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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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Around the Campfire; Giant Snails,Tradition, Fire and Totems…

Posted on May 28, 2023 by wineandwilddogs

Around the Campfire: Of Giant Snails and Tradition; Fire and Totems… Winter is coming. Living as we do on the edge of the Save River, in Chief Mahenye’s village, we often sit around our newly lit campfire on the banks … Continue reading →

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Home is Where the Heart is; Where the Art is…….

Posted on March 9, 2021 by wineandwilddogs

What does home mean to me in these difficult ‘Covid’ times, times of worldwide isolation, restriction, social distancing…? Home can be a place to retreat to and a place of love, for me a place where I create my Art … Continue reading →

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Will the Sun Rise Again Post Covid?!; Lin Barrie, “Hands on Hearts”, acrylic painting on canvas, at the National Gallery of Zimbabwe, 2020

Posted on December 20, 2020 by wineandwilddogs

In 2020 a global disaster struck, as the virus Covid 19 rapidly became top of the news and top of human concerns worldwide.. here is part of my larger painting, portraying a hand on heart greeting, common to the Changana … Continue reading →

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