By Anlé Britz Spring has arrived at the red carpet and she is wearing all the colours of the rainbow in style. This edition is filled with the celebrations of nature, natural beauty and a celebration of the new. The City of Cape Town opened up the “Grow, don’t Mow’ debate and the response was …
Deur Jacky van Tonder Waar die Blombosse blom en die Kelkiewyn, ‘n heildronk op die lewe is. Kusmalvas, Sambreeltjies en Sterretjies en Feëklokkies. Tongknopers; Kalkoenbelletjiebos, Kukumakranka, Chincherenchee. Waar jy die Maagpynbossie soek na die Galsiekslaai. Dan wonder ek oor die Hondepisbossie, Drolpeer, die Donkiepram en die Pietsnot. Wie het hierdie name uitgedink? Die Kelkiewynmense of …
By Talita Swarts Every year early September when the Namaqualand Daisies make their appearance after the winter rains, I think of the Impressionist painter Pieter Hugo Naudé. I can imagine him driving his custom-built Caravan (Traylor) all over the countryside looking for the perfect landscape to paint that will capture the colourful carpet of wild …
By Anlé Britz At this time of the year everyone is struggling with coping with the fact that the third quarter of the year has waved us goodbye and what is left of the year is disappearing in front of our eyes in a blink. My family and I planned it well to close in …
By Anlé Britz I needed to get out of my head and allow my thoughts to quiet down from the hustle and bustle of work. While the Clay Café in Hout Bay is an amazing day outing, our time was a little limited and we could only slip away into creativity for 2-3 hours. So, …
By Roxaane van Tonder If you are ever in Cape Town during spring season you will know that all these beautiful flowers appear from around August and will leave us again at the end of September. Planes filled with different colours can be seen throughout the landscape and make these dull dry winter landscape filled …
By Kate Crane Briggs Spring is the best time to explore Cape Town. It isn’t too hot, while rain is light and infrequent. The spring flowers are amazing, especially up the West Coast. Another Spring delight is spotting whales near the coast. There are not too many visitors around – Christmas to April is the …
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By Tamlyn Martin Picture this… Magical French rendezvous with Tanya Poole and Nigel Mullins. …I am charging across the drenched acid green, neatly compartmented, French landscape, a few weeks back. Yet again I am lost, Tori Amos singing popular love ballads, to get me through the verdant maze of unfamiliarity … then suddenly the ashen …
Cape Town is buzzing in the art world and we will keep you in the loop here on what is happening and what not yo miss. We only regret what we did not do… Join Steven Sack on his very first solo exhibition at the Nel Gallery at 117 Long Street Tel: 083 324 6512Email: [email protected] Website: https://www.nelart.co.za/ …