Cameos

The next word in the glossary  ... it initially referred to cameo brooches and pendants that were carved from shell. Eventually the other meaning i.e. that of a 'brief appearance by a known person' became significant, alluding to the way that the same person plays the different roles of mother/lover/friend/servant/etc... in quick succesion... and always beautifully!

'Gedienstig' means 'subservient'....!

Naaldekoker

see from my canoe -

blue chase green, mating mid-air,

 red mud on my shoes

MariPete

Birds

An installation featuring gold and silver bird pendants and metallic prints.

The prints are done on pages from Jane Eyre.

a golden bird with red (sanguine) cotton...

Bird

..........

As he shows how he shaped

between finger and thumb

this small gold bird

leaving lines on its wings, I say,

did you know that our fingerprints

fade as we age – they cross over first?

Mari Pete

Silver birds morphing into fleur-de-lis type coupling devices... you know, the little bits that hold the bigger bits together... all displayed on logarithmic tables.



Glossary

We felt that it was necessary to include a Glossary to explain some of the concepts that influence our work. That is it on the right...

 and here is a close-up.

These terms (that are too small to see properly here, but click on the pic for a better view) will be explained as we go along...

The terms are, in alphabetic order: bird, cameo, charge, couple, cross potent, crusader cross, decoration, fleur-de-lis/lus/libido, kiepersol, naaldekoker, pattern, sanguine, sine, sinister, subjection, tangent...

Panorama

For a better view of the exhibtion browse the photosynth below...

Kiepersol

The voluptuous leaves of this cabbage tree growing next to our verandah struck a chord in us and served as reference (or inspiration, as some would have it) for quite a few artworks...

a print...

the texture on a frame...

... enamelled pendants

silver pendants...

and as 'conversations'...

KZNSA exhibition...

So it is done and over... now begins the work. There is so much that I realise now, in hindsight... and I'll work my way through all these realisations and learn from them... I think there were too many varying aspects... anyway ... Here is a panoramic view of the show.

Exhibition

Working on my pins ... quite a nice working area is being established on top of my book... which is also black and red...

Phenomenal engagements

This image is for the invitation to our exhibition... It shows some of Marlene's enamelled Kiepersol leaves just waiting to be set. On the right is a pendant she made for her Master's.

Bangle

New design...