Naoshima - Art island

We were lucky enough to make a day trip to Naoshima, Japan on out trip in December. The island is littered with sculptures! What a treat! This sculpture is in the "park" at the Benesse House Museum desgined by Tadao Ando.

I just love this pic with the moon & all the holes in the sculpture. (Unfortunately it was getting late and freezing cold... so we never discovered who the author of the sculpture was...)

The jewel of Lusaka

I have been fortunate enough to go to Zambia for business... and wow, what a gem I stumbled across... The Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Lusaka.

An amazing design & awesome craftsmanship! Designed by Ian Reeler from Hope, Reeler & Morris and the structural engineers were Ove Arup (same company that was involved with the Sydney Opera house). I have to mention the contractor as I think the workmanship is just amazing, Harold Mitchell of H.K. Mitchell Ltd. It was commissioned in 1956 and completed in 1962.

As we all know "god is in the detail", even if it is the paving details with mirror the ceiling design! BEAUTIFUL!

The stained glass reminds me of the stained glass ceiling at the National Gallery in Melbourne, Australia. And apparently there is a direct correlation/relationship with the Coventry Cathedral.

One just has to LOVE Africa, it is full of surprises!

Vuleka 2010

I was pleasantly surprised that my "self-portrait" was selected for Vuleka 2010 Art Competition at art.b in Bellville. The words on the piece are quotes from Emerson. Come & check out the exhibition, it is running until 19 September 2010.

Lost in translation?

I went to Japan with my mom for a couple of weeks in Dec/Jan... and thought I would share these cool signs & graphics with you. As you can see the Japanese are REALLY polite and almost everything is beautifully designed!

Love the country and would go back in a flash! ; )

Making a bit of a splash!!!

Well eventually I am back in Africa, and decided to make a bit a of a SPLASH at Kolmanskop's olympic size swimming pool in southern Namibia! ; ) Went on a road trip to Namibia and our fist tourist attraction was Kolmanskop. An amazing place with an incredible history!

The saltwater olympic size swimming pool constructed of concrete located on the hill.

And of course there would be a diving board for all those back & forward somersaults! ; )

Beautiful steel ladders going in & out of the pool.

Here is Kolmanskop Champagne was the same price as freshwater and it was always accompanied with caviar! Every house received a crate of lemonade & water as well as a huge block of ice every week. And there was a train that collected the ladies to go shopping, even though the town only consisted out of three rows of buildings! Agh those were the times hey! ; )

bunny season...

the last supper...

Last night we enjoyed a lovely meal at Sloppy Sam's in Green Point... seen as the "last supper" before I leave for Australia tomorrow! ; ) Sjoe I cannot believe it! So tonight it is the NEST exhibition opening and then tomorrow it is off the OZ! See you all back around the 28th!