tjou-tjou

illustrating with needle and thread

2012-01-31T15:35:00.001+02:00

my new memory for my 'memory wall' is taking me out of my comfort zone and into a new skill that i would like to explore this year ~ embroidery.
this memory is to remind of my busy daughter, jana. i call her my 'warrelwindkind' {whirlwind kid}. all her trousers are always scuffed or full of holes on the knees. the background is a piece of corduroy trousers {with the scuffed knees} that i kept for this project. the crocheted disks are patches that my sister and me made for more scuffed trousers. the button was on one of her tops, i think for one day.

hierdie jaar wil ek so 'n bietjie meer speel met borduurwerk. dit is 'n nuwe tegniek vir my. ek ken so 'n paar steke wat ek op laerskool geleer het.
hierdie 'stukkie onthou', vir my muur, is sodat ek my 'warrelwindkind' altyd sal onthou. haar langbroeke se kneë is altyd stukkend en dan moet ma 'n plan maak. die gehekelde sirkels is 'patches' wat ek en my suster nog vinnig gemaak het vir al die stukkende kneë. die agtergrond is 'n stukkie corduroy wat ek spesiaal gehou het vir hierdie projek ~ natuurlik dié deel waar die kneë amper deur is. die knopie was 'n versiering op een van haar toppies. dit het losgekom na een dag se dra.

the farmer's daughter

2012-01-24T14:15:00.000+02:00

'sa home owner' did a interview with retha erichsen, the owner of 'the farmer's daughter' recently. they took beautiful fotos of her store. look at these two with my products in them.

hierdie lieflike fotos van my bekers is geneem toe 'sa home owner' 'nonderhoud met retha erichsen gevoer het, die eienaar van 'the farmer's daughter'. gaan besoek gerus hierdie leefstyl-winkeltjie in die hartjie van stellenbosch.

jislaaik, put some shades on....

2012-01-18T14:15:00.001+02:00

i did warn you in my previous post that they are going to be bright. the girls loved them. what can i say, children are not very sophisticated when it comes to choice of colour.

my oë traan nou nog. hier is die girls nou, net soos ek belowe het in my vorige post ~ heller!

and my year starts with a bang!

2012-01-16T10:57:00.000+02:00

this is such a lovely way to start the new year.... thanks to a good friend, i found my red kiddy mugs in the ideas magazine, january 2012. they are part of the styling in the photograph for an article on adding 'graphic detail' on some home ware. whooohoooo!

dit is heerlik om die nuwe jaar af te skop met my 'bekertjies virrie woelwaters' in 'n liefling tydskrif {idees, januarie 2012}. te danke aan 'n goeie vriendin het ek op hierdie foto afgekom waar twee van my rooi bekertjies deel van die 'dekor' uitmaak vir 'n artikel oor hoe om 'grafiese detail' op jou eie huisware te sit. jippeee!

'n vreeslike kaal stukkies-onthou-muur

2011-12-08T11:00:00.001+02:00

more than a year ago, i started a project, that i called 'bits of memory -wall'. here are the last two posts on it. the first post and then the second post.
as you can see, not much happened since then.

so.... my task over these holidays is.... make some memories, vrou!

die jaar was rof.... meer as 'n jaar gelede het ek begin met my 'stukkies-onthou-muur'. gaam kyk bietjie hier. duidelik het daar nie veel gebeur tussenin nie.

ek het besluit om gedurende die vakansie nuwe 'stukkies-onthou' te maak.
toe jong, tyd wag vir niemand nie!

christmas is around the corner ~ help

2011-11-29T12:28:00.001+02:00

i decided to make little monsters for my two sisters' little monsters for christmas. here is a look-see at the proof. i'm so proud that i managed to create a thumb. they are going to be completely crocheted from head to toe. the three monsters will be made out of very-very bright colours so that a two year old and two four year olds would love them {i think, because i do not like the colours}.

nou ja, kersfees is naby en ek het gedink om vir my susters se kinders 'gedroggies' te hekel. hier is die proof. die hele gedroggie is gehekel. ek bars van trots dat ek tot 'n duimpie gehekel het vir die handjie. ek het skrikwekkende helder kleure gekoop om die finale gedroggies te maak. hopelik sal
'n tweejarige en twee vierjariges van die kleure hou.

bean there

2011-11-14T13:49:00.001+02:00

a new coffee shop opened on wale street in cape town, called the bean there coffee roastery.
look who is part of the decor...
i even got some lovely free coffee when i visited the shop.

thank you isabeau, for letting me know.

isabeau het verlede week vir my laat weet dat my koppies in 'n nuwe koffiewinkel is. natuurlik was ek vrek nuuskierig. die koffiewinkel se naam is, the bean there coffee roastery.
hulle het aan die begin van verlede week oopgemaak en het tot gratis koffie uitgedeel, heerlik.

the last bunny

2011-11-08T12:53:00.000+02:00

most of you that follow my blog know that i have had to make a lot of bunnies/parts of bunnies
over the past few months. go and read the previous 'post' if you missed it.
this grey and purple bunny is the last bunny on my list. i also made two for my daughters.
this bunny is for a baby girl that will be born during the december holidays.
her mom is the 'c' that started sweet & soutie with me.
chantelle reveals the unglamorous truth of pregnancy on her blog, dipped 'n dusted.
read her posts, you will roll around laughing.

