Two weeks ago two of my favourite things came together, My hometown of Graaff Reinet and the Wine Industry with the STOEP TASTING. I travelled up to the Karoo town, to enjoy a week end of fun, good wine and even better company…
Arts & Crafts
Flower Walker is a doyenne in the Events & Decor Business in South Africa. Vee has been working alongside her for many years. When they handle a project two words come to mind INNOVATION and PERFECTION. They have recently launched the Flower Café at their premises in Woodstock. Here one […]
On our morning walk to Camps Bay my friend, Jo Shutten and I came across this inspiring Sand Artist. He also does fine line drawings
It is not often that I blatantly promote my family and their various enterprises, but this is one such occasion. Karoo Classics is a business that was started 19 years ago by my creative youngest brother, Charles when he moved from the Karoo to Stellenbosch to educate his children. It […]
There are days in Cape Town where one is not quite sure which way the weather is going. On those days I gravitate to Museums/Galleries, the Winelands or Kalk Bay. With the former being closed due to Covid 19, I headed off to Kalk Bay. I found this delightful South […]
I took some friends from Australia and Spain to visit one of my neighbours down the road. After shopping up a storm, I chatted to Caryn Wilensky about her business. Hidden away in a garage behind a block of flats on Beach Road in Sea Point is an ” Aladdin’s […]
Limpopo Province is a place of many talented people who create wood carving, ceramics, embroidery and weaving. A few years ago I did some research for the Mint Museum in North Carolina USA who were looking to expand their collection of African Art Craft. It was then that I visited […]
Today’s VLOG is about StreetWires – an amazing collective of artists that produce fantastic work. During lockdown, the artists are not earning anything, so I am auctioning off one of their beautiful pieces to raise funds for their survival.
Welcome! This is the very first of my online video posts or “VLOGS”! I hope that you enjoy traveling with me as I explore the people, places, products and ideas of South Africa.