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THE HISTORY OF MOSAICS

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With the Muse Festival and its abundance of creativity around the corner, perhaps a brief look at the history of mosaics might be in order. The history of mosaic dates back some 4 000 years or more, initially with the use of terracotta cones…

A ROCKY FRIENDSHIP – VAN GOGH AND GAUGUIN

Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) and Paul Gauguin (1848-1903) both experimented with the expressive possibilities of color and line to create distinct personal styles of painting. Working in France at the end of the 19th century, the two friends…

ONTMOET JOU MUSE!

Met die Augustuswind wat ruk en pluk aan my rok se pante is ek maar bly dat hoed en sambreel nie deel gevorm het van my uitrusting nie. Tog is die Augustuswinde die voorloper van die lentereën – buig en wieg dus eerder soos ’n jong struik…

HANDS UP COLLECTION

Never has there been a time when hands were so important – clean hands, but not touching hands. Yet open hands, caring hands, praying hands, giving hands … In July 2020 the SAQG (South African Quilters Guild) quilt teachers who are members…

KOM ONS VAT HANDE!

Telkens word ek verras wanneer daar insidente plaasvind wat later oorspoel in wonderlike geleenthede van inspirasie wat met ander gedeel  kan word. Maar wag, laat ek by die begin  begin. Ek het onlangs die voorreg gehad om na ’n uitstalling…

LOVE AFFAIR WITH TURKEY

The first thing I do when I have booked a flight to Turkey is to buy a travel diary. I create a calendar starting with the date of departure, the date of return, and then I settle down to look at all the empty pages, so full of promise and adventure. In…

MY MUSE HET NIE GROEN OË NIE

Ek het altyd gedink dat wanneer ek aangesig tot aangesien met my Muse sou staan, haar oë groen sal wees. Weet nie hoekom nie, net gedink dit sou haar laat uitstaan … toe nie. Die mees algemene oogkleur in die wêreld is bruin. Wetenskaplikes…

YOUTH MONTH

The Great Brak River Youth Café celebrated Youth Month during June, and with that hosted many great events to celebrate the Youth in our community. The theme for Youth Month this year was Youth Arise, and arise they did – from our very own…

ALKOHOLIESE EERSTES!

Sedert die mens fermentasie sowat 7 000 jaar gelede in Mesopotamië (Irak) ontdek het, was daar baie alkoholiese eerstes. Suid-Afrika was ’n betreklike laatkommer, maar sy produsente (en dalk verbruikers ook!) het die verlore tyd gou ingehaal. Die…

SCOTLAND – HASTE YE BACK!

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Scotland is a small country, in square kilometres much smaller than the Western Cape and at its narrowest point a mere 38 km. Although public transport is efficient and easily accessible in the central parts of the country, having your own transport…

NORVAL FOUNDATION ART MUSEUM

Finally we got to visit this art museum and sculpture garden next door to Steenberg Wine Estate in Cape Town’s Constantia /Tokai area. Featuring artists in the visual arts from all over Africa, the museum has a beautiful setting below the…

GREAT BRAK RIVER ART ROUTE IS EXPANDING!

At the beginning of March 2022 three new sculptures by Anton Smit were erected in Great Brak River as part of the town’s Art Route. Beginning of wisdom (grey head, front) and Astronomer’s head (in the background) were placed in front…