Category Archives: Ochre

Dancing with Elephants; Culture and Community, Elephants and Dance inspire my art practice….

Posted on June 13, 2025 by wineandwilddogs

Tsonga/Xangana (Changana) Culture; Dance, Mucino. The Xangana/Tsonga people of the south-eastern lowveld of Zimbabwe, and into adjoining South Africa and Mozambique, are the proud owners of strong social traditions, and a unique and vibrant culture. The Budula Festival 2025, will … Continue reading →

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A Material Practice; Art for Impact; an Earth, a Social, an Art Practice….

Posted on March 19, 2025 by wineandwilddogs

A MATERIAL PRACTICE A workshop on process with Ann Mary Gollifer and Mma Motsei Nkwemabala Facilitated by Dr. Tammy Hodgskiss, (curator at Wits Origins Centre) and Julie Taylor (Guns & Rain Gallery) November 2024 at Origins Centre, WITS University, Jozi. … Continue reading →

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Earth Pigments, Art of the Earth; Art for the Earth: EARTHART, Art with Heart…

Posted on March 16, 2025 by wineandwilddogs

My thoughts and art practice, Art of the Earth, for the Earth, in the Earth…. EARTHART, Art with Heart… Over the last few years in my art practice I have been digging into the earth, mining for information and delving … Continue reading →

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Earth Ball, Moon Ball; Depending on your Point Of View

Posted on March 15, 2025 by wineandwilddogs

Earth Ball, Moon Ball; Dyed Fabric or Clouds; Print Cloth or Landscape; Depending on your Point Of View…. After the incredible Earth workshop last year with Ann Gollifer at Wits Museum, my mind is even more tuned to the circular, … Continue reading →

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Helen Lieros, my mentor and master artist: A Practice Underpinned by Persistence and Perseverance;

Posted on December 9, 2024 by wineandwilddogs

Read on- a wonderful article and great memories of Helen Lieros- here is “Sacrificial Goat, mixed media, by Helen – a formidable yet truly accessible artist- a legend indeed- by Tandazani Dhlakama… The late Helen Lieros occupied herself with advancing … Continue reading →

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From the Earth, of the Earth; a gift of Art by Ann Gollifer

Posted on November 16, 2024 by wineandwilddogs

I enter the Origins Centre -the museum at Wits University, with great anticipation – carrying my Art Harare Art passport as a tangible memory in the making… An EXHIBITION is opening : “Hold me said the Earth” by Ann Gollifer, … Continue reading →

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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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