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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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Guns & Rain; History and Art in the making…

Posted on October 1, 2024 by wineandwilddogs

With a name inspired by a fascinating and potently layered history/culture book, “Guns & Rain, Guerillas and Spirit Mediums in Zimbabwe” by David Lan, this just-as-potent little gallery, now ten years old, has grown steadily under the directorship of founder … Continue reading →

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Art and Inspiration; Jozi Juxtapositions…

Posted on September 7, 2024 by wineandwilddogs

#CULTURE #CITY #NOW September 2024 and it’s the FNB Art fair in Jozi- that melting pot of art creativity culture food that is the cornerstone, the crucible, the powerhouse, of Southern Africa. As a professional practicing artist, and as an … 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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Creation in an interior, my abstract wallpaper at Decorex Africa

Posted on June 7, 2024 by wineandwilddogs

http://www.instagram.com/reel/C76nYPMKCY2/ Robin Sprong and Km Williams at Decorex Africa… “Creation” is a small abstract painting of mine.. and I am delighted to see the @kim_williams_design @Decorex Africa stand featuring it as #abstract #wallpaper called #Creation in large scale with @robinsprongwallpapers … Continue reading →

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This child of mine; my muse and inspiration…

Posted on June 6, 2024 by wineandwilddogs

This child of mine, Kelli Barker, has always been my best collaborator, muse and inspiration… 2024 started with us being creatively inspired by the launch of Design Life Magazine.. Kelli, Milly (magazine muse) and Lin in the photo… Make up … 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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Venice Biennale; Beads and Boundaries; 2024

Posted on April 20, 2024 by wineandwilddogs

As the art world converges in Venice to celebrate under the theme “Stranieri Ovunque – Foreigners Everywhere,” (conceived by Brazil’s Adriano Pedrosa), Zimbabwe is well represented at the Zimbabwe Pavilion facilitated by the Zimbabwe National Art Gallery at the Venice … Continue reading →

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Tantalizing Textures; African Art

Posted on February 16, 2024 by wineandwilddogs

Note: all photographs are my own, unless otherwise stated. Heading to the art fair Thursday 15th February- my handpainted Muslin scarf and my Design//Life tote bag ready for action! I had painted marks onto a piece of fabric with my … Continue reading →

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