A personal experience of living in the Overberg, Western Cape, South Africa. Copyright images: Herman van Bon Photography
The land we live on has an enormous variety of soils. Not only classified as clay, loam or sand, etcetera or sized in categories from 10-30 mu onwards. Have you ever looked at the diversity of colours? Yvonne de Wit has a stock of hundreds of different soils, all cleaned of organic material and graded […]
Very Down to Earth — Studio 98
Slowly we are changing our social media presence. Yes; we are planning events at Studio98 and more about that when the program is ready. In the meantime check our new Instagram account: @studio98napier Facebook account https://www.facebook.com/StudioOn98 is in the process of revitalising. One of the ideas is a facebook shop. Keep track! Studio98 is located […]
New instagram account and more — Studio 98
Kenyan model Rachel Shabaan likes to show off Yvonne’s extraordinary jewellery. This time a necklace and an earring handmade of South African Sterling Silver combined with her own design ceramic elements; shaped and painted by me in the workshop of nearby Muddylane Pottery Thank you Madeleine).Model: Rachel Shabaan Photo made and processed (with textures in […]
Wonderful collaboration between artists in Napier, South Africa and Kenya. — Studio on 98
At ‘The Great White Restaurant’ in Kleinbaai the Chef knows how to utilise kelp in the dishes.
Wishing all in the Overberg (South Africa) and the rest of the world a peaceful Christmas and a Happy 2021.
Pictured (with added graphics) is the old church (named: ‘Pro Christo’) somewhere in nowhere in the Overberg.
Haiku photography in Studio on 98 in Napier, Western Cape, South Africa . HAIKU DANCE Slow song sweetly sungshe sways gently. wishing forhis tender embrace
Greta’s Bookshop in Napier is open again: Today from 10 to 3 and from next week every Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 10 to 3. The bookshop is the meeting point of many collectors.
Napier is one of those small towns in South Africa one has to explore to find the hidden secrets. Except for some excellent eateries; stunning vistas in and around the village plus a few of the best wineries of South Africa (Yes: it’s true!!!) there are amongst others a craftsman who makes miniature working steam engines; a toy museum, a chess board maker; a military museum; potteries; a toy museum (the 92 yrs old owner still makes them) and a gallery. Some of these are only open ‘by appointment’ but if you ring the bell you can be sure of great hospitality. Oh … and there is amongst others also the largest sundial of South Africa and a ‘Voortrekkers Monument’ (ox wagon)….
A photo impression.
Brown Hooded Kingfisher (Halcyon albiventris). In Afrikaans: ‘Bruinkopvisvanger’
