Koekenaap workshop: part three

 

Losing track of time and my ability to keep a diary of the workshop, time flowed and snaked like a river. We took some more walks, and watched How Art Made the World, the Bob Marley documentary, and listened to Kathy Coates' Lagos, my Lagos. We also did blind contour drawing, portrait drawings as a group - using each other as models - and an incredibly fun exercise where we expressed the sound of music snippets onto a large-scale paper surface (basically musical chairs with drawing materials!)

Harriet, Mariam and George all busy with clay sculptures

It's not just about the art.
It's about the people, about connections, collaboration, community and supporting each other. And how fitting that I would regain an enjoyment for figure drawing during the workshop - thank you Nico & Leeu for the life drawing session, it was incredible and very supportive!

Sulandi Hunter

Helping each other, encouraging and giving constructive criticism - this created a space of respect and understanding, in which I felt an absolute freedom to create and express. I want to bring that feeling into my everyday life - we all need a comfortable and supportive space to live and grow in, not only artists.

Just some of the incredible, inspiring artists that I was privileged to meet. From left to right: Miranda Kruger, Nico Eilers, George Meyer, Jarrett Erasmus, Wanda Bester and Donovan Stevens