Category Archives: the natural world

Where one finds inspiration

Posted on January 29, 2014 by Reviva

In the compost heap of the imagination, a novel is slowly emerging…

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Dung beetle tale

Posted on January 28, 2014 by Reviva

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 →

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Insane joy

Posted on November 18, 2013 by Reviva

From what? Simply from the flowers blooming in my garden…

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Grassy Tails

Posted on November 15, 2013 by Reviva

I’m not sure of the identification of this grass, photographed in Lesotho but a new book we’ve acquired on the grasses of Southern Africa provides me with such a poetic range, I’m enchanted with possibilities. Could it be Boat Grass … Continue reading →

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Cactus vulgarian glorious

Posted on November 8, 2013 by Reviva

Can this be real? A cactus in flower is a flamenco dancer en flagrante, a seductress over the hill and out of her mind,  a bolt of drama delivered in a chromatic punch, a cross-dresser in a cross-fertilising frenzy. Oh … Continue reading →

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If only…

Posted on November 8, 2013 by Reviva

  If only you could smell…the sweet peas growing in my garden, filling my kitchen with their wild honey pungency

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Here she is!

Posted on October 17, 2013 by Reviva

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 →

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Hope stirs

Posted on July 30, 2013 by Reviva

Guess who I found munching salad-greens in the garden? A melancholy clay beast with shaggy green coat wearing a decidedly odd hat fit for a Royal occasion.

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An African suitcase

Posted on September 17, 2012 by Reviva

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 →

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Lava from Krakatoa

Posted on June 22, 2012 by Reviva

There’s a wonderful story about the pumice we find on South African beaches. It involves deaf sailors, amazing sunsets, cracked toes and volcanoes from a different century…   FOR SALE             FOR SALE              FOR SALE     Hand-painted zig-zag book of … Continue reading →

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