for October & November
3 October World Card Making Day
6 October Mad Hatter Day 24 November
11 November Origami Day
13 November World Kindness Day
Celebrate Your Unique Talent Day
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DECEMBER 201515 & JANUARY 2016 AVAILABLE FROM 1 NOVEMBER 2015
Public School Calendar: Schools Close: 9 December 2015
January
Creativity Month
12 December Gingerbread House Day Public Holidays 16 December: Day of Reconciliation 25 December: Christmas Day 26 December: Family Day 1 January: New Years Day
1 January New Years Day DECEMBER
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“Craft Together” JOIN US, YOUR FRIENDS AND OTHER ARTISTS AND CRAFTERS FOR A RELAXING, CREATIVE, FUN DAY.
Bring the art or craft project you are working on. Order a nice cup of coffee or something to eat. Chat and enjoy the day with other like minded people. Follow us on Facebook for upcoming events and updated venues. Venues time slots may differ. Participating “Craft Together” contact details on our website: www.spectacularartsandcrafts.co.za
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Every 2nd Saturday Of Each Month
Venue can be at a coffee shop, tea garden, restaurant, art studio, gallery, art shop, craft shop or home studio. Terms & Conditions Apply
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I look for beauty first, after I’ve found it I capture it and cage it onto canvas. Finding the beauty, the one I want to find, the one already in my head, well, sometimes that gets tricky.
Riaan van der Merwe www.drvandermerwe.com Riaan@drvandermerwe.com
Cell 0619811698 Facebook : artist Riaan van der Merwe
I will do a complete study of the subject first then start with the painting. I work Alla Prima, wet into wet and the ideal is to start and finish the painting the same day. Usually I don't draw before I start painting, I start from scratch with paint. I love playing with textures and feel it's important for a painting to look as interesting up close as it is from afar. From a distance my work should look realistic as I take pride in painting my figures in proportion to what it should be in life but sometimes I will change it whenever I feel it will improve a painting. I play around with the wet paint, moving it around to suit my needs until I'm satisfied I captured the essence of my subject.
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Sometimes when I feel I've said what I wanted to say I will stop halfway through the painting, leaving my process revealed for all the world to see. I feel an interesting application of the paint is as necessary as the painting itself and the 2 must complement each other. I’m an extremely empathic person, I focus on the emotional in life trying to capture the human soul in my paintings. My influences are J.H. Lynch, Pierre Auguste Renoir, Odd Nerdrum, Rembrandt van Reyn and Hajime Sorayama. I paint according to my mood and my moods vary enough to make for some interesting combinations.
When I paint dancers I feel the need to emphasize the movement, the life force of the dance. Personally I can’t dance making me an admirer only but music, dance, arts, it’s all about feeling and they are all connected making it the perfect subject for me. 49
I like teaching: I’m starting some workshops from my studio, painting figures and portraits from life. An open studio, something where you can pitch up without invite and start painting.
I love brides! I’m about to start a series featuring brides, maybe a groom or two but what I’m really after is the expression on a newlywed ‘s face and also painting the dress. I will be exhibiting at the next bridal expo.
Advice for people interesting in becoming an artist:
Paint as much as possible, constantly improve your knowledge and technique. Paint from life.
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My grandmother was an oil painter and I grew up with her painting and the smells of oil paints in the house. I’ve also been abnormally obsessed with art. from before I could read. I’ve found it fascinating my entire life and the people at the shops found it fascinating a boy of 4 crying for comic books instead of sweets.
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PAGES IF YOU KNOW ABOUT ANY TALENTED KIDS ARTIST OR CRAFTER IN YOUR SCHOOL, CHURCH, ARTS OR CRAFTS GROUP, PLEASE SEND US THEIR INFO. WE MAY FEATURE THEM IN OUR NEXT ISSUE. magazine@spectacularartsandcrafts.co.za 53
Make Your own original Christmas cards and
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HoÍrskool Waterkloof Gr 9 14 Years old What is your favourite medium and theme? I like doing pencil fantasy drawings. Who inspired you to do art and why are you doing art? My mom, she is a very good artist and I would also like to be a good artist, like my mom. At what age did you start with art? I’ve always liked drawing, but I really only started drawing regularly since the beginning of this year. What would you like to become when you grow up? A cardiovascular professional and a anaesthesiologist.
