Pics to come, but here’s a little snipit in the press from our jump with Freshlyground on Signal Hill. ps – my original vision was witih Zolani (the most Adorrrable lead-singer!) to be jumping in mid-air (visually at least) – between Lion’s Head & Table Mountain. It turns out it was super foggy that night,…
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Kasper, aka: Batman
This is my nephew, Kasper. Many, many a picture of him look like this! I love it! I just got this image of more of us doing this…wouldn’t it help if instead of people always trying to look “so good”, we just, on random occasions at least?! wore bunny suits or spiderman suits?! I think…
Read MoreShack-Wrapping in Khayalitsha
We arose Early one morning, to go find the perfect shack in Cape Town’s largest township of Khayalitsha. We had 37 meters of Cape Town’s most hip fabric, aka: Shine Shine’s Obama print! We were needing to find it’s match! We had “Mr. Zsa Zsa Zsa” (sp?) as our escort (I’m not kidding!). Take a…
Read MoreMy Jumping “Old” Ladies!
1 lady is 83. 1 lady is 85. The other 2 are mysteries. One absails, parachutes, & hikes avidly (tho has recently given up “backpacking”!). One is an int’l ballroom dancer & community table tennis player. One surf skis, boogie boards, & does “big game” fishing in Mozambique. LOVE IT! Conceptualist: Kelly Wainwright, Photographer: Saul Wainwright,
Read MoreSCRAPS, kiss kiss!
Caitlyn Collins. One of the first people I ever met in Cape Town. at her mom’s shop: Organics Alive, Palmer Rd., Muizenberg. I have to thank Caitlyn so much for hearing about this whole project, & really inspiring me/encouraging me to do it!…That “everyone she knew” here would be into it, & be into participating…
Read Moremy “big fat mamas”! – oh, the love!
Last night we took a picture of 2 “big mamas”, if you will… One was black. One was white. They wore nothing but white shower caps, & white gumboots (for all you americans out there – rainboots!)… We set up a shower in the middle of a field, they stripped down, (with backs to the…
Read MoreWe will be helping to INFECT THE CITY via our infamous…Bed Jump!
MESSY MONKEY INFECTS THE CITY: Our ditty is not officially written up yet, but check it below! You’ve seen it here first!: Kelly Vaagsland Wainwright is a conceptual artist straddling the globe between both Oakland, California & Cape Town, South Africa. She has been putting together a project called PLAY JUMP EAT in Cape Town…
Read MoreOlympia Bed Jump: Part Deux (behind-the-scenes)
Yeah – this pretty much epitomizes the Olympia! I LOVE our female model in the front with the hair net – straight from the bakery. She is awesome! This was SUCH a fun shoot to take. The entire place was screaming/shouting, “JUMP, JUMP, JUMP!”. She let out the most authentic “cock-a-doodle-doo!” at the end of…
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Olympia Cafe: Bed Jumping & Food Flying!
Ever eaten at Olympia Cafe in Kalk Bay? I have, about 25,800 times, & counting!! It’s our second kitchen. What can I say? The food is primo – Top Quality. The wait staff wear…whatever they want! They hug your baby. They sit down while they order (if they feel like it, or if you’re all…
Read MoreYes it’s True! Archbishop Desmond Tutu DID in Fact Jump! on our Bed!! **This is a snapshot. Just a behind-the-scenes snapshot!
This picture was taken in his boardroom (his requested location!) with some children from the children’s dance school that PLAY JUMP EAT is raising money for (Tertia Kindo Arts Project). More to come!
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