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UPLIFTED BY ART

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At the beginning of 2022 it is apt to celebrate the amazing, uplifting things ordinary South Africans are doing to ameliorate the dysfunctional (non) running of our towns. They’re getting out there and physically doing something about taking…

HEROLD’S BAY AND ITS LABYRINTH

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One of the most peaceful places along the Garden Route is to be found in Herold’s Bay where a beautiful garden filled with birdsong, flowers, milkwood trees and the aromatic scent of coastal fynbos boasts a new labyrinth. Labyrinths have been…

MAY A MUSE GUIDE YOU

I recently signed a poetry book for a young aspiring poet and wrote “follow your muse” as inspiration to him. Afterwards I wondered if people know where the “muses” originated? Most people are familiar with the Greek god Zeus, but as…

ANTON SMIT SCULPTURES IN GREAT BRAK RIVER

8 December 2021 was a memorable day for art lovers in the Garden Route. After months of planning as part of a tourism initiative for Great Brak River, eight works by world-renowned sculptor, Anton Smit, were erected in this picturesque town…

GIVE THE GIFT OF FESTIVE SPARKLE!

The best way to be creative during the festive season and give something handmade to your loved-ones? Your own hand-crafted jewellery and decorations! You need: Earring hooks, studs Earring pins Small metal jump-rings Glue gun …

’N VEERTJIE IN JOU HOED

Vroeër jare het ons foutiewelik na hedendaagse Inheemse Amerikaners as “Rooi Indiane” verwys. Dit was natuurlik Christopher Columbus se skuld, want toe hy die Amerikaanse kontinent in 1492 bereik, het hy gedink dit is Indië, vandaar die…

LIGHT PAINTING USING THE NIGHT AS A CANVAS

Visual artist Hannu Huhtamo has been creating art with the dark night as his “canvas” and light as his “brush”. Using a technique known as light painting, the Finnish artist makes his works with a photographic technique based on long…

‘TIS THE SEASON FOR CYCLING

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Freddie Mercury of the band Queen once sang: “I want to ride my bicycle, I want to ride my bike. I want to ride my bicycle, I want to ride it where I like …” These aren’t the cleverest of Queen’s lyrics but the words really are apt…

TAKE THE TIME TO MAKE A CLOCK

Crafting can be decorative and functional at the same time! Here’s how to make your own little kitchen clock. You will need: A nice piece of MDF craft-wood, or plastic, wood, flat ceramic, or even a piece you’ve made from plaster…

INSPIRASIE UIT THE POST!

By The Post is daar niks wat lekkerder is as om positiewe terugvoering te ontvang nie, maar as ons hoor dat iets in die koerant heel onverwags van ons lesers tot groter hoogtes geïnspireer het, is dit voorwaar die spreekwoordelike “kersie…

OP PAD MET SOPHY GRAY – EERSTE VROULIKE ARGITEK IN SA

Tydens ’n onlangse wegbreek bevind ek myself in “St. John in the Wildernis”, ’n klipkerkie op Louvain-vakansieplaas in die Bo-Langkloof. En net daar word ek bewus van die formidabele Sophy Gray (1814-1871), een van die eerste vroue wat…

’N KYKIE NA KLEUR DEUR ’N CHINESE LENS

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My “stiefpa” (by gebrek aan ’n beter woord) is onlangs oorlede. ’n Kreatiewe en vaardige man wat in 1972 vanaf Duitsland hier ter plaatse geland het. Hy het soveel uniekhede, kunsskatte en ’n magdom kuns-naslaanbronne saamgebring,…