Ah! Another successful Art Route under the belt. Serious
preparations begin a few weeks before each Art Route. From deciding which works
to frame and hanging the exhibitions to sprucing up gardens, organising studios
and a serious spring cleaning of homes. Then we open our homes and hearts to
all the wonderful people who drive to Baardskeerdersbos for the weekend. The
weekend ends with a get together of all the participating artists and friends.
We all gathered at Josh and Angela's and christened their new back stoep. The
evening was perfect with not a breath of wind, a double "rainbow"
around the moon, wine flowing and lots of chatter. Artists discussing which
works were sold, feedback from visitors, sharing stories of interesting
connections we made and just generally celebrating another successful art route
weekend. Angela fed the gang with hearty soup and bread and Joshua's chicken
wings miraculously appeared a little while later. Eventually Weyers brought out
his guitar and fuelled by a good few glasses of wine, inhibitions fell away and
even those who swore they didn't do sing-along, joined in. We are all
buzzed up and inspired to get back to our studios and get creative! The
next Art Route is in spring, so we have the whole of winter to prepare for another
show stopping exhibition. Here are a few of my favourite photos of the weekend goings on.
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| Visitors |
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| Morning coffee, Weyers and Joshua |
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| Morning coffee, Neil and Emily |
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| Stoep |
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| Asana and her new baby chicks |
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| And Horus the Horror, who arrived during the art route |
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| Isis is not impressed by the new arrival |
