Herbert Baker
I encountered Irene de Bod, working at the National Institute of the Deaf. Our conversation led us to the “Old Mill “building on the grounds of the NID. Seeing the building is like love at first sight…
Small etches
These small etchings are made by directly scratching onto the medium. These are small. Just bigger than the average postage stamp. Here I used a perspex base onto which I scratched the image. As the b…
The difference between Orthodox and Catholic Icons.
As an artist coming from a protestant background the concept of religious icons intrigued me. As I usually visited Europe I was acquainted with Catholic Icons. I am planning a visit to Greece and I re…
The subtle art of cigar smoking
Recently I ran into a cigar or two. Like so often in my life I realized that there are worlds around me I do not have any idea about. A cigar became a mark of sophistication, authority, and good taste…
The Van Ryn Cellar
Certain things we do give value to our lives. Most of the things that makes life special takes time, as well as planning for it to realize. You must be able to sit back, relax and live the moment. Usu…
Cycladic Art
Travel is educational. Often while traveling one tends to see something that sticks somewhere in the back of your mind, to later return and make you want to know more. One of these happenings in my li…
Living a Creative life
It is silly season again. Everybody is rushing, buying and running around. Hopefully soon we will start settling down and start thinking about the new year looming ahead. The dreaded time of new year&…
Cellphone Photography
I used to like traveling with a good camera, but there are definitive drawbacks to that. A SLR camera with lenses takes up an amazing amount of space. On moving around in foreign places with an expens…
The Joy of Mastering a new Craft
On Saturday I attended a leather work training course. It was presented by the Cape Leather Training Company. The presenters were Lourens and Marinda Brandt, a husband and wife team, that really works…