Category Archives: African Plant Hunter

Wine and Wild Dogs = Art

Posted on October 29, 2022 by wineandwilddogs

Lin Barrie artist statement: my large painting titled “Valley, Dreams, Culture”, embraces the wine regions of the Cape – grapevines, history, culture, ecosytems, biodiversity … This artwork is entwined with metallic highlights and tendrils the colours evocative of the bright … Continue reading →

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Baobab Christmas Tree; Rainy Season in the Lowveld

Posted on December 15, 2021 by wineandwilddogs

Our wire sculpture Christmas tree is a baobab Every year we take it down off out mantelpiece where it lives with my wild dog sculpture and the grandchildren decorate it with homegrown ornaments and out in the veld bloom these … Continue reading →

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I bless the rains down in Africa; Baobabs, Beauty and Baubles in Zimbabwe; 

Posted on November 16, 2021 by wineandwilddogs

Travellers and residents of Africa, we are all familiar with the iconic ‘upside down tree”, the iconic baobab of Africa which stands much of the year bare and sculptural against the clear winter sky in Zimbabwe. Its branches twist and … Continue reading →

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Endangered things; Ebony and Ivory

Posted on September 29, 2019 by wineandwilddogs

Much as animal predators utilize their prey, we humans utilize animal parts; we wear leather shoes and belts; many of us eat animal products; we use fats and scents in cosmetic products, skins and horns in musical instruments. Thinking musical … Continue reading →

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