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Road trips filled with ART, flowers, family, friends, farming and even more art; travelling Chilo, Chimanimani, Chitungwiza and so many places in-between, as we reminisce on the last six months of 2025.

As a family we have a lot of ups and downs in the last part of 2025, as have all families, but in this blog I dwell on the positives – looking forward always!!! Our family plot (Kaya Nyala) at … Continue reading

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Take Note! Look! Cheuka Harare Art Fair (CHAF) 2025

Cheuka is a Shona word that refers to the observation or noticing of both tangible and intangible things that surround us. Look; the act of noticing, noting, remarking, or observing; observation by the senses or intellect; cognizance; Cheuka Harare Art … Continue reading

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Forever Young, Always Present; the Eternal Embrace of the Chilojo Cliffs and Gonarezhou…

Friday 25th July, the beginning of Kelli’s birthday weekend at Kaya Nyala, and we set off on a full day Chilojo Cliffs expedition. Celebrating birthdays and also celebrating lost loved ones.. beginnings and endings…. cycles and circles of life… Driving … Continue reading

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Mud Journal and Kelli Barker embrace HAIR!

Gorgeous locks are the best trend I know – embracing the vital natural health of our hair, be it brown black or blonde, thick thin or coarse- it’s all beautiful! From Zimbabwe to Los Angeles, the trend of LOCKS is … Continue reading

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Nudibranchs meet my paintbrush; They dance and swirl like miniature Sega Dancers….

Stunning photos and facts on a a great adventure blog by – I love painting these gorgeous #Nudibranchs /aka #seaslugs, such as these ones I painted in #Mauritius, hence the name sega sea slug, as it ‘dances’ through the water … Continue reading

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Mud Journal; Earthy Art Interview!

I’m of the earth, an artist of african landscapes, impressionist art, celebrating biodiversity and culture in Zimbabwe- so this interview with Mud Journal was elemental! Thank you Alex Gwaze and Zaza Muchemwa for publishing such insightful and diverse interviews, sharing … Continue reading

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As one door closes, another door opens; Finnisage, Vernisage

As one door closes, another door opens; Finnisage, Vernissage…2023 A double art event at Emagumeni Cultural Ventre and Pikicha Gallery in Harare! At the closing of our group exhibition ‘Burnt Offerings’ Johnson Zuze, Kelli Barker and I celebrated also the … Continue reading

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Art Student Assignment; Apt Art Questions; Rivers Beads and Baobabs; All Things Connected!

My colour choice in both paintings is reflective of the bright and often pink-tinged skies in our Zimbabwean landscape- and apart from this being an exquisite sunrise/sunset landscape colour, it is a creative and vibrant colour to express movement and emotion Continue reading

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Snare Wire and Snail Shells; Conservation and Culture meets Art….

“Burnt Offerings; Re-Invention; Taking Flight.” Lin Barrie Johnson Zuze Kelli Barker Our art exhibition opened very well supported and is on view at Pikicha Gallery every weekday till the end of July- then will be ongoing on line. A powerful art … Continue reading

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Art Interview Lin Barrie; art, landscape, environment and the natural world

My art interview with Farai of StoryUntold in Zimbabwe youtu.be/WwwHVQcx-GQ #allthingsconnected Lin Barrie, Kelli Barker and Clive Stockil with “Winged Things’, mixed media on canvas, at the ‘Burnt Offerings, Re-Invention, Taking Flight” exhibition.Pikicha Gallery 2023

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