GUEST ARTISTS April 2023
GUEST OF PAMELA SULLIVAN
Bloubos Huisie, 4 Suikerbekkie St
YOKO REIJN
Yoko chooses to work in an abstract fashion, in an attempt to communicate in a direct, non-intellectual manner.
Colour is her medium. It is very personal and individually loaded with feelings, triggering memories and sensations.
Her organic and fluid shapes refer to the interconnection and oneness of all aspects of life.
Yoko is a dutch painter currently living in Porterville and since 2012 she is exhibiting at South-African galleries, participating in group exhibitions and art events.
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GUEST OF JAN VINGERHOETS (Artist #19)
@Foxglove Farm (91 Olienhoutlaan)
SUE VINGERHOETS
Sue Vingerhoets has a background in architecture and design. She is now an organic farmer and heirloom seed grower.
Following on from the "endangered human traits" series, I have been delving into what is important in human relationships.
Kindness.
Kindness to self.
Kindness to family, friends, community, planet.
Kindness in words and deeds, but may our actions speak louder than our words. For the planet, communities, friends, families, and ultimately, ourselves as passengers of time. For what can be more important than to start with kindness?
Let good things manifest from the kindness with which we begin.
In keeping with Foxglove Farm's ethos of zero waste, I have used reclaimed paint,
inks, boards, canvases, fabrics and threads, all destined for landfill. Carving stamps, cutting paper, printing, sewing, embroidering, painting- mark making in many forms allows for varied ways to express the theme of kindness.
Instagram: @suevingerhoets
Email: suefoxglove@gmail.com
GUEST OF PAMELA SULLIVAN
Bloubos Huisie, 4 Suikerbekkie St
HENDRICUS RABIE
Hendricus is a retired production potter who now creates sculptural work in the modern material called Jesmonite, an acrylic resin, which allows the sculptor to control the full process of creation, from the master original, through the mould-making right to the eventual completed piece. He also enjoys the challenge of using a recalcitrant material like reinforced concrete to express fluid natural form or subtle emotion.
Hendricus and his wife, Jomien, started the Overberg’s first pottery studio inStanford on the 1st of May 1978. They started the first Craft Market in 1985 with asmall group of fellow potters and artists in Hermanus. Their pottery business flourished after they moved to a smallholding about 35 km from B'bos in 1983, where they produced production majolica ware for the next 20 years.
The work being exhibited by Hendricus is largely retrospective as he has been selling sculptural pieces almost exclusively by private commissions since about 2008.
GUEST OF LAINY CARPENTER (Artist #6)
@Lokal, Main Road
CLAIRE GUNN
Cape Town multi-media artist and commercial food photographer Claire Gunn began her career working in kitchens and today is South Africa’s foremost documentary photographer working in that industry.
Known for capturing the nuance and theatre of hospitality by some of the biggest names in fine dining, eventing and luxury travel, Claire relentlessly seeks out new ways to express herself as a creative being. Despite a busy professional schedule, she deliberately carved out time and space for herself to explore painting.
Curious about technique and form, her scope of work includes landscapes, street scenes and architecture. There are some Japanese inspired decorative works, still-life realism, abstract ocean imagery, even children's illustrations scattered around her studio.
Working in mediums including oils, inks, acrylics, and even digital art Claire finds endless inspiration in her environment and in her very active dream world.
Find her commercial food and portrait photography work at
Website: www.clairegunn.com
Online Shop: www.shop.clairegunn.com
Instagram: @clairegunnart
Or: @clairegunnphoto
Email: info@clairegunn.com
RESIDENT GUEST ARTIST
Community Centre, Main Rd
LIZ VAN DEN BERG
"Gyotaku, a traditional Japanese art form, has always captivated me with its unique blend of technique, creativity, and culture. This art form involves using ink to transfer an impression of a fish onto paper or fabric, resulting in a strikingly realistic image that captures the essence of the fish's form and texture.
My passion for Gyotaku stems from its ability to merge the worlds of art and nature, and its power to communicate the beauty and diversity of aquatic life. Through Gyotaku, I aim to showcase the intricacy and complexity of marine ecosystems, and highlight the importance of preserving them for future generations.
Creating Gyotaku requires both precision and spontaneity, as I work quickly to capture the impression of the fish before it begins to deteriorate. This process demands patience, focus, and a deep understanding of the fish's anatomy and behavior. By immersing myself in this art form, I have developed a profound appreciation for the natural world and its ability to inspire us in unexpected ways.
Ultimately, my goal as a Gyotaku artist is to create art that not only captures the beauty of aquatic life, but also raises awareness of environmental issues and inspires viewers to take action. Through my art, I hope to foster a greater sense of connection to the natural world and encourage people to become stewards of the planet.
