Karen @ Kirstenbosch

Karen Zoid performed at Kirstenbosch Summer Sunset Concerts yesterday... and what a perfect day... what a perfect venue... what a perfect view...

When you take time to think about it, you just realise how beautiful Cape Town is, and that it is not a cliche... we have just been spoilt by the beauty! = ) And a day like yesterday at Kirstenbosch with sun (not a breathe of wind), gin & lemonade and rock and roll one just realises that you are very happy to be alive! And life is about living, not working... ; )

A bit of old & new...

Yesterday I was driving in the CBD pass Church Square, which is behind the Grootte Kerk in Adderley Street, Cape Town, and my eye caught this bridge. Now I have seen the bridge often, but never from this angle and I thought I was a really cool pic! The bridge links additional parking in the Cartwright Corner building to Mutual Heights, which use to be Old Mutual Bank/Building Society, which has been converted into apartments. Mutual Heights is probably my favourite building in the CBD!

my first attempt...

I bumped into Nic Bladen http://www.nicbladen.com/ last year at the end of year sale of a few artists at their studio in Woodstock. We had a short chat and I told him that I was doing bronze casting classes. I still joked with him to say that not to worry as I won't cast flowers and other natural materials. He then said no I should try it, and so I did...

Needless to say that my specimens are not anything CLOSE to his exquisite masterpieces, but for a first attempt and my limited experience I am over the moon with these little gems!!! I am going to transform them into earrings and will so enjoy wearing these beautifull creations which I just immortalised! So thanks for the suggestion Nic http://fourwallsdesign.blogspot.com/2008/02/nic-bladen.html I am really enjoying the process, allthough not even close to yours!

here's an event to participate in...

...it is an exhibition of prints... So I am sure there will be quite a few people keen to enter! I heard about this event through the Stellenbosch Kunsverening (kunsartstel@sun.ac.za). I must say the this organization is very good at keeping one informed of international art events, residencies, etc, and they have really good speakers at their talks. I unfortunately missed the Marlene Dumas talk, but as you know I at least attended the Dylan Lewis one!

OK now back to the event! It is the 7th Lessedra World Art Print Annual 2008 competition http://www.lessedra.com/annual.php?page=home. Get an entry form here http://www.lessedra.com/entry.php?d=form I have posted a few pics from last years exhibition...

drz architects...

belong to Ms Nicola Drzewicki! (nicci@drzarchitects.co.za) Or she belongs to drz architects... Nicola, better known as Nicci, the owner of the company, studied with me at UCT. And we might even say that we are good friends! = )

So the other day I was thinking that I always promote Alta's graphics on my blog but never really any architecture. But then again one never really experiences architecture designed by your friends... unless it is their private homes. So I told Nicci to mail me a couple of her architecturally designed spaces, and voila! Hope you enjoy it.

The brochure is at the printers!

OK, well we have our first guests in the cottage! They are staying until end April, so thereafter anyone else is WELCOME! We have also completed the brochure... designed by Alta Stegmann, and going to the printers this week...

So this is all very exciting, and now the marketing starts! = 0

I am honoured...

...to be part of ezine 002!!! Congratulations Erin!!! http://designformankind.blogspot.com/ It looks really good and so inspirational! I just love it and am very honoured to be part of the second issue! I have the special place of being on the last page. = ) So check it out, download it http://designformankind.blogspot.com/2008/02/inspiration-e-zine-issue-two.html

and read it! It's GREAT!