I am working on a new art project and, this August, I need the help of other women. I paint with lipstick. It’s a medium that is intimately associated with […]
Category: Experiments
Black Swan in lipstick
Today, as part of a tissue session, I talked about the story of the black swan. Once upon a time, all swans were white. It was inconceivable that they could […]
A birthday card
Sometimes, painting in lipstick isn’t practical. It takes a while to dry and needs mounting, so it isn’t suitable for birthday cards. This is one I did for a 21st […]
Is an EFF beret a form of art?
Art isn’t just about beauty. Its purpose is not simply to look pretty on a wall. It’s also there to challenge us, inspire us, infuriate us – to get us […]
The nakedness of art
Art is terrifying. To put your art out there on display in the world, and to place a price on it, is to ask the world to love you, and […]
Summer Jozi Butterflies
Joburg is alive with little white butterflies. Crowds of them are dancing across the city, from west to east, on their way to Mozambique. These are known as brown-veined whites […]
Trying something new
I’ve always fantasised about burning my own work. Call it the prerogative of the artist to destroy his or her own creations. I had every intention of burning a painting […]
Trapped and bound
Nobody who has not experienced clinical depression can understand what it is like. I have friends who have a mood disorder, and we have an understanding in a way that […]
21 things I love about Col’Cacchio
I’ve been a fan of Col’Cacchio and their super-gourmet pizzas for years, so when they announced their 21st birthday competition, I knew I had to enter. More than that, I […]
Termites
I have good days, and I have bad days. The last couple of days have been bad, and it’s that familiar feeling – as if the scaffolding of one’s self […]
The Judgemental Cow
I am a judgemental cow. I don’t mean to be, but I catch myself at it all the time, and I’ve been meaning to paint a judgemental cow for some […]
Presenting an Electric Storm
Sometimes, I see images that connect directly with my gut and make me want to paint, and this was one of them. Today after work, I felt compelled to paint. […]