soos julle weet het ek gedryg dat ek nou gatvol is vir hasies. gaan kyk weer na my vorige 'post'. hierdie grys en pers hasie is die laaste hasie op my lysie. ek het twee vir my twee dogtertjies gemaak en hierdie een is vir 'n nuwe babatjie wat oor die desembervakansie gebore gaan word.
die mamma wat haar blou oë gefladder het en 'pretty please' gevra het dat ek 'n derde hasie moet maak, is die 'soutie' deel van sweet & soutie.
chantelle het die verhaal van haar swangerskap vasgevang in haar blog ~ dipped 'n dusted, gaan lees gerus, jy sal rol van die lag.

the gift of friendship

2011-11-02T12:28:00.000+02:00

friendship is...
when your friends make time to read your blog posts.

one of my oldest friends always read my blog posts. she ordered this lovely brooch from mariet at kittens with mittens for me {an early birthday gift}. unbeknownst to me, ilana read this post and asked mariet to make another pigeon brooch for me.
thank you, ilana and mariet, i love it.

vriendskap is...
wanneer jou vriende tyd maak in hul besige lewe om jou blog posts te lees.

ek is baie bevoorreg om baie goeie vriende te hê, maar vandag sê ek dankie aan 'n spesiale vriendin, ilana.
ilana volg my blog gereeld en ons ken mekaar al 23 jaar. hierdie saterdag, uit die bloute, het ilana vir my hierdie borsspeld {'n voeë verjaarsdaggeskenk} gegee. wat 'n lieflike verrassing. dit is heerlik om te weet dat sy opgelet het toe ek oor kittens with mittens gepost het {en watter borspeldjie my oog gevang het}. my geliefde vriendin het vir mariet gekontak en gevra om 'n bospeld spesiaal vir my te maak ~ ook 'n duiffie.
ek is mal oor my 'little pigeon cameo'. dankie ilana en mariet.

busy ~ busy

2011-10-26T10:27:00.000+02:00

i'm running around like a headless chicken. tjou-tjou's goodies will also be at zunette's {zunette mulder jewellery} market, that she organises from her lovely home in oranjezicht.

sjoe, ek hardloop lekker rond soos 'n afkophoendertjie. tjou-tjou se goedjies gaan ook hier beskikbaar wees, hierdie vrydag en saterdag, te danke aan zunette van 'zunette mulder jewellery'.
zunette organiseer hierde pragtige mark in haar huis in oranjezicht.

kamers vol tjou-tjou

2011-10-25T15:31:00.000+02:00

bright and breezy this morning, i looked at the coolest blue kombie that retha, owner of 'the farmer's daughter', organised as a stall at 'kamers vol geskenke'. i took these photos of tjou-tjou's goodies that she is selling with her label called 'die spens'.

ek het vanoggend gou deurgery om vinnig 'the farmer's daughter' se stalletjie by
'kamers vol geskenke' af te neem. 'the farmer's daughter' is 'n pragtige leefstylwinkel in die hartjie
van stellenbosch. te danke aan retha, die eienaar, is 'tjou-tjou' nou in haar winkel en by 'kamers vol geskenke' beskikbaar.
kyk uit vir 'n baie oulike blou kombie met die titlel, 'die spens', aan die voorkant van die stalletje. 'die spens' is 'n handelsmerk van 'the farmer's daughter'.

new from 'tjou-tjou', huge enamel mugs. i got these ready for 'kamers vol geskenke' just in time.
you can do so much with them. what about a pot for a potplant or maybe use one as a vase.

'tjou-tjou' het nou ook grooooot blikbekers, net betyds vir 'kamers vol geskenke'. jy kan so baie met hulle doen, wat van potplanthouers, of dalk 'n blompot.

oppie haas rakkie

2011-10-17T13:45:00.000+02:00

took these pics on the weekend at 'the haas collective'. my kiddy mugs look beautiful.

het hierdie naweek 'n draai gemaak by 'haas'. ag, lyk die woelwaters nie te pragtig nie.

fees van die engele {festival of the angels}

2011-10-11T15:07:00.000+02:00

tjou-tjou has been invited to attend markgoed: fees van die engele'
{market goods: festival of the angels}.
five years ago, two friends sonette barnardt and jean den heijer, started this amazing market.
for 3 days sonette converts her lovely home and garden into a gallery/market and tea garden.

so come and browse with tjou-tjou for some beautiful antiques, silverware, jewellery, fabrics, artworks, sculptures and goodies for your home. this years market is inspired by a 'french brocante' mood. spoil yourself and your loved ones and get an early start on your christmas shopping in the heart of somerset west.

tjou-tjou neem hierdie jaar deel aan 'markgoed: fees van die engele'.
'markgoed' is vyf jaar gelede deur twee vriendinne begin, sonette barnardt en jean den heijer.
sonette verander haar pragtige huis, met die hulp van jean, in 'n lieflike gallery/mark en teetuin vir drie dae.

kom geniet 'n heerlike huislike atmosfeer, terwyl jy snuffel vir pragtige antieke ware, silwergoed, mooi lappe, kunswerke, juweliersware, beelde en huisware. die mark het 'n 'brocante' gevoel hierdie jaar. so kom snuffel vir kersgeskenke en geniet saam met tjou-tjou 'n geurtjie van frankryk in die hartjie van somerset-wes.

here's the details loosely translated for my english friends:
thursday 20 october until saterday 22 october from 10:00 to 18:00 {except on saterday, until 15:00}
R10 entry. 4 hoogenhout street, briza, somerset west.
for more information, call: sonette, 082 774 1077 or jean 072 376 4935.
for directions email: sonette@global.co.za.

