When looking at César Manrique’s life, it clear to see his love of art in more than one form. César Manrique (April 1919 – September 1992) lived a full life, attempting and succeeding at many large projects that still affect people today. … Continued
Many of us have seen a Zen garden before and some of us had the chance to rake the many lines. Are you one of those lucky ones? If you are, leave a comment below to tell us about your … Continued
The term sustainability has been stretched to become almost meaningless. It’s time to talk about regeneration, writes Herbert Girardet From: The Guardian For 25 years, sustainable development has been held up as the solution to the world’s problems. But instead we … Continued
“Art has the power to change the world” In our (old / somewhat outdated) Guide to greening your art we mention choosing cruelty-free brushes and asking questions about where your materials actually derive from. In this post we offer … Continued
CLIMARTE harnesses the creative power of the arts to inform, engage and inspire action on climate change. CLIMARTE is bringing together a broad alliance of arts organisations, practitioners, administrators, patrons and academics from across the spectrum of the arts sector, … Continued
From the homepage of their website: A business. A movement. A revolution. The Green Guerrillas do not fall into any category other than a revolutionary progressive movement. Using waste for energy, the mechanics of tourism for momentum and the ethos … Continued
However you with to celebrate Christmas, or not, we hope that you have a wonderful time filled with joy and peace. During this time of the year most of us take stock of what happened during the past year, and … Continued
Artist and creative catalyst Tracy Algar shares valuable guides, art and insights on her website, blog and newsletter. One of these is her guide to finding your personal symbols, ideal for imbuing your art with more intention and power.
A chat with Anni Snyman, contemporary artist, co-founder of Site_Specific, and lead artist & project coordinator for the Karoo Geoglyph project.
On 12 November 2016 I joined for a Food Forest Gardening workshop, facilitated by Matthew Koehorst from Six Kingdoms Project and permaculture designer Sean Spender.
Greenpop has a wonderful newsletter called The Active Citizen, and it expresses quite clearly how we can make a difference. We share their latest newsletter.
Plastic never goes away. Plastic is a durable material made to last forever, yet illogically, 33 percent of it is used once and then thrown away. We share more reasons from the Plastic Pollution Coalition for saying ‘no’ to plastic.
This is the third post in a three-part feature about the Greenpop Zambia Festival of Action, by Matthew Koehorst (read the introduction | read about the community planting days & environmental education) Natural Building: Zambia has a long history of … Continued
This is the first post in a three-part feature about the Greenpop Zambia Festival of Action, by Matthew Koehorst Greenpop is a South Africa and Zambia based social enterprise that has been around for the last 5 years. It started … Continued
This is a re-post from: IDEA: Art Gardens I’ve been following the blog Gardens in unexpected places, and always admire the innovation, creativity and ingenuity of people – planting food gardens in public spaces, as well as improving urban areas … Continued
While going through my archives, I came across two posts by Michelle Albinson which I’d love to highlight and share. The Being-Green-Guide: #1 Food, Shopping and You Being ‘green’ is more than just using plastic packaging as containers to … Continued
Contrary to what some of my friends believe, I don’t jump out of bed every morning feeling inspired, creative and productive. Most days I have to drag myself out of my warm, comfy bed and into my studio. And what … Continued
Today I’d like to highlight a business or initiative that I’ve known about for quite a while. Their work is inspiring and important, and very much in line with everything I support and believe! UPCYCLE creates corporate gifts … Continued
Yacouba Sawadogo is an innovative African farmer who has been travelling across the deserts for the last 30 years reviving ancient re-forestation and soil conservation techniques. His only tools are a shovel and a firm belief that everything can be … Continued
Yesterday I googled ‘time management and scheduling tools for entrepreneurs’, and looked at the contents of my bookmark folder called ‘time management for artists’. While putting off doing what I really should have been doing – creating something new. What … Continued
I attended a workshop about Weeds by Tracy and LOVED it. Informative, inspiring and interesting sums it up pretty well. I asked Tracy a few questions after the workshop to share with you here… What inspired you to offer these … Continued