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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.

Posted on December 25, 2025 by wineandwilddogs

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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Burnt Offerings Collective at Cheuka Harare Art Fair (CHAF) 2025; LOOK! Take Notice….

Posted on October 30, 2025 by wineandwilddogs

My general report and thoughts on Cheuka Art Fair (CHAF), 2025 are in my associated blog, please do visit that and enjoy the read….. Burnt Offerings Collective at Cheuka Harare Art Fair (CHAF) February 2025…. After my attendance at FNB … Continue reading →

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

Posted on August 4, 2025 by wineandwilddogs

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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Of Art and Emigrants, of Creativity and Immigrants; Zimbabwe to the World, at home, and in the Diaspora…

Posted on January 3, 2025 by wineandwilddogs

Of Art – writing, painting, sculpture, ceramics, textiles, film, photography, theatre and music; Of Emigrants and Immigrants…Zimbabwe to the World, at home, and in the Diaspora.. #allthingsconnected is my mantra … it’s the tail end of 2024 and the beginnings … Continue reading →

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Lin Barrie | An Artist Who Sees Poetry and Feels Colour | Safari Culture

Posted on November 22, 2024 by wineandwilddogs

Lin Barrie | An Artist Who Sees Poetry and Feels Colour | Safari Culture — Read on http://www.safariculture.com/banner-story/lin-barrie-an-artist-who-sees-poetry-and-feels-colour/

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Sweet Embrace and True Joy; Flowers Celebrating My Child..

Posted on November 9, 2024 by wineandwilddogs

There are so many moods to a painting – and a floral painting is somehow always celebratory, light out of darkness, embracing hope and life; environment and nature… “Iceberg Roses, Sweet Embrace” is an impressionist painting I created with simple … 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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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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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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