'n hangplek

2011-10-10T16:03:00.000+02:00

i was thinking about how to hang up my work and inspiration in my studio for a while now.
a few weeks ago, i found this lovely idea on 'design is mine'.

ek het uiteindelik 'n plekkie in my kantoor om ditjies en datjies op te hang. hierdie idee
het ek hier gevind.

for the first time in my life.....

2011-09-29T15:10:00.000+02:00

i won this print over at 'ikayastore'. the print was illustrated by kim longhurst, from
'the painted blackbird'. i've never won anything before. and the best of all is that i love it too.
it's beautiful, look at the stunning handmade frame it came in.

ek klim totaal en al uit my vel. ek het hierdie pragtige print gewen deur 'ikayastore'.
die illustreerder se naam is, kim longhurst, gaan besoek haar by 'the painted blackbird'.
is dit nie pragtige nie. die print het gekom in die mooiste handgemaakte raam.

jan pierewiet, jan pierewiet, hiers 'n bordtjie vir jou

2011-09-26T14:45:00.000+02:00

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here's a closer look at my 'jan pierewiet' enamel plate range.

so lyk 'jan pierewiet' op 'n blikbord.

'n lat vir my eie gat.....

2011-09-16T12:30:00.000+02:00

"mom, when are you going to make me a bunny?" ~ this has been ringing in my ears now for two week, while i've been working on the sweet & soutie ~ project. one down two to go.

"mamma, wanneer gaan jy vir my 'n hasie maak?" ~ dit gebeur nou as jy voor jou kinders aan die
sweet & soutie ~ projek werk.

sneak peek

2011-09-14T11:19:00.000+02:00

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i'm busy transferring my artwork onto enamel plates at the moment. here's a peek at the process.

ek is besig met my 'blikbordprentjies' vir my 'jan pierewiet-reeks'. koekeloer gou.

and the winner is.....

2011-09-08T11:44:00.000+02:00

well done wynand. i shall be in contact for the hand over.

baie geluk wynand. ek sal jou kontak.

ag, sweetness

2011-08-30T15:16:00.000+02:00

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my mugs for the kiddies are only 6cm high. they are adorable.
now, if you tweet, blog or comment below, you stand a chance to win two of them in a lucky dip.
i shall announce the winner right here during the next week. make sure i follow you if you tweet and if you blog about them please, e-mail me your link.

i shall keep you posted on twitter where you can buy them.

my oulike bekertjies virrie woelwaters is hier. ter viering, gaan ek weer twee weggee. as jy van hulle wil wen, tweet, blog of comment hieronder. wanneer jy tweet, maak seker ek volg jou en as jy blog epos die link vir my. hou vir tjou-tjou dop, ek sal die wenner volgende week aankondig.

what a lovely surprise

2011-08-24T12:01:00.000+02:00

look, who is peeking out of the photograph? one of my colleagues come across my mug in the
house and leisure of june this year. thank you, house and leisure and haas, you made my day.

kyk wie koekeloer daar uit die foto. een van my kolegas het op hierdie foto, met my bekertjie in, afgekom in die house and leisure van junie hierdie jaar. dankie, house and leisure and haas,
my dag is gemaak.

koekeloer gou {here's a sneak peek}

2011-08-23T15:59:00.000+02:00

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tried hard to snap my A5 letterpress artwork printed on acid free paper {an edition of 100} for you. they look so much better in real life. they will be available at the haas collective in the next few days. go and look at them up close.
{will let you know where else to find them soon}

ek het hard probeer om my A5 'jan pierewiet' kunswerke af te neem vir julle. gaan kyk daar by haas na hulle, hulle lyk veel beter van naby. daar is net 'n 100 per print beskikbaar.
{sal een van die dae vir julle laat weet waar hulle nog beskikbaar sal wees}

letterpress perfect

2011-08-19T15:08:00.000+02:00

the guys at planet press was so kind to let me shoot their printing process. so have a look how my 'jan pierewiet' letterpress prints happend from plate to paper.

planet press se mense het toegelaat dat ek oor hulle skouers loer terwyl hulle my 'jan pierewiet' letter press prints druk. koekeloer gou.

and the exquisite bunny corpse

2011-08-16T10:38:00.000+02:00

...is born!
inspired by the dada movement's 'exquisite corpse' we've decided that with our small hands, we will make a big difference by collectively designing and making 6 designer bunny toys. we'll put together various templates of basic bunnies and then send them through the group, everyone who wants to play can then add a personal little touch to the bunnies making use of their particular skills/talents. once they're finished we'll sell them and use the money to support a baby/kid related charity,
by buying them whatever is on their wishlist.

so if this inspires you, then come and play with us...

tjou-tjou is in, i wanna play tooooo.
to find out more about sweet&soutie's cool ideas go here.

with these small hands

2011-08-11T15:33:00.000+02:00

...we can make a big difference, this is our theme for our third chapter at sweet & soutie.
the aim is to use our collective creative skills to make a difference in the lives of others.
tjou-tjou is very excited to be involved in this idea.
all will be revealed soon soon...

