willemien de villiers

this creative life

Many years have passed since I last visited here. Much has changed, but one thing has remained constant and unwavering:…

Banished – the making of a story 

Because I never start a new work knowing what it is I want to do or say, I was curious…

Domestic

  I have neglected this blog for far too long. It used to serve as my thinking space, where I…

Dietrich and the skill of folding sullied flesh with frank words

A wonderfully written essay on Keith Dietrich’s Fragile Histories, Fugitive Lives, exhibition. I can’t wait to see it again.

making and meaning

She dreams of waves rolling down the railway tracks, filling the subway tunnels underneath before surging out onto the road….

turbine art fair

present tense Today and tomorrow are the last two days to see my work @ The Turbine Art Fair (Turbine…

hitting the ground crawling

The sun beats down; beats her behind her neck, the small of her back, the back of her knees. Finally…

goodbye aloe

present tense I associate blooming aloes with Nelson Mandela, who was born in the winter month of July in Mvezo, a…

new work and process

present tense a quick post to share new stitching/textile work in progress – happy creating!

elsewhere

Let’s drive somewhere we’ve never been before, Sarah says. I leave our familiar circular route and take one of the…

new stitchings

present tense A few snaps of my latest work – painting, mixed media and fabric + thread. Happy creating!

claws and mud

 via Sculptural Bowhouse Lula notices that the honey pot is shaped like an elegant long-nosed dog – a pointer maybe…