photo by Claire Homewood.
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Makeka Design Lab + Stiaan Louw Unite! (behind-the-scenes snapshot!)
This is a glimpse of the marriage of Makeka Design Lab & Stiaan Louw (and of course Messy Monkey + Inge Prins) at Oak Couture: (ok – right now I’m not sure why wordpress Only likes this pic horizontal! working on it!)…
Read More83-year old swimming ladies rule! (visuals to come soon!)
I met a woman on the beach the other day. She was 83. I honestly thought maybe she was 67…72 at the most… She was clever! She brought my daughter a dead fish, & let her poke at the eyes, & look at the gills. She told me how she likes to surf ski &…
Read MoreTina & Stuart are: “Sheep Couture”
Fiery Spanish Dancer Strikes Poses in Trees
This is my amazing friend Sol, dancing in the trees at Oak Couture! She was our female model for the surfing BED JUMP series. We immediately thought of using her again for the OAK COUTURE series, but thought it would be best to optimize the bounty of models in Cape Town! However, she got…
Read MoreNoor – my Favorite Fisherman Friend.
We did a shoot yesterday morning in Kalk Bay harbor. We filled a small fishing boat with about 30 cabbages, & 30 bundles of carrots. We grabbed a lonely fisherman on the shore, & asked if he would model for us. He more than willingly threw on his oilskins & gumboots, & sat perfectly still…
Read MoreOAK COUTURE through the eyes of Claire, take 2!
OAK COUTURE through Claire’s eyes!
Claire Homewood not only helped Jeannette Unite (installation artist) design & “dress” the tree, & help Marize Malan (fashion designer) design & “dress” the model. She took some amazing photographs (& had some fun with them) through the process! Take a look through Claire’s eyes!
Read Morelive your dreams:
Someday I will: draw with lipstick all over the town. have people throw tomatoes at each other on a farm. exhibit at Caldwell Snyder Gallery, SF. (for at least $30,000 per piece). sing & dance.
Read MoreHappy Pills
Say one says they hate their job. Say (God forbid!) one says they ‘hate’ their life… “shame!”, as they say here in S. Africa, as a term of compassionate empathy… I understand one can feel shocked & frozen to make radical moves in one’s life, feeling clueless as to how or what or where that…
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Contemporary Artist: Kelly Wainwright 