So! Last night we had the opening of the Pulp Fiction exhibition at the artSPACE durban Gallery, conceived by me, and birthed and curated by the owner (of the gallery) Karen Bradtke and I. Below: the artSPACE durban Gallery The participating artists were: swany, Corne Eksteen, Andrew Verster, Angie Arbothnot, Shauna Southam, Jane Alexander, Mandy Kok, [...]
I believe that at heart I am a simple man. I don’t aspire to rule the world or to attain massive wealth or fame or notoriety. In saying that, however, I would really love to become an artist of note and to be able to share my love of art with others. But mostly I [...]
Two years on and I still miss my furry little buddy terribly. My Champers passed away on 12/12/2012 and so today I honour his memory, although in truth there is not a day that goes by that I do not think of him. I am reminded of the words of Pi Patel in Yann Martel's Life [...]
I run a lot and I have done for virtually my entire life. Truthfully I’ve never been quite sure whether it is toward something or away from something. Perhaps it’s both, but regardless, I run a lot. When I was at school it was for sport; athletics and rugby. In the Army I ran because [...]
Y2K13 is a thing of the past, disappearing in the rearview mirrors of our minds, as Y2K14 builds momentum, rushing at us on the highway of our lives. Encased within our technological buffers (think Facebook and iPhones) we barely notice the scenery whipping by us. Often the closest we come to interacting with the outside [...]
I wrote this poem to a woman I fell for about 6 months after returning from Los Angeles. Like me she had just been through a similarly traumatic relationship. Unfortunately it didn't develop past an enjoyment of each other's company: me, being my normal emotional "too much" and she, fearful and too damaged to move [...]