i just can't stop myself

2011-08-03T15:30:00.000+02:00

the ideas for shawls are not stopping. i have no idea how to explain this one. it was a happy accident that turned into a shawl. i started a regular one like my previous post, accidentally managed to twist it in the first row, when i crocheted the rows together. i decided to go with it, just love the result.

my gelukkige ongelukkie werk heerlik. waar begin ek. ek wou nog 'n tjarlie hekel. toe ek die eerste ry aanmekaar hekel het dit gedraai. ek wou dit nie uittrek nie en besluit toe om te kyk hoe dit lyk. koel-komkommer eks mal daaroor.

ta-daaa ek is klaar {done for now}

2011-07-26T12:09:00.000+02:00

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my artwork for my new designs are done,yay! what a battle. these two designs are for the prints on tiny enamel mugs for kids.

sjoe, ek het omtrent gebattle om my nuwe ontwerpe tussen my kinders en my dayjob in te pas. so... tadaaaa! hier is my ontwerpe vir die 'bekertjies virrie woelwaters'.

'n tjalie vir my {my shawl}

2011-07-18T15:22:00.000+02:00

during the june holidays i made a shawl. i love it. it's perfect for the in between weather we are having at the moment.

ek het hierdie heerlike tjalie vir my gemaak. ek love dit. dis te vir ons tussen-in-weer.

koekeloer gou {sneak peak}

2011-07-18T11:38:00.000+02:00

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here's a look at a section of a design for my 'tin plate art' called 'jan pierewiet'. the design will probably be in black. maybe more colours ~ still deciding.

hierdie ontwerp is 'n gedeelte van my eerste idees vir my 'jan pierewiet-reeks'. die ontwerpe sal heel moontlik in swart gedruk word. miskien nog kleure.

number two

2011-07-05T14:27:00.000+02:00

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jan pierewiet, jan pierewiet, jan pierewiet, staan stil

jan pierewiet {a name of a south african folk song}

2011-06-30T11:50:00.000+02:00

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jan pierewiet~ is the name of my new designs for my enamelware. here's a peak at my mood board. i'm busy with my ~tin plate artwork.

my ~blikbordprentjies~ begin lyf kry. loer gou na my mood board. hierdie reeks gaan ek
~jan pierewiet~ noem.

virrie woelwaters {for the kiddies}

2011-06-28T14:16:00.000+02:00

sneak peak at my second profile for my kiddy mugs.

koekeloer gou. my tweede ontwerp van my bekertjies virrie woelwaters.

just for me {vir 'n verandering}

2011-06-28T14:15:00.000+02:00

mom and dad are always last on the list when it comes to shopping for new clothes. for a change ~

i made this top for me in front of the fireplace when the kids was sleeping.

ek vermoed in die meeste huishoudings met kinders en 'n bakkievrag diere, soos myne, is ma en pa altyd laaste op die lys as dit kom by nuwe klere. die afgelope ruk, terwyl die kinders slaap, het ek hierdie toppie vir my gehekel voor die warm kaggel.

2011-06-23T10:43:00.000+02:00

lino printing with jesse

jesse from jezze prints helped my VC1 learners with lino printing. look at the fabulous results.

vir my woelwater

2011-06-14T15:07:00.000+02:00

i love to crochet. i'm still a beginner and only make simple things like cushions and scarves. this little dress is my first for my youngest.

soos julle seker nou al agtergekom het, geniet ek dit om te hekel. ek hekel maar eenvoudige goedjies soos ~ mussies, kussings en serpe. hier is my eerste rokkie vir my jongste. die moeilikste was om die girl so ver te kry om stil te staan vir die fotos.

virrie woelwaters

2011-06-14T15:04:00.000+02:00

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a little peak at my design process for my kiddy mugs. more to come soon.

koekeloer gou na my ontwerpe vir my bekertjies virrie woelwaters.

skinnylegsandall ~ mmm soup

2011-06-10T15:26:00.000+02:00

today i took a break. we had a lovely lunch at skinnylegsandall. look at my lovely mushroom soup.

koekeloer gou {sneak peak}

2011-06-08T11:32:00.000+02:00

i'm busy working on my new enamel range. i found this booklet of afrikaans folk music {thanks to a learner}. the booklet must have been printed in the fifties or sixties. i just had to smile. the cover is green and yellow with a silhouette of a springbok.
sjoe, the sport colours were everywhere in those days {obsessed}.

terwyl ek besig is met my naforsing vir my nuwe emalje reeks, kom ek op hierdie bladmusiekboekie af {te danke aan een van my leerders}. ek dink die boekie is heel moontlik gedruk in die vyftiger of sestiger jare. {giggel} natuurlik moet die kleure groen en goud wees met die silhoëet van 'n springbok op {ons land is manies oor sport veral rugby ~ hier is die bewyse}.

badges for sweet and soutie

2011-05-31T13:46:00.000+02:00

chantelle and i made badges for sweet & soutie's first meeting. it was fun to make something special for such a lovely group of women.

ek en chantelle het badges gemaak vir sweet & soutie se eerste byeenkoms. dit was heerlik om ietsie spesiaal vir 'n spesiale groepe nuwe en ou vriendinne te maak.

so, i'm cheating on tjou-tjou

2011-05-11T14:11:00.000+02:00

me and my new partner are busy making something for a {secret} something. go and visit our blog

for more clues.

ek en 'n vriendin is druk besig aan 'n nuwe geheime projek. gaan kyk bietjie na ons nuwe blog.

nog 'n geboorte {birth no 2}

2011-05-04T12:52:00.000+02:00

i made another one out of my leftover wool. love the colours so much that i feel like buying them again to make one more.

toe maak ek nog een uit my oorskiet wol. tadaaa! ek hou so baie van die kleure dat ek weer al die kleure gaan koop en nog een wil maak.

