Contact 076 6189 722 for indigenous gardens, edible landscaping and sustainable water management including ponds, rain management features, and water harvesting on the Garden Route (South Africa). Six Kingdoms is an incredible team of passionate, conscious and knowledgeable people who … Continued
“Get into Nature this festive season! Our Friends at Greenpop are hosting a restoration festival in 2021 and here’s your chance to win a free ticket plus a weekend away with CapeNature valued at R8000+ Enter now:https://bit.ly/GetIntoNatureComp“
Let’s Clean Up Our Home! Our home, Africa, is bearing a disproportionate burden of the global plastics crisis. For many African countries, plastic pollution is causing environmental devastation along with substantial human rights and child labour violations, specifically for those … Continued
I thought I’d share some interesting articles I came across recently. Happy reading! Earth Was a Very Different Place Before Mud A great mud boom 400 million years ago changed features such as the shape of rivers and the planet’s … Continued
So, I was gifted a copy of Roberta Park’s eco novella ‘The Disappearing Shore’ and decided to share about it here. I really enjoyed the honest message and depiction of the characters. Part 1 of the book gives snapshots – … Continued
We’re living in challenging timeswe’re living in exciting timeswe’re living through a great transitionwe’re learning new ways to bewe’re learning new ways to see As we move through this time, I am focusing my attention on learning to listen more. … Continued
We are all teachers. Whether you create art, music or design, whether you work in an office, whether you create tinctures, veggie gardens or delicious meals for your family… We’re all creators. And we’re all teachers. We teach through our … Continued
TEDxYouth@Sydney Emily Parsons-Lord re-creates air from distinct moments in Earth’s history — from the clean, fresh-tasting air of the Carboniferous period to the soda-water air of the Great Dying to the heavy, toxic air of the future we’re creating. By … Continued
Artist Statement The building of a culture is essentially about growth – the layering of traditions and narratives and the connections made. Many symbols, personal to me, are also relevant in the broader South African context. With land being a … Continued
Artist Statement: The fact that humans can simultaneously experience an array ofoverlapping emotions is something that has always fascinated me.As people, we have the ability to occupy more than one emotional state at a time, which means that our feelings … Continued
Buse Mutan was born on March 11 th , 1982 in Izmir. She graduated from Dokuz Eylul University, Buca Faculty of Education, Department of Fine Arts Education in 2018. The same year, she started studying for a Master’s degree in Sculpture … Continued
“An idea arrived to encourage everyone to plant a tree specifically for his or her own life (or on the birth of a child) in gratitude to the earth, Gaia, who supports and nourishes us daily. A tree is one … Continued
“If we cannot control our own tides, then we must learn to flow with them instead of against.” The Cycles Journal is an illustrated guide, by illustrator and artist Rachael Amber, to tracking your menstrual cycle alongside lunar influence. It … Continued
” Infographics and illustrations about animal species and curiosities from the natural world. The project was initially thought and proposed as a content dedicated to a weekly science column for magazines and newspapers. Presenting endangered, unique or peculiar species as well as comparing pattern behaviour between animals, the … Continued
The Centre for Alterity Studies (CFAS) is a resource for the work of an international network of artists and researchers with interests in non-human otherness, encompassing animal, plant and mineral alterity. ON CONSCIOUSNESS: CALL FOR WORK The Centre for Alterity Studies is looking for … Continued
Moksa in Ubud is a vegan restaurant, Permaculture garden and martial arts dojo in Ubud, Bali. Combining three things that I love: eating, gardening and martial arts. You are greeted by large bamboo growing at the entrance, and then enjoy … Continued
“Katie Holten has created a New York City Tree Alphabet. Each letter of the Latin alphabet is assigned a drawing of a tree from the NYC Parks Department’s existing native and non-native trees, as well as species that are to be … Continued
To all the ladies reading my blog, Your moontime, your body’s cycle, is sacred. The term “ritual” is derived from the Sanskrit word R’tu, which means “menstrual.” This etymology suggests that ritual in a general sense and menstrual acts have a … Continued
The delicious vegan buffet works like this: dish your food, keeping tabs of what you are putting into your plate. Calculate what you are eating (measured per dishing spoon or as two pieces of tofu for example), and then place … Continued
I found this great article on Art Radar, and it shows the power of art in our social and community capacity. Art connects us. It creates interaction. It gives hope. The article is from 2013, but it stays relevant 6 … Continued
Do you have any idea of what amazing things would be possible if you could see, and partner with, the unseen natural abundance around you? Problems transform into solutions, and previously unimagined wonders of life emerge. Brad shares the inspiring … Continued
Love at first sight – these are just SO beautiful to me. These prints by John Roome is available from StateoftheArt Gallery (whose newsletter is where I was introduced to his work!). His artist statement: “My work is grounded in … Continued
Destruction of Nature, Destruction of the Human being. Raheleh Minoosh Zomorodinia. California, 2010 rahelehzomorodinia.com
These figures are modeled with mud and seaweed, with the algae drying within the elements. The colors, textures, and “skin” of the creatures change over time, along with the organic landscape they inhabit in the Séné Marsh Nature Reserve in … Continued
One of the exquisite cut paper sculptures by Tiffany Miller Russell that celebrate the unique wonders of the natural world. Shop originals and prints: www.wildlifeinpaper.com or visit www.etsy.com/shop/WildlifeInPaper for her Etsy shop.
And she said:There is a softening that happensin growing and becomingolder. I don’t see my reflection everywheremade of fragments and glassthere is a fleshiness stretched over my bonesa softness. And yet, there is tension there – or something else.A density, like a … Continued
Have a look at this video from National Geographic about how trees “talk” to each other by forming underground symbiotic relationships—called mycorrhizae—with fungi to relay stress signals and share resources with one another.
Today we had a Cape Land Art gathering on Strand beach, next to the mouth of the Lourens River. It was incredibly windy, so I played a bit with the blowing of the sand, Chris created a spiral, while Zbys … Continued
I am awed by the art shown at Art on Avenues, a new gallery in Somerset West. The works I enjoyed the most were artworks by Ronél de Jager and Marnus Havenga – I was at the exhibition due to … Continued
I have been wanting to share a post about the Freedom Gallery and in their latest newsletter, I’ve been given the perfect summary to share: The Freedom Gallery project started in Spring of 2018 in Pretoria. A team of five … Continued