As an artist, like most other artists, I’m very scatterbrained and struggle with routine. Although a lot of people assume that artists only create, we need to establish a business. Part of our day to day`s activities is admin, marketing and keeping our websites up to date. This post is dedicated to all the mom’s out […]
Can we still say it’s a new year? January is running out and the holidays are already just a vague memory. I moved into a new studio, and have light and space and chirping birds around me after a long while of occupying uncomfortable workspaces. I decided that this year will be the year of being […]
You might think I am just an artist and that I sit and paint every day, with nothing other than paintings on my mind. Reality is, I need to think about stuff like paying bills and keeping everything together financially, all those things people with “normal” jobs, whatever normal might be… have to think about. My […]
Music – blogging, and my daughters: If possible, I would like you to click on the “Movie Soundtracks” link below and to listen to the music I am listening to while I am writing this post… I wish I had the skills to incorporate music into my posts. Movie soundtracks I sit with a glass […]
As I am busy with a pencil painting, very much like this little one here, I decided to do a blog post about all (or some of) the pencil artworks I did. My first pencil artwork: This is where the first pencil started, almost 4 years ago, a miniature little painting for an art […]
After a brainstorming session between Patso Nicolov, Hester Hattingh , Hanlie Kotze and Maritsa Barlow , we decided on an art exhibition with the theme: “Nests in the Clouds” at Gallery on Leviseur Gallery on Leviseur is a contemporary art gallery in Dan Pienaar Rylaan in Bloemfontein. The very capable Gerhalda Nel took charge and orchestrated the exhibition […]
Today I want to share a few images of my playful art. I just love it to transform found objects, old furniture, in fact, anything I can lay my hands on, into Decor items and functional art I had such a great photo shoot in Rosendal in the Freestate where my artist parents, Kobus and Joe Kotze live. I took […]
I’m strong I’m brave: In this composition, depicting a woman with rabbit ears. The rabbit symbolizes the fertility, sentiment, and vulnerability of females, thus the quote “Handmade with love…” In contrast to this […]