'n glimlag in my koffie

2011-04-21T12:42:00.000+02:00

got my free coffee on my loyalty card from yours truly. sjoe, these coffee guys are creative.

ouma se invloed

2011-04-19T14:40:00.000+02:00

i made this scatter cushion from {literally} all my leftover wool.

ek het al my oorskiet wol bymekaargesit {letterlik} en hierdie strooikussing gemaak.

hoping this giant pile of work next to my desk goes away

2011-04-15T13:48:00.000+02:00

oppad huis toe } on my way home

2011-04-13T12:14:00.000+02:00

every year i promised myself that i would photograph these lilies ~ almost missed them.

this little patch of march lilies only blooms, what feels like for a second, every year by the side of the road.

i live about 70km from cape town in a little town called wellington. i drive to the city every day. they always make me smile, because they push through the earth in-between dry grass and sticks, to wow us with their pretty little pink faces without skipping a year.

net vir 'n oomblikkie bloei hierdie klompie maart-lelies elke jaar. so belowe ek myself al vir jare dat ek fotos van hulle sal neem. dit was amper of ek het hulle weer gemis.

ek ry elke dag werk toe uit die platteland tot in die stad. hulle groei langs die pad oppad na durbanville vanaf wellington. wat my altyd laat glimlag is dat hulle sommer so tussen die droë grasse en takke hulle mooi gesiggies net vir 'n ou kort rukkie kom wys. hulle is goed vir my hart.

verlore kiekies } blurred memories

2011-04-12T12:31:00.000+02:00

i'm playing with blurred images now. this is the beginning of a full colour mono print. it looked better on the glass than on the paper ~ lets try again on another day.

ek speel met dowwe prentjies. ek het 'n volkleur monoprint probeer. die tekening op die glas het beter as die print uitgekom. sal maar weer probeer op 'n ander dag.

exploring new transfers for a conventional oven

2011-03-30T12:08:00.000+02:00

{eco-friendly and heavy metal free}

lauren from j.t. macmaster & son gave me some new transfers to try out. usually these have to be fired in a kiln. that meant that enamel ware would melt, so was impossible to do.

these new transfers can be fixed in my oven at home and, if fired correctly, should be dishwasher safe.

i'm so excited. to experiment, i have cut the designs up to make my own. look at the process. quick and easy.

i still have to fire them and pop them in my dishwasher. will let you know how that goes on twitter.

ek spring uit my vel. ek het uiteindelik 'n prosess gevind om my ontwerpe op my blikborde en bekertjies te kry. gewoonlik moet transfers in 'n steenoond gebak word. dié ou prosess is te warm vir emalje. soos julle kan sien is dit heel eenvoudig om die ontwerp op die borde en bekers te kry. sodra ek hulle gebak en deur die skottelgoedwasser gesit het, sal ek laat weet hoe dit gegaan het. hou twitter dop.

new at haas

2011-03-25T14:23:00.000+02:00

haas has lots of new lust-haves. i so want this pendant done by anomali jewelery, that beautiful ceramic cloud done by hilda kruger, these stunning ceramic lamps done by sootcookie and these beads done by a crafter from zimbabwe.
{links that i could find on the artists are in blue}

dis sonde om so te begeer, maar die versoeking is net te groot by haas wanneer ek daar instap. ek wil daardie hangertjie hê gemaak deur anomali juweliersware, hierdie keramiek wolkie gemaak deur hilda kruger, daardie pragtige lampies gemaak deur sootcookie {ek is so 'n fan} en daardie pragtige kraletjies, uit gerolde papier, gemaak deur 'n crafter van zimbabwe.
{die links wat ek kon vind oor die kunstenaars is in blou}

delicious type monsters

2011-03-25T13:17:00.000+02:00

some eye candy ~ my delicious type monster brief that i do with my visual communication 1 learners. all by hand.

monsters from last year

party van hierdie jaar se delicious type monsters. dit is van die eerste typography opdragte van my eerste jaars uitvoer ~ alles met die hand.

verlede jaar se monsters

my werkie met 'n glimlag {for the kiddie-poos}

2011-03-15T15:12:00.000+02:00

die naweek het ek, liesl en my sussie sweetpakbroekies virrie kiddies gemaak. ses woelwaters {almal meisies ~ al die pienk} in totaal gaan elke woelwater hopelik so ±drie broekies kry vir die winter.

mini me!

2011-03-09T12:14:00.000+02:00

i found mini mugs at last! watch this space for mugs for your little busy bees.

hierdie klein bekertjies is the oulik. ek het hulle uiteindelik gevind. hou my blog dop, een van die dae is daar beketjies virrie woelwaters.

oppie haas rakkie } on shelf at haas

2011-03-01T14:10:00.000+02:00

i'm selling some of my artist proofs. they are available at haas.

van my proewe vir my blikbordprentjies is te koop by haas.

little cameos {with a needle and thread}

2011-02-23T14:01:00.000+02:00

meet mariet. i could not find a lot of information about this lady. one thing i know is that i love her brooches. every time that she blog about a new brooch i smile. the name of her blog is kittens with mittens go and visit.

ontmoet mariet. hierdie jonge dame is omtrent onder die dekmantel. kon nie veel van haar uitvind via die net nie, maar een ding is seker, haar lieflike geborduurde kunswerkies, wat sy bemark as borspelde, laat my glimlag. jy kan haar hier vind.

