MATERIAL THINGS THAT WHISPER MAGIC
Such an inspiration
While stitching, the beautiful words of American novelist, Kurt Vonnegut come to mind;
"Practice any art, music, singing, dancing, acting, drawing, painting, sculpting, poetry, fiction, essays, reportage, no matter how well or badly, not to get money and fame, but to experience becoming, to find out what's inside you, to make your soul grow. Seriously! I mean starting right now, do art and do it for the rest of your lives."
MATERIAL THINGS THAT WHISPER MAGIC
Objets trouves ... a beautiful patina is created by the passage of time ... objects chipped, cracked, rusted, faded or rendered obsolete.
The transience of objects made by the human hand, whether carved, bent, chiselled, shaped, sanded, scoured, rubbed, folded, stitched illustrates that nothing is perfect and nothing lasts.
A good year for all.
Looking back at 2024 provides much to be grateful for. It also serves as inspiration for the planned creative projects of 2025.
The past year was filled with incredible requests and collaborations:
- it was a privilege to design and embroider a waistcoat for the newly opened Emily Hobhouse museum in Cornwall;
- it was an honour to be elected as one of ten global craft art experts for the Homo Faber exhibition hosted during the Venice Biennale;
- it was such a pleasure to facilitate Narrative Threads created by Art, Life, Stitches textile art group at Mogalakwena Gallery that was well received by visitors from far and wide. (We look forward to repeat)
We created an abundance of handmade treasures and plenty new products that will arrive in our gallery shop soon.
We wish our co-creators, customers, and friends
kindness, courage, peace, health & happiness for 2025.
Table linen
Mogalakwena's hand embroidered table linen adorns many tables at family gatherings, intimate dinners, celebrations and festivities.
The joy of special meals around a beautifully set table always lingers...
Enhance your own tablescape with Mogalakwena's hand embroidered table linen ...aquamarine and turquoise for a seaside al fresco, oystercatchers and penguins in black and white for a more formal table setting or shwe shwe for a quintessential South African breakfast.
These hand embroidered linens add style to your table, bring joy to your guests and employment to skillful hands working in a deep rural craft studio.
Visit our gallery/shop in the old stables at Montebello Craft & Design Centre.
Nurture Nature & Creativity
Almost 20 years in the Mogalakwena permanent collection, the hand embroidered panel depicting the Craft Art Village is on its way to a new collection in the UK.
From top left to bottom right:
The Artist's Retreat
The Writer's Cottage
Craft Art Studio
Fever Tree Cottage