Mozambican Gold

When you listen you can hear them calling

loud and clear

the whispers of the sea

the three towers

and the ocean's chapel

the Kauri, the first money of Africa

or just a piece of jewelry

the tiger shells, they are all there just for you to see

 

The Gold Of Mozambique

Entwined

Our destinies are entwined

I have been traveling a long time with you

You are worn out,

but you won't let me go !

My Loving Shining Heart

SHELL INSTALLATIONS

Here are some of my shell installations

Coastal studies No. 1

The Shells of Eastern Beach

Shell in watercolor

and " The Pretty Shell Vase "

All are available at  Chocolat Negro

LOVE AND HOPE

RED AND GREEN

LOVE AND HOPE

I have declared this picture officially one of my favorites of 2010. Shells lying on the bottom of a rock pool in clear ocean water - as clear as it gets. And a perfect mixed media composition. 

VERNISSAGE BY THE SEA

Today a vernissage of the world famous artist and sculptor "THE SEA"  was held under a bright blue sky at Bonza Bay Beach. 20 Pieces of her most recent work were exhibited for the first time and shown to the public. Her work is convincing as ever.

entitled FRAGILITY

entitled THE TRUE GREEN

Entitled LIGHTNESS

entitled THE  CORE

entitled FOAMBATH

entitled A PALETTE OF THE COLOR ROSE

entitled OLIVE HAIR

entitled THE ARC

entitled PREHISTORIC STRAWBERRY

entitled LONG LEGS

entitled A PIECE OF FRAGILITY

entitled EXUBERANCE

entitled THE SIMPLE BROTHER OF EXUBERANCE

entitled SURFBOARD"S GRAVEYARD

entitled MIXED MEDIA INSTALLATION

entitled OCEAN ICE

entitled THE BOWL

entitled THE COLOR PLUM

entitled OPEN HEART

entitled HOUSE WITH MANY ROOMS

Chocolat Negro Jewelery

Some of my necklaces............ made of shells and abalone pieces and old vintage beads.



and what inspires them.

STORIES OF THE SEA

Shells in a small sea water pool only visible at low tide, organized in clear pattern.


Strolling along the beach makes me happy. Always has. I have been longing for the sea since I was a child. I could say I have a relationship with the ocean. I see a thousand things that make me happy while I walk.

When you have a camera in your hand you get more attentive, your perception is intensified. The ocean is the oldest story teller in the world. I can find inspirations for my work everywhere. This washed out rock at the beach - a piece of art and it would be extremely difficult to copy it. Brancusi could do it.
  Reed - grass growing on the dunes, just where the sand is soft an white. Beautiful design for a ring.

And an even shaped canal during low tide showing the breaking waves at the end. Not visible at high tide. A perfect place to catch crayfish.

What is a creative person?

An old shell and driftwood cupboard serves as an architectural Art-Deco building site for honey colored african wasps.
This is the biggest wasp nest I have seen since I moved into the house. I felt myself unable to destroy it. With a little fear in my heart I have decided on a model of co-habitation and a minimum distance.

I observed them truly fascinated building their castle for over three months in the corner of an old white painted- cupboard used to store sea shells, interesting drift wood pieces and firewood for the grill, that is standing on my verandah.

The structure is getting bigger and bigger, extending every day and at the same time the nest is creating the impression for the eye that it is becoming more delicate.

Hanging from a tiny string of dried mud....

My favourite architect is the spanish genious Antoni Gaudi. This nest makes me think of his famous houses in Madrid and Spain with wasp-nest like balconys.
How does one define creativity? How does creativity develop? Is is natural or learned.

Is being interested in anything that might explain the workings of the human mind a prerequiste? Is there a universal fluid whose equilibrium or disturbance explains health and disease.

Are wasps naturally creative or is psychic energy stored somewhere like Jung suggested.