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Small box of endless hours
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A wedding without a groom?
Impossible!
Dung beetle tale
It’s not often that real live models insist on visiting people visualising them for the sake of a book but that is what happened when I was busy illustrating a story about a dung beetle using the usual 2D source … Continue reading
Grand Announcement
The six books in the CHILDREN OF SOUTHERN AFRICA series are to be published by Shuter and Shooter early in 2014. They are: Myrtle and Daneco, their life in Kassiesbaai, South Africa Thobeka and Samukelo, their life in Yeoville, South … Continue reading
Here she is!
After 4 years in the stitching, the monkey-bride is ready to make her appearance. It’s not only her dress that required sewing but her entire wedding party from guests of zebras, wild dogs, giraffe and children to the actual venue … Continue reading
Lesotho book complete
After a fascinating trip to Lesotho and a couple of months wresting the design and text from the thousands of photos we took, here it is The 6th book in the CHILDREN OF SOUTHERN AFRICA series. In it are: … Continue reading
Still stitching
Photo: Sue Kramer A MONKEY’S WEDDING, my next embroidered book is growing, very, very slowly, one thread at a time. What colour should I make the giraffe’s eye?
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An African suitcase
Whew! After months and months I have completed my next big project. Here it is: A CD in a jewel case… A taste of the contents… All this for only R200! To find out how to purchase An African suitcase … Continue reading
Launched along the river
On 28th September 2010 we launched the book “Along the River” at the Bontebok Park just outside Swellendam. The multilingual book, published by The Early Learning Resource Unit and funded by SEEDS, is part of a series of books I … Continue reading