In addition to Gyotaku, I am also inspired by the Japanese concept of mono no aware, which emphasizes the impermanence and transience of all things. Through my art, I seek to explore the delicate balance between the enduring beauty of nature and the fleeting nature of life itself."
Instagram: @van_den_berg_liz
GUEST OF NIEL JONKER (Artist #11)
@ 11 Granaat Ln
SHEENA RIDLEY
Sheena paints and sculpts, each medium being a tool to depict emotion and
space. In her oil paintings Sheena uses mainly the palette knife, concentrating on
stances of the people and the wonderful light our weather and country treat us
to. She applies her pastels heavily to the paper to create texture and depth to
them. Movement is something she works well with, a mere suggestion of a line
creating a flow.
Twenty years ago, Sheena began to work with cement as a sculptural medium and
has become renowned for her large idiosyncratically styled ferro-cement
sculptures. Her bronze sculptures are full of movement, defying the weight of the
medium.
Sheena lives on a farm in the Bo-Langkloof, Klein Karoo, where she has a studio gallery, the Langkloof Gallery and Sculpture Garden. She works prolifically and is collected by local and international collectors.
Facebook: Sheena Ridley
instagram: @sheenaridley
GUEST OF AMANDA JEPHSON (Artist #14)
Gate 49 Tierfontein Road
JON DAAMEN
Jon Daamen, a professional florist by trade was born in 1954 in the Netherlands, but moved at an early age to Suriname in South America, where she founded and was director of the Flower School that was the training ground for 65 florists. She subsequently travelled extensively with her husband who worked all over the world.
Through her travels and with the influence of every country she lived in, she saw the world in many different lights. Jon developed a love for nature and for the many flowers unique to the countries she inhabited. She collected and dried those flowers and now combines them with resources she harvests from the environment around her to make collages.
GUEST OF EVA GILLIAM (Artist #4)
31 Main Rd
PENELOPE JACK
Penelope is from an artistic family. She completed a Fine Arts Degree at Stellenbosch University (Jewellery Design), followed by various graphic design programmes and DTP courses. She has been a passionate potter since her Waldorf junior school days at Michael Mount, has worked as a professional jeweller, paid school fees as a night-shift graphic designer in the UK, as well as a stint for the Arts Council of South Australia. She has a yoga instructor’s qualification from AYA and loves practising Ikebana when possible.
To Penelope the daily practice of yoga is a way of accessing and connecting with the energies of our cosmos that are a reflection of the creation within us.
Email: penjack@icon.co.za
GUEST OF JAN VINGERHOETS (Artist #19)
@Foxglove Farm (91 Olienhoutlaan)
TRACY ALGAR
Tracy Algar is a South African landscape painter who predominantly paints outdoors to better connect to her environment. Her painting process provides structure to her artworks, while the outdoor experience allows for spontaneity and loose brushwork as she chases the ever-changing light.
Her work can be found in collections throughout Southern Africa, as well as the U.S, U.K., Europe, the Middle East and Australia.
Tracy was born in Cape Town in 1971, has lived in Namibia and the U.K, and currently lives and works in the historic village of Stanford in the Whale
Coast region of South Africa.
Instagram: @tracyalgar
GUEST OF AMANDA JEPHSON (Artist #14)
Gate 49 Tierfontein Road
YVONNE DE WIT
Yvonne de Wit has an academic degree in Fine Arts in The Netherlands.
Since 2013 she designs jewellery and works mainly with Sterling Silver in combination with minerals and pigments which she collects in nature. Nowadays she also ventures the use of pigments from Italy in her pendants; so called ‘Figurines'
Email: yvonnedewit@twk.co.za
Instagram: @yvonnedewitjewelry
GUEST OF PAMELA SULLIVAN
Bloubos Huisie, 4 Suikerbekkie St
VAL MYBURGH
Val has a background in Advertising, which developed into medical illustration. She has freelanced as an illustrator for the last 20 years, working for numerous publishers nationally and internationally. She works both digitally and in traditional media. Her work is varied, engaging, and often has a touch of whimsy.
Instagram: @valburgh
RESIDENT GUEST ARTIST
Community Centre, Main Rd.
PHILIP JOHN
Philip John discovered Bbos 20 years ago after teaching Afrikaans and Dutch literature at various universities. Village life enabled him to explore the creative process more intensively, resulting in him becoming a member of the Art Route in 2012. He is currently focussing on linocut printing.
GUEST OF NIKKI MILES
Ateljee, 1 Kerk Str
LELI HOCH
“My inspiration is nature: earth, rocks, plants, bones, minerals, water. Natural materials and processes have and create a history, capturing on their journey new forms and meanings, the traces of life as time goes by.