'n blapsie {oopsie}

2011-02-16T14:42:00.000+02:00

why are teachers so happy doing their jobs } i think it's because we laugh the most. i teach visual communication 1 at aaa school of advertising in cape town. the learners that i teach become graphic designers or art directors. every year we give them, a materials list that indicate what material and equipment they will need for visual communication.

this item appears on that list: compass. what do you think a young, very green, first year learner brought to school today?

hier is die rede hoekom onderwysers so gelukkig is in hulle werk.
ek is 'n visual communication 1 lektor vir die aaa school of advertising in kaapstad. my leerders raak grafiese ontwerpers of art directors. elke jaar kry hulle 'n lys van benodigthede vir die jaar. onder andere staan hierdide item op daardie lys: compass. wat dink julle het 'n groen, jong, afrikaanse eerstjaartjie vandag skool toe gebring? dis pragtig, die kind sal ek seker nooit vergeet nie.

love under my sarmie

2011-02-08T14:12:00.000+02:00

my hubby packed my lunch today ~ found this under my sarmie.

ek moes net hierdie deel ~ my man het vir my toebroodjies ingepak, hierdie hartjie het ek onder een toebroodjie gekry ~ aaah.

a tarty wall

2011-02-02T13:36:00.000+02:00

we went to queen of tarts the other day and saw lovely vintage and new enamel ware everywhere. lovely~lovely.

ek en 'n viendin het 'n bietjie gaan kuier in queen of tarts verlede week. dit was heerlik, die koffie is lieflik. oral in die eetplekkie was nuwe en ou enamelware. die plekkie is pragtig en het 'n lieflike atmosfeer.

haidee nel

2011-01-26T12:15:00.000+02:00

on my visit to haas last week, i admired this stunning sculpture done by haidee nel.

hierdie pragtige dametjie het my oog gevang to ek verlede week gou by haas ingeloer het. die kunstenaar wat lewe aan haar gegee het se naam is haidee nel.

oppie haas rakkie {on shelf at haas}

2011-01-19T14:39:00.000+02:00

i was super excited to see my artwork on shelf next to sootcookie's ceramic cups, wow.
go and visit the haas design collective.

ek spring omtrent uit my vel. dis heerlik om my bekertjies langs sootcookie se bekertjies te sien
in die haas gallery.

and the winner is ~

2010-12-20T12:39:00.000+02:00

congratulations to jesse. i shall contact you soon.

goed virrie hart {heart warming}

2010-12-09T14:17:00.000+02:00

at the end of the year some of my learners give us thank you gifts. this one took me by surprise. the cake box is painted by hand. thank you lydia and her mom.

hierdie geskenk het die wind uit my seile gehaal. aan die einde van die jaar gee sommige van ons leerders vir ons geskenkies. ek moes net hierdie een vir julle wys. die koek-boksie is met die hand geverf. dankie lydia en haar ma, dis pragtig en sal gou verslint word.

blog~along and win

2010-12-02T13:06:00.000+02:00

send a blog {or a tweet} about my mugs for two into cyberspace, mail the link
to tjoutjou@gmail.com and stand a chance to win mr. & ms. green in a lucky draw.

please link your post back to my blog.

stuur 'n bloggie {of 'n twit} oor my bekertjies virrie duifies in cyberspace in en wen hierdie groen stelletjie in 'n lucky dip. e-mail die link vir my na tjoutjou@gmail.com.

for your daily grind {vir 'n bietjie boeretroos}

2010-12-01T13:42:00.000+02:00

my "mugs for two" are done at last. they come in three colours. green, white and cream.

to get your hands on a set or to stock them in your shop pop me a mail ~ tjoutjou@gmail.com.

my "bekertjies virrie duifies" is klaar. daar is stelletjies beskikbaar in 3 kleure ~ groen, wit en room.
as julle graag 'n paartjie wil hê of hulle vir jou winkel wil hê stuur vir my 'n e-mail ~ tjoutjou@gmail.com.

my swing tags

2010-11-29T15:21:00.000+02:00

virrie ~ bekertjies virrie duifies

vintage type {details from old pattern books}

2010-11-26T12:47:00.000+02:00

my tannie het al haar ou patroon-boekies vir my gegee. ek moes net hierdie kiekies met julle deel.

high res ~ low res

2010-11-16T13:19:00.000+02:00

tjou-tjou's branding for print

marize engelbrecht

2010-11-15T13:34:00.000+02:00

i love this illie done by an old learner of mine. look at more eye candy by marize here.

ek hou vreeslik baie van marize se illustrasies. sy is 'n oud-leerder van my. kyk 'n bietjie na nog blinkgoed deur haar saamgestel op haar blog.

pink butterfly

2010-11-10T15:24:00.000+02:00

"a camera, a creation, a product of nothing to do. this camera was found
on devils peak and became a blank canvas, being creative students with a spare fish eye lens,
we created a new work of art." ~ quote of a learner

if you want to see more fotos of the pink butterfly, look at the facebook page.

artwork for my mugs

2010-11-08T16:11:00.000+02:00

a peek at my creative process ~ getting the artwork ready for the screen printer.

