Pier Place Landscape upgrade

I discovered this really super spot in Cape Town. It has been upgraded recently. Can you spot the bronze sculptures vs the real life people?
I LOVE the sculptures done by artist Egon Tania. Really super!!! He is better known for his sculptures in wood.

The landscaping was done by Earthworks Landscape Architects. The whole square has a great feel and even on a Saturday afternoon there were people using it, which is great! It is adjacent & parallel to Adderley Street, between Thibault Square and the CTICC.

Colosseum Courtyard

This courtyard was revealed to me when I went to Hennie Meyer's exhibition on the second floor of the Colosseum Building at 3 St Georges Mall. I just love the glass flowers! These were commisioned by the architect when revamping the building. I think this is a cool option instead of the usual planting. And the colour is all-round and just AWESOME!

The glass flowers were done by Red Hot Glass from Paarl. I love it!

hennie's exhibition

I attended Hennie Meyer's Ceramic Exhibition at Clementina van der Walt's Gallery in Cape Town and what a turn-out! The space is gorgeous! (Tomorrow I will show you pics of the courtyard.)
This is more or less the exhibition that Hennie had at the KKNK, but it is now showing in Cape Town for all of us who could not make the KKNK.

This is my favourite bowl!

And this my favourite piece on the exhibition! (I am such a sucker for crosses...)

So go and check it out if you have time...
VEELVOUD/MULTIPLE by HENNIE MEYER

The A.R.T.Gallery

205 Second Floor

The Colosseum Building

3 St.George's Mall

Cape Town

Hours: Mon - Frid 10h00 - 17h00Sat. 10h00 - 13h00.

The Exhibition closes Saturday 21 June 2008

cell: 082 575 7969 / tel 021 419 2679 /

email : artbailey@netactive.co.za

daddy long legs...

OK, I have decided to reveal my entry for the Daddy Long Legs Airstream Trailer open invitation. We are still waiting for the results - so hold thumbs! ; ) The idea is that they choose a couple of people from the entries received to decorate some Airstream Trailers that will be parked around South Africa for some self-catering accomodation. I think it's a fab idea and also love the boutique backpackers hotel with the same concept that they have in Long Street Cape Town. The "competition" has been arranged with/through the What if the World Design Studio.
So I went with the bunny theme - hope it's SUCCUSSFUL!!!

john skotnes sculpture

"Mythological Landscape"

While trying to spot a sclupture that someone told me about (and I still have not been able to find...) I came across this sculpture in Thibault Square, Cape Town. I find it very interesting. It was put up in 1994, designed to celebrate diversity, by John Skotnes.

cape town - the gardens...

Yesterday was a misty but eventually beautiful summer's day in Cape Town! I spent it with my mom and dad, going to Rhodes Memorial for breakfast. Then we were off to the National Gallery to attend a walk-about given personally by Panchos Guedes. And then had a brief stroll in The Gardens and these red and white painted drums caught my eye. It seemed as though Strijdom van der Merwe might have carefully placed them there... a bit of land art.

And of course the squirrels are always present and very inquisitive!