Monday 4 February 2013

inspired

2013...
                                                                                    by Adi Cloete


The new year is galloping ahead. January has disappeared in a blink and February is here!

Time to ref up the engines, gather ourselves and revive our blog, after a pause post the jewellery adventures of 2012.

Fine Ounce News
  •  Our Breath of Fire exhibition is on at Dorpstraat Galery in Stellenbosch until 15 February.
  • Be sure to visit our stand at Design Indaba starting 1 March.
  • And Fine Ounce have spread their wings a little... Frieda Luhl has relocated to Windhoek.


I've been indulging images...Here are a few current favourites.
Not always sure who the photographers are, but since I found them online I'm sharing the images in the spirit of the joy and inspiration they bring.


Japanese photographer Miyoko Ihara has been photographing her grandmother Misao,for the last 13 years. 8years ago a kitten with unusual eyes became her wonderful companion... She called him Fukumaru, which means "a circle of good fortune".




Purring on the foot of Buddha



Such happiness!
A charmer!
Incredible !
Imagine having so many feet on the ground...not to mention the water.

And the shadow show you could have :)

In the bottom of my hammock ...

Row your goats gently down the stream.

Fascinating glimpses of feminine beauty expressed; influenced through individuality and cultural backgrounds. 

Wodaabe people from southern Sahara












The flight of freedom.

And for the grande finale - a hauntingly beautiful discovery: 
the work of Gregory Colbert. 
A Canadian film-maker and photographer, best known for the movie Ashes and Snow.

"Colbert believes that there is a shared desire for all species to participate in one universal conversation. He sees nature as the greatest storyteller of all and himself as an apprentice to nature. His works are collaborations between humans and other animals that express the shared poetic sensibilities of all species."

He's work draws you in and stays with you. The images force you to pause and and be quiet. You want to listen. 






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