Saint Verde’s-eye View: Pattern on pattern

Our regular guest, Neville Trickett has been somewhat scarce lately, as he’s been mad busy with the relaunch of Saint Verde on his farm, as well as working on a brand new blogging concept (read all about that here). It’s great to have you here today, Neville!

Seydou Keita, who produced these amazing portraits in Mali [...]

Saint Verde’s-eye View: Sean Scully’s origins

The Irish-born American artist Sean Scully is an abstract colour field painter with an eye for colour that would do any interior decorator proud. In fact, when you are thinking about a fresh coat of paint, you need look no further than contemporary art. What I like about Sean is that he shows his point [...]

Saint Verde’s-eye View: kindred spirits

A familiar sight to all of us with a keen eye for detail are the many South African objects made from wire. I think it has a lot to do with the fact that the raw materials are inexpensive, and easily available, but I’m not forgetting the skill of the makers. The thing I find [...]

Saint Verde’s-eye view: Back to our roots

Spring’s a time for renewal, and so the timing for the re-opening of Saint Verde this month couldn’t be more perfect (see News on page 26 of Issue 64). We asked Neville and Sharon Trickett to tell us more about their plans in the weekly Saint Verde’s-eye view post:

Nine years after the original Saint Verde [...]

Saint Verde’s-eye view: My all time best Hindu temple

Props to Neville Trickett for coming through with his guest post today, after having (ouch!) fatally dropped his laptop just before the weekend. Great recovery, Neville!

I have been taking photos of all the Hindu temples in and around Durban, and the oldest of them happens to be my all time best. Away from the mindless [...]

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