hiers ek besig met die kunswerke vir my "bekertjies virrie duifies".

cut~cut

2010-11-05T14:37:00.000+02:00

one of my learners {john nandjembo} made this beautiful cutout illustration for an ad.

john nandjembo, 'n leerder in my klas maak hierdie pragtige illustrasies uit papier. pragtig.

hilda kruger

2010-11-03T14:12:00.000+02:00

i went to the haas collective yesterday. i love-love this lady's work. they look like mini ceramic "canvasses". to see hilda kruger's work and more brilliant creative people's work go and visit them in bo-kaap. for more information ~ haas collective.

ek het gister na die haas gallery se werk gaan kyk. hilda kruger se kleine porselein "canvasses" het my aandag getrek, want die kunswerke het oulike afrikaanse kopie saam met pragtige fyne illustrasies. vir meer inligting en nog vele pragtige inspireerende werk kyk hier ~ haas collective.

chantelle's mesh horse

2010-10-22T10:37:00.000+02:00

one of my learners {chantelle grové} makes beautiful mesh horse sculptures. this one is about 30cm high. lovely-lovely. you can contact her here.

een van die leerders in my klas by triple-a, maak hierdie pragtige draad gaas perde. hierdie een is so 30cm hoog. pragtig. contak haar hier.

sneak peek

2010-10-15T12:14:00.000+02:00

some of aaa school of advertising, cape town's, loerie winners. i would love to show all the winners' work, but these are the only pics i could get hold of.

therefore, to all my learners, if i left you out, please send me a pic and the details.

{thank you charles for sharing}

johan horn } gold } cheaters of sport

micheal tymbios } gold } onwards

chrizanne van breda and marize engelbrecht } gold } national geographic calender

johan horn } silver } always monday

nelia pieters } bronze } the practice of the presence of god

roxanne dodds } bronze } cytophylia

fold~fold~fold~fold

2010-10-12T13:14:00.000+02:00

i really enjoy these lamps and ornaments. denise kiggan in collaboraton with the shaw sisters came up with these clever lamps. denise kiggan has an online store called freshly found were you can buy her folded ornaments made out of vintage books. you can also follow her lovely blog about her creative work, here.

ek wou al lankal vir julle hierdie pragtige lampe en ornamente gewys het. my ouma het ook altyd ornamente uit ou telefoonboeke gemaak. jaloers ~ ek wens die lampe was my idea. denise kiggan het 'n winkel waar al hierdie pragtige goedjies te koop is, sovel as 'n heerlike blog waar sy oor haar kunstige ideas skryf.

print-print

2010-10-05T14:10:00.000+02:00

some beautiful two colour prints that my learners made. they had to choose between lino printing and mono printing.

lieflike twee kleur drukwerk wat my leersers gemaak het. alles is met die hand gedoen.

treasure

2010-09-22T15:36:00.000+02:00

a friend and i was scratching in her mother’s trousseaux chest. look at the amazing doilies we found. the detail. wonderful treasure for the next generation. the horses are charms that her grandmother collected. they were attached to the white horse whiskey bottles.

ek en 'n vriendin het hierdie pragtige doilies in haar ma se trousseaux-kis gekry. die detail. een van die doilies het omtrent 'n kraletjie in elke stekie. haar ouma het die perdjies bymekaar gemaak so met tyd. hulle was vas aan white horse whiskey bottels.

vir my warrelwindkind {for busy girls}

2010-09-20T14:30:00.000+02:00

koekeloer {a sneak peek}

2010-09-14T10:13:00.000+02:00

the male version of a "his & hers" set. the set is sill a work in progress.

hier is die manlike weergawe van "bekertjies virrie duifies". die paartjie is nog in proef-stadium.

print-print

2010-09-08T14:06:00.000+02:00

i monox2 printed a postcard for jesse's postcard swap project. this was a lot of fun. these are my very first two colour mono prints.

hierdie naweek het ek so 'n bietjie met twee kleur mono printing gespeel. ek het 'n poskaart gemaak vir jesse se poskaart ruil projek. heerlik-heerlik.

dad joins the family

2010-09-06T15:29:00.000+02:00

dad is the newest addition to the "tin-plate-art" range {blikbordprentjies}. they will be available by the end of september. only a limited amount will be available of each design.

pappa is hier. my blikbordprentjies gaan te koop wees teen die einde van september. net 'n klein hoeveelheid van elke ontwerp sal beskikbaar wees.

laag op laag {layered}

2010-09-01T15:15:00.000+02:00

mother nature is giving us permission to have a skip in your step today.
have a lovely spring day.

die "dooie" takke bloei met lewe in my tuin. moedernatuur gee ons vandag rede om 'n huppel in ons stap te hê. ek hoop julle het almal 'n heelike lente-dag.

silhouette art

2010-08-30T14:11:00.000+02:00

i have such a soft spot for silhouette art. a design student in the uk made these. her shop. her blog. found her via a pattern a day.

lieflike handgemaakte juwele. soos julle kan sien het ek 'n swakpunt vir silhouette-kuns. hierdie juwele is gemaak deur 'n leerling van die uk. haar winkel. haar blog.

printing with jesse

2010-08-23T15:34:00.000+02:00

jesse from jezzeprints did a printing workshop with the learners last week. they enjoyed it and printed on and with anything, they could find.

verledeweek het jesse van jezzeprints 'n drukkers-werkswinkel met my leerders gedoen. hulle het dit vreeslik geniet en op en met alles gedruk wat hulle in die hande kon kry gedruk.

