Remember Zanele's old house? Well, you won't recognise it - when she moved to her new plot, her son, Lubabalo, moved into her old house, and transformed the front section into an ubercool fruit & veg shop. Zanele also offers sewing and darning service from the premises. Viva the entrepreneurial spirit!
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The weather gods have smiled on Cape Town for the world cup (this mister Blatter certainly has friends in high places!) But now that the world cup is over, it's weather business as usual. Which means it's freezing with intermittent rain. Just the kind of weather to stay at home with paper, scissors and glue, and tackle a little craft project don't you think?
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These beautiful pictures of the Mielie orbits on the stage & foyer area of the Global Forum conference are courtesy of Scenic Design & www.time.com.. The whole project was designed and co-ordinated by the awesome Leon and Giulia of Leg Studios.
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I'm back after a blissful week in the Cedarbergs, that land of huge rock formations and even bigger sky. These beauties were in the loft to welcome me back - how nice!
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Remember the orbit art pieces we've been making over the past month or two? Well today was their premier at the Global Forum, a gathering of "global leaders in Cape Town to focus on substantive issues and opportunities in the developing world."
Our orbits are mounted on the backdrop and in the reception area, dotted between the presentation screens. As you can imagine, security is pretty tight at the venue, but as soon as I get a photo, I'll post it.
The whole Mielie team would like to thank Leg Studiosfor the fantastic experience.
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We headed for town to experience the diski-jubilation-vibe that was the start of the world cup. It was such a blast!
As you can see from my photos, I'm far happier with my face behind the camera and my back to the tv screen, capturing the real stars of the world cup - the fans.
Don't you just love the girl in the vuvuzela outfit (top left)? At last a vuvuzela that no-one is complaining about!
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Ok. Now world cup fever has really hit town. Even sleepy Montebello design centre was shaken awake at noon, when the country was called upon to blow upon their vuvuzelas*. Love them or hate them, you'd better get used to them!
In case you've been hibernating for the last five years, a Vuvuzela is a trumpet that is blown to express solidarity with one's team.
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Oh boy, have we had fun dressing our car in South African stars for the world cup! Here's how we did it.
I bought a 2m piece of magnetic decal specially meant for cars from Maizey Plastics in Paardeneiland. (Regular fridge decal doesn't stick as well, so all your stars might fly off on the highway!) Because it only comes in white, I also bought some vinyl in the flag colours from Maizey. They also sold me a very handy little spatula that helps to spread the vinyl evenly.
To make things easier I cut the decal into smaller pieces and cut the vinyl into matching pieces. You'll need someone to help you to stick the vinyl down. It helps to spray a thin mist of water onto the decal before you carefully stick down the vinyl. Working from the centre to the outside edge, use the spatula to ensure that you have no air or water bubbles. (If all else fails, prick them with a pin).
Cut some star-shaped stencils in various sizes out of cardboard.
Draw the stars on the vinyl with a white board marker and cut out with a pair of craft scissors that you don't mind getting blunt. Et voila!
The whole excercise cost me about R250 ($30, 25 Euro) and I have a whole lot of decals left that I intend to transform into fridge magnets.
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If you live in Cape Town keep your eyes open for the aloes, which are about to burst into bloom. It's easy to miss them, but they're right there, even next to the highway. I snapped these last weekend in Churchhaven, the most beautiful place on earth in my humble opinion. I suppose if you live in the Eastern Cape they are already In full bloom.
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