In my artistic process I negotiate a path between nature art, writing, installation, crocheting, painting, knitting, sculpture and want the viewer to see or feel the hands that made a work of art.
Copper is the first metal mined and manipulated by humans. The thinnest copper wire is one of my favourite materials, interacting with other materials in a way they never would in real life.
Earth colours, all pure earth or natural pigments, mix and meld on the surface of canvas, fabric or paper, mapping the land they came from in fresh ways through the movement of a human hand – a gentle interaction between myself and the landscape.
Combining old-fashioned hand-craft techniques with a fragile material like a leaf shows the delicate nature of it. How I work highlights the balance of fragility and strength of the leaves but also makes the destructive and senseless (ab)use of nature by humans visible.
I love to explore the concepts of impermanence and decommodification, sometimes my work is ephemeral, made in situ and after completion and documentation left to disintegrate or decompose.”
Leli Hoch is the organiser and one of the selectors for the Tankwa Artscape Residency, South Africa
Instagram: @lelilandart
GUEST OF AMANDA JEPHSON (Artist #14)
Gate 49 Tierfontein Road
HERMAN VAN BON
Herman Van Bon is a Photo-Graphic Artist from Napier. A Photo-Graphic is basically a photograph or photo-collage with added textures and digital in-painting/drawing. Most of his work is sold in Europe and the USA and since recently there is a growing demand for his Photo-Graphics within South Africa.
Many of Herman's landscape and animal photo’s (Not on display at the Baardskeerdersbos Art Route) are sold as files to artists (painters) around the globe.
Herman is resident artist of Studio98 in Napier together with jewellery designer Yvonne de Wit (also present at the Baardskeerdersbos Art Route).
Email: greenc2@icloud.com
Instagram: @hermanvanbon
GUEST ARTIST OF NIKKI MILES
Ateljee, 1 Kerk Str
JANE APPLEBY
Jane Appleby is a multidisciplinary artist currently based in Cape Town.
She holds a B.A Fine Art Hons (Painting) degree ,graduating Cum Laude from UCT Michaelis School of Art in 1993. Recent exhibitions include ‘Resilience ‘ group show 2022, and ‘Regroup’ group show 2019 (Gallery 196 Victoria)
"At the heart of this body of work is my fascination with the alchemy of color, foraged from my local environment . This curious investigation into materials and pigments found in the natural worlds and streets of cape town increasingly deepens my sense of place, connectedness and wonder.
I’m interested in fragility and resilience, cycles of senescence and regeneration, impermanence and interconnectedness.
I am inspired by patterns, cycles, rhythms and codes found in nature, expressed in a meditative, repetitive mark making. This sense of order is often counterbalanced with a surrender to chaos, randomness and the magic of chance.
My process involves an engagement with materials that requires a slowing down, patient distillation and embrace of unpredictability. This may be understood as a quiet rebellion in a world of consumption-driven instant gratification and rapidly advancing technology.
Essential to my practice is finding balance between disciplined attention and the freedom to play and immerse in the moment.
Instagram: @boo_appleby
GUEST OF AMANDA JEPHSON (Artist #14)
Gate 49 Tierfontein Road
NIELS BASTIAENSEN
Niels Bastiaensen was born in 1995 in Suriname. He moved to the family small holding outside of Napier in 2003. Throughout his life he travelled all over Africa, falling in love with the various people and cultures he encountered but mostly with the beauty of nature which he strives to capture in his works. At the moment, he resides mostly at the family small holding where he continues to work as a freelance photographer, web designer and graphic designer.
He graduated from Stellenbosch Academy of Design and Photography in 2020 and is currently studying for his BA Honours in Visual Studies at Stellenbosch University.
Email: niels@bastiaensen.be
Facebook: www.facebook.com/niels.bastiaensen/
GUESTS OF EVA GILLIAM (Artist #4)
31 Main Rd
MUTASA BROTHERS
Chenjerai and Mambakwedza Mutasa, known as Mutasa brothers, are Zimbabwean multimedia sculptors who work with materials such as wood, metal, stone, glass and others to create and express spiritual, emotional, religious and cultural truths.
Mutasa brothers are founders of the Domboramwari Art Village based in Harare Zimbabwe. Domboramwari Art Village is a non- profit organization promoting visual, musical and performing arts through workshops and artists' residency programs. DAV endeavour to offer a meeting points favourable for artists working in all art disciplines, from deverse cultural backgrounds.
Artists interact with other artists thereby promoting an expansion in their inventive dimensions. D.A.V is a member of the international triangle art trust and the Mutasa brothers have won several awards and exhibited locally and internationally.
Instagram: @gallerymambakwedza