Introducing fellow artists and Daydreamers;-)

I would like to introduce fellow artist and friend Nadine Hansen.

I met Nadine in 2016 when she invited me as a fellow inhabitant of Stilbaai in the Western Cape, to exhibit at her pop up exhibition, which she hosted during December 2016.

Since then we kept in contact and on invitation from the Hessequa Art Route, we launched our exhibition “Inherited Dysfunction” during the Hessequa Harmonie festival September 2021.

So I am honoured to work with her again this year and have her work in my studio for this exhibition “Dagdromer’. Here is a quote that inspired Nadine to take part in this exhibition. To view more of her work please click on the link to the online catalogue below.

“I am often daydreaming, and it’s because I’ve always liked the idea of there being something more than the normal world”. – Samantha Shanon

“Daydream, imagine, and reflect. It’s the source of infinite creativity”. Deepak Chopra

Next up is Nicole Hein:

I had the privilege of meeting Nicole (Nicky as we call her) last year at the first Hessequa Art Route meeting in Riversdale, WC. Since then I have enjoyed being in her company having stimulating conversations about art, life and the world as we know it.

I am looking forward to many more hours in conversation with this beautiful creative and talented soul, and am happy to present her prints at my studio. You may view her work in the catalogue link below.

Last but not least, I would like to introduce you to Marelise Visser:

I met Marelise Visser round-about 2008 after the birth of my son, at a group meeting called La Leche (aka desperate breast-feeding club).

After that we bumped into each other in intervals and when I moved to Stilbaai back in 2013 we met again outside a pre-school. Marelise is the owner of Bay Beauty Salon in Stilbaai and has upon a couple of occasions done my nails for exhibitions.

Marelise took up the paintbrush back in 2016 for the first time, and since then there is no stopping her exploration and creativity with watercolour and oil paintings .

Please click on the catalogue in the link below to view the works done by Marelise for this exhibition.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/13bHwCkoahKWIqGLfxKIZFkKNSnsu9hEwW2IqlIR8JnE/edit?usp=sharing

If you have any questions please feel free to comment or email hannalie.t@gmail.com xxx

a milestone?!

Art portfolio- my work

When one becomes a mother you are told to look out for certain milestones in the development of your child, for example the first time he/she sits, or crawl (mine never did much crawling) or the first step, or the first word and so on.

Lately I wondered if there are certain milestones in an artistic career, and if one can call it that. For example the first sale of an artwork, the first gallery show, the first award etc.

Everyone develops at their own rate. Louise Bourgeois for example only received recognition late in her life, while Vincent van Gogh never did get much attention until after his death; and some receive acclaim just after they leave art school.

Last week I received news that for the first time my work was acquired by an Academic collection:

To some this might not seem like a big deal, but to me, I’m feeling the way a mother feels when she sees her child taking his/her first step!

Behind the scenes of Rubber ever after

Art portfolio- my work, Studio news/blog

They say something like : All work and no play makes one …(insert word)……, but at the KKNK we played as hard as we worked and vice a versa.

One of the reasons I love exhibiting at the arts festival is the interaction. Meeting new people. Discussions. Conversations. New friendships being formed. Now I understand why my colleague Robert Hamblin referred to the artists exhibiting at last years festival as family; because after 7 days it feels like being part of a family. Thank you Robert for these snapshots!

Here I am with my Crown-Prince. My husband, muse, friend, lover, critic, support, father of our children, and the one who help me hang the exhibition!

The princess and her tea.

Luckily my venue was at such a good spot that I could enjoy some tea/coffee very often and be right there at my space.

Having a great time with fellow artists and friends

From left to right: Robert Hamblin (front), Hennie Meyer, me as Goldilocks was a mouse, and Marinda du Toit aka Johanna Brandt.

The druid left his cubicle to visit me at my ‘rubber kingdom’.

I am a huge admirer of the work by Willem Boshoff, and it was an honour to finally meet him. He was one of the main festival artists. His show was called : Big druid in his cubicle. See more here

At Willem’s BUSH braai. From left to right: Stephan Erasmus, Ferdinand Bruwer, Willem Boshoff, myself and Gordon Froud

here I am with artist Gordon Froud

Another artist I admire is Gordon Froud. He was like Willem Boshoff another one of the main festival artists….There were 3 this year! His show was called: a Retrospective of exhibitions I never had. You can read more here.

and here is another festival selfie….