triple-a mover {jordan metcalf}

2010-08-20T11:52:00.000+02:00

jordan worked with nike design studio in portland oregan on a few new designs. i love these. look at his other work here.

jordan werk saam met nike design studio in portland oregan aan 'n paar nuwe ontwerpe vir nike. eks mal oor hierdie ontwerp. gaan kyk na sy porti hier.

my wish

2010-08-17T14:06:00.000+02:00

when i drive home in the afternoons, i drive through the beautiful boland in the western cape (south africa) and always wish that a designer could make a plan with the ugly electrical towers that ruins our landscape. my wish is answered by choi + shine architects. now, can our world actually use it! found this link on design is a good idea.

middae na werk ry ek huis toe deur ons pragtige bolandstreek. wanneer my oog ons lelike elektriese torings vang, wens ek altyd dat 'n ontwerper een of ander tyd 'n plan sal maak met daardie landskap-oogsere. my wens is beantwoord deur choi + shine architects. ek het hierdie inspireerende link op design is a good idea gevind.

triple-a mover {johan strydom}

2010-08-17T13:27:00.000+02:00

in between johan's busy career as a model, he made some time to illustrate. i love this one.

hierdie oudleerder het 'n loopbaan as 'n model gekies. hy is vreeslik besig en probeer nog tyd maak om te teken ook. hierdie illustrasie is my gunsteling.

spreading some button-love

2010-08-13T10:53:00.000+02:00

i found another button-lover. button candy has beautiful photos of vintage buttons.

nog 'n knopie-pakdiertjie. sy het pragtige photos van ou knopies. gaan kyk gerus na har blog, button candy.

kiekies

2010-08-12T13:37:00.000+02:00

i love old photographs. this is a photo of my beautiful aunt taken in the 1960's.

ek is mal oor ou fotos. ek het hierdie foto van my mooie tannie hennie uit haar koffertjie fotos gekrap. wou dit graag deel.

triple-a mover {dylan wyndham jones}

2010-08-06T10:16:00.000+02:00

an old learner of mine is doing lovely work. dylan has a lovely sense of humour. find his work here.

hierdie oudleerder van my het 'n heelike sin vir humor. hy was altyd besig om te doodle. pragtig mr jones ek hou van jou styl.

{kief.kif.kiff} illustration studio in woodstock

2010-08-04T14:21:00.000+02:00

lovely work. sommer lekker local. visit them here.

triple-a mover {dorian britton}

2010-07-30T11:26:00.000+02:00

dorian's creative process. dorian always loved logo design. this is a lovely logo he did for a mining software developer specialising in mine seismology. contact him here.

een van my oud-leerders se werksproses.

oodles of doodles

2010-07-27T10:45:00.000+02:00

my learners cover their desks with boards every year. look at this one from a few years back. johan strydom's desk cover is mounted and hanging on my wall in my office.

spesiaal vir johan strydom. johan het via een van my huidige leerlinge gevra of ek nog sy "desk cover" het. dis teen my muur in my kantoor en laat my nog steeds lag. dankie.

blikbordprentjies {tin plate art}

2010-07-19T10:37:00.000+02:00

these artist proofs are called "blikbordprentjies". i am hoping to sell them soon. in the next few months, i have to build up some stock. stencil illustrations on tin plates

my "blikbordprentjies" gaan hopelik een van die dae te koop wees.

changing the world {one t-shirt at a time}

2010-07-14T14:02:00.001+02:00

in creating awareness around the issues of global warming my learners designed t-shirts.

aardverwarming is 'n doring in ons almal se vlees. my leerders het t's ontwerp wat op 'n lekker skerp manier oor hierdie taai ontwerp praat.

a memory for my wall

2010-07-12T15:32:00.000+02:00

nog 'n stukkie onthou vir my muur.

lekker local

2010-07-06T12:40:00.000+02:00

lovely local design by recreate. this designer gives new life and some design flair to discarded old articles.

recreate gee nuwe lewe aan ou rommel met daardie spesiale ontwerpers-afdruk. pragtig.

snip-snip

2010-06-29T13:47:00.000+02:00

a bit of show and tell on my creative process. all the design elements on my blog were done with paper, scissors, and an nt-cutter.

knip-knip en daar is my "look and feel" van my blog.

very {very} early spring in wellington

2010-06-29T12:37:00.000+02:00

die pragtige klein geel konfettie lê oral in die boland.

saucer = button

2010-06-24T14:56:00.000+02:00

thanks to art at heart again {a stunning design blog to follow} I found these sweet buttons/brooches done by wzorowo design group.

te oulik vir woorde, het hierdie stunning design link gevind op een van my gunsteling design blogs, art at heart. die borsspelde/knope is ontwerp deur wzorowo design group.

tjou-tjou was under construction {mooi}

2010-06-22T16:00:00.000+02:00

I hope all my blogger friends like the new look and feel.

ek is tog te opgewonde oor die nuwe gesig van my blog.

hoop julle hou daarvan.

shwe-shwe shoes

2010-06-15T13:41:00.000+02:00

found these on jezzeblog. they are called bokkie shoes. you can buy them in cape town. find more info here. i want brown bokkie shoes!

ek moet so 'n paar bruin bokkie shoes vir my kry. vir meer inligting oor hierdie pragtige skoentjies gaan kyk hier.