Andrea and Anneke are the team (along with all their other helpers) that make up Paper Cake. Their ranges include afro baroque, afro mosaic, cast ceramic, African earth (clay) and even a metal range. I personally like their handcrafted Location range. You can also commission Papercake for any projects that you have in […]
Nicholas sent me these images of his beautiful work the other day. I didn’t really know which to select to feature so I decided on a few. First up, we have the Hsien panels.
The act of decorating and describing shapes from the subconscious liberates what I now believe are sacred objects. That’s why I’ve called […]
“Geometry, in general and repeat patterns specifically, (Escher, Alhambra, Nature) have always dominated my creative process. When a friend introduced me to Penrose’s aperiodic tiling seven years ago, I became interested in their visual implications and I have been obsessed by them ever since. The grid I use was constructed with unsophisticated equipment to give […]
Contact Martin Mayongo at yongospottery@webmail.co.za or +27 (0) 21 361-3841
Contact Peter at pmthombeni.ceramics@yahoo.co.uk; Cell: 072 955-1755. His studio is in Troyeville.
He does tea sets, wood carvings, murals, panels, portraits, sculptures and more.
Done by Ayanda Mji. Contact her at ayamji@webmail.co.za or call her on
+27 (0) 41 454-3350
Really liked the colourful bull (’Ceremonial Bull’) which was going for ZAR 2900 (equivalent to $405). Light from Africa is a non-profit and the people they employ are previously disadvantaged.
Their contact details:
http://www.lightfromafrica.org/
or email louisa@lightfromafrica.com
Contact Ursula Dale at ursula@urshworksceramics.co.za
www.urshworksceramics.co.za
Contact Mpho Gorewang on +27 (0) 83 663-6673.
