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Of the Earth, Of Fire; Sketching a Giant African Land Snail Shell

Posted on November 14, 2024 by wineandwilddogs

Fascinated by #snailshells – I use black and ochre earth pigment … Laying the earth pigments on my sketch paper … #Fibonaccispirals coils and very satisfying lines.. #lifepatterns that I sketch with earth and ink, using a palm leaf pen… … Continue reading →

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Art with Impact; Collecting Art; Making a Difference…

Posted on October 20, 2024 by wineandwilddogs

This Capital Art blog on the various forms of #artinvestment #impactinvestment is insightful- so many ways to make a difference by collecting art!!! https://capitalart.co/art-with-impact-15-inspiring-examples/ features my work and the work of @oliviekeck – as examples of Supporting #WildlifeConservation Through Art … Continue reading →

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Dancing with my Shadow; An Elephant in the Room and the Budula Festival…

Posted on October 11, 2024 by wineandwilddogs

When I am not at my Harare art studio, I live with my partner Clive Stockil, in the south East of Zimbabwe at Mahenye Village, adjacent to Gonarezhou National Park, (near Chilo Gorge Safari Lodge and Jamanda Community Wilderness Area) … Continue reading →

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Xibelani -wonderful word for a vibrant cultural fabric tradition…

Posted on September 5, 2024 by wineandwilddogs

Xibelani is a vibrant and colorful fabric that is popularly worn by the Tsonga women of South Africa. It is a type of traditional attire that has been worn for generations and has become an integral part of Tsonga culture. … Continue reading →

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Red Earth, Red Wine; Pangolin Protection…

Posted on July 14, 2024 by wineandwilddogs

My passion for Art, Community and Conservation, my long and happy association with Tusk Trust and Painted Wolf Wines, has borne the fruit of many fundraising events, and this is the latest… Together with many other artists, I have contributed … Continue reading →

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Dancing skirts and cellphones; beads and hut paintings

Posted on May 1, 2024 by wineandwilddogs

my art beading works and inspirations… Hundreds of years of trade by Indian and Arab dhow, up and down the east coast of Africa and generally across the Indian ocean, are reflected in the love of glass seed beads, traded … Continue reading →

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Mud Journal; Earthy Art Interview!

Posted on January 27, 2024 by wineandwilddogs

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

Posted on July 27, 2023 by wineandwilddogs

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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Salt and Hot Springs: Culture and Snail Shells

Posted on July 6, 2023 by wineandwilddogs

fascinated always by giant african snail shells, storytelling and snail shell stories…. Continue reading →

Posted in adventure travel, Africa, africa, Africa Parks, African child, African flora, African Plant Hunter, african trees, african wildlife, agriculture, arid areas, art, bio diversity, Changana people, citizen science, cityscape art, climate change, community conservation, conservation, conservation news, conservation publication, cooking, cultural beliefs, culture, ecosystem, education, environment, family, ferns, Flora of Zimbabwe, food, food culture, giant African snail, hot springs, Indian Ocean, landscapes, Lin Barrie Art, lowveld, mangroves, molluscs, mozambique, myth, oral history, organic slow food, paintings, palms, responsible tourism, Rivers, salt, Shangaana people, sketching, Social Customs, spoken tradition, storytelling, taste, tourism, tradition, travel, wetland, wetlands, wilderness, zimbabwe, Zimbabwe Artist, Zimbabwe National Parks, Zimbabwe Parks, Zimbabwean Art, Zimbabwean Artist | Tagged africa, animals, art, art installation, botanic reserve, caged culture, Cape Gallery. Lin Barrie art, chisekela, community conservation, conservation, custodian, eco-tourism, environment, food, Great Zimbabwe Monuments, hot spring, Indian Ocean, indigenous, Lin Barrie Art, linbarrieart, mangrove fern, newsday, newspaper article, oral tradition, phoenix reclinata, reporter, sacred site, salt, salt trade, shangani people, shona, slave route, snail shell, storyteller, trade, trade route, wellness, wildlife, zimbabwe, Zimbabwe National Parks | Leave a comment

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

Posted on June 14, 2023 by wineandwilddogs

“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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