Inspiration & experience
My multi-faceted art practice explores the interconnectedness of life through the lens of Earth's natural cycles, personal rhythms, deep ecology, expressions of daily life experiences, and mental health themes. My…
Creative Process Facilitation & Transformation Coaching
I am passionate about helping you unearth and explore your own artistic and creative skills (we all have them, they just express differently in each of us!!). Whether you are…
THE STONES SPEAK, THE MOSS WHISPERS
During April 2023 we played in the sand, we planted a tree, and we spoke about art… "The Stones Speak, The Moss Whispers" was an exhibition held at Ninette Steyl's…
Wat steek vas in jou nate?
"Wat steek vas in jou nate", Janet Botes, Created/Performed during OPENLab2016, as part of the Programme for Innovation in Artform Development (PIAD), an initiative of the Vrystaat Arts Festival and…
Metamorphosis as a thematic focus
Metamorphosis I: Nature Changes One of the themes in my work - Metamorphosis - is inspired by the metamorphosis of insects, as well as personal and spiritual transformation. It follows…
GREEN ART: An introduction
What is “Green Art” or “Environmental Art”? Throughout the ages, artists have responded to the challenges and issues relevant and prevalent during their lives. Currently, we are faced with the…
Spoor (theme focus)
We tread unto sand, unto rock, unto grassAnd leave marks indented into the memoryOf place, of space, of time... To be washed, blown and carried awayThrough seasons and cycles of…
We are of wood and stone
우리는 나무 그리고 돌 we are of wood and stone Below the surface of language, culture and individuality, are we not all the same? And when we dig even deeper,…
Flow, Site_Specific Land Art Biennale
Flow. Drift. SplatterFlowing with clarity and energized focus.Creating, WorkingBeing in the moment. Drifting along, swept away by emotions.Feelings, thoughts that ebb and flow like the tides.While oil seep into the…
A Green Art Manifesto
By Kai Lossgott with contributions from the curator (Janet Botes) and participating artists Simon Max Bannister, Janet Ranson, Danelle Malan, Stefanie Schoeman, Nicolle Marais and Claire Homewood Created for and…
“Human Nature Time ”
Breaking the line of the water’s edge with a stone, a broken shell during the incoming tideSunset Beach, West Coast of the Western Cape, South Africa2015 Limited edition photographic prints…