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Body Vessel Clay: Black Women, Ceramics & Contemporary Art

Body Vessel Clay: Black Women, Ceramics & Conte...

Ladi Kwali and Dame Magdalene Odundo are, to put it lightly, two of my favourite ceramic artists. Their pots have excited and inspired me since I first learnt about them...

Body Vessel Clay: Black Women, Ceramics & Conte...

Ladi Kwali and Dame Magdalene Odundo are, to put it lightly, two of my favourite ceramic artists. Their pots have excited and inspired me since I first learnt about them...

Weber Braai Smoke Firing

Weber Braai Smoke Firing

Pots and fire, in the KZN Midlands! Learning is one of my favourite things to do. I love refreshing my skills and understanding new things to apply in my creative...

Weber Braai Smoke Firing

Pots and fire, in the KZN Midlands! Learning is one of my favourite things to do. I love refreshing my skills and understanding new things to apply in my creative...

Rust Dyeing Fabric

Rust Dyeing Fabric

I experimented with rust dyeing a few years ago and came away with some beautifully transformed pieces of fabric. I use these to bring texture and colour into the photos...

Rust Dyeing Fabric

I experimented with rust dyeing a few years ago and came away with some beautifully transformed pieces of fabric. I use these to bring texture and colour into the photos...

21 things I learnt in 2021

21 things I learnt in 2021

 2021 was another year filled with unexpected challenges and blessings. Whether it made me laugh, cry, smile, scream... everything was a lesson. As I reflect back on the year, I...

21 things I learnt in 2021

 2021 was another year filled with unexpected challenges and blessings. Whether it made me laugh, cry, smile, scream... everything was a lesson. As I reflect back on the year, I...

the Rhea bowl

the Rhea bowl

The Rhea bowl is named after a Greek goddess and a moon of Saturn.     In Greek mythology… Rhea was a Titaness, the daughter of earth goddess Gaia and...

the Rhea bowl

The Rhea bowl is named after a Greek goddess and a moon of Saturn.     In Greek mythology… Rhea was a Titaness, the daughter of earth goddess Gaia and...

saggar firing : the (old) process

saggar firing : the (old) process

*Just a little note- I wrote about my saggar firing process in 2021 when I still lived and worked in South Africa. As of October 2022 the clay and kiln...

saggar firing : the (old) process

*Just a little note- I wrote about my saggar firing process in 2021 when I still lived and worked in South Africa. As of October 2022 the clay and kiln...