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This is often the hardest part of an arts or crafts business. How will you know what to charge for your product once you have made it? You might, actually be losing money if you set the price too low. It is very important to be sure that you have included all your cost when calculating your price. Keeping all your receipts and invoices is very important, so that you can include all the actual material cost for your calculations. A good filing system is recommended. This is one of the most tedious tasks to do and requires good book keeping practice. So many professional crafts people choose to ignore this method. However, calculating exactly how much it cost you to make the item puts you in a much better position to know how much to charge for the finished product, as you will know the minimum possible price you can charge, to prevent making a loss on the product. www.crafybase.com 64
Calculate your production cost. Key formula to calculate your prices: 1) Total Material Cost + 2) Total Labour Cost + 3) Advertising Fees + 4) Miscellaneous (other expenditures) + 5) Postage/Delivery (if applicable)
If you calculate 1+2+3+4+5 = Base Production Cost In our next issue: Advice on how to calculate your labour cost.
Workshops/Classes Melanie Brummer Costing and pricing your hand made products. www.facebook.com/melanie.brummer.fref=ts Sonja Raven Nevermore Costing and pricing your art work. www.facebook/com/sonja.d.wentzel?fref=ts 65
Capital Urban Market is a Pretoria City Market that launched in 2013 and forms part of the Cool Capital citizens driven an initiative to revitalise and restore the city of Pretoria.
Capital Urban Market brings together over 50 of Pretoria’s finest food and design artisans.
Every first Sunday of the month 10h00 ~ 15h00
info@marketcapital.co.za
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Once monthly, local designers and producers fill the market lawns to showcase a variety of unique, hand made goods. Ranging from design and fashion to freshly made delicacies. Everything on offer at Capital Urban Market is made locally in South Africa.
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Daphne Devey Cell: 073 304 8744 E-mail: baygallery@xsinet.co.za Marra Square, Bree Street Langebaan, Western Cape South Africa www.baygallery.co.za 68
Bay Gallery is an art gallery in the heart of Langebaan, close to the beach, in Marra Square, Bree Street, Langebaan Bay Gallery exhibits many forms of local art, such as: •Paintings •Sculptures - Wood carving, ceramic and fluorite all hand crafted •Ceramics - bowls, dishes - useful & decorative all hand made •Glassware - dishes, bowls, chimes and pendants all hand made •Mohair - Hand woven scarves, shawls & throws
•Hand made gifts - Cards, Frans Groenewald cards, birthday calendars, recipe books & coasters
Jannie Jordaan
Jannie Jordaan
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Chris Opperman Mouth Artist Born 6 November 1969, Lichtenburg, South Africa Chris finished high school in 1987. He started studying Theology in 1989. On the day of his last term paper he had a bad fall, and fractured his fifth cervical vertebra. Initially, during occupational therapy, Chris showed no interest in painting. It was only in 1992 when he was moved to a tetraplegia house, when he saw other people painting that he started taking pleasure in painting. Painting then become his great passion. In 2002 he was given a scholarship by the association (AMPFA). He has been an associated member since 2011.
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My name is Chris Opperman and I live in the most beautiful country in the world. South Africa, of course‌ In 1989 I had a freak accident, where I fell and broke my neck. Since then I have been paralysed from my neck down. I become a student with AMPFA in 2002‌ this is the Association of Mouth and Foot Artists. http://impfa.org/artist-443 Www.chickenblog.com/2009/11/meet-mr-chris-opperman-all-week-ihave_22.html
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For 20 years we have produced the most amazing candles and I had to stop making them 5 years ago. I have a client who still has some candles and she told me the other day that she blows out her candles when she sees her guests are getting tipsy because she does not waste Lucit Candles on drunk people.
In order to fund my move to Germany, I would like you to organise a party with your friends, at your home, to give them the I have a client in Knysna who is now 90. She started to use opportunity to buy candles. my candles when she was 73, I will provide the food and exhibit the candles, your and every night she eats and friends can each bring a prays by a Lucit Candle. bottle of wine and we can all have a good time. In appreciation of your efforts you will receive a candle worth R 500. Any group size is acceptable. 72
So, two years ago, I started making Lucit Candles again and slowly but surely manufactured new moulds. I am at a stage where I can start selling again.
I am looking for agents in Europe. I have distributors in South France, Surrey, London, Wales, Dublin, Berlin, Leipzig, and Frankfurt.
You are welcome to order online on my website www.lucit.co.za (only for South Africans and orders in SA). I deliver free of charge in Pretoria while I am still in Pretoria.
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Reshane Viljoen and Ursula Mellet shared the first prize for the best stall at the Charlien Muller Pumpkin Festival. Reshane is very creative and original. Her stall had lot’s of small unique items to create the pumpkin festival feel. I would definitely do business with Reshane at any time. Good service and products guaranteed. Daphne Smit
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