Comments on: Let the beads do the talking http://www.craftunbound.net/medium/textiles/let-the-beads-do-the-talking Craft at large Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:42:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Hlengiwe Dube – African craft aspiring to gallery status http://www.craftunbound.net/medium/textiles/let-the-beads-do-the-talking/comment-page-1#comment-512 Hlengiwe Dube – African craft aspiring to gallery status Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:44:32 +0000 http://www.craftunbound.net/medium/textiles/let-the-beads-do-the-talking#comment-512 [...] developmental role with crafters in KwaZulu Natal. Last year, Dube published a book titled Zulu Beadwork which articulated the language of [...] [...] developmental role with crafters in KwaZulu Natal. Last year, Dube published a book titled Zulu Beadwork which articulated the language of [...]

]]> By: Stephen http://www.craftunbound.net/medium/textiles/let-the-beads-do-the-talking/comment-page-1#comment-76 Stephen Sat, 28 Feb 2009 00:20:51 +0000 http://www.craftunbound.net/medium/textiles/let-the-beads-do-the-talking#comment-76 "Most of the studies of African art available in this country have been written by outsiders." How true! Last night I found a site filled with beautiful paintings of African woman done by an Australian artist who's never been to Africa... tonight I find out about South African beads form another Australian! It's about time us South Africans started to tell the rest of the world about our art and our culture! Brace yourselves world... “Most of the studies of African art available in this country have been written by outsiders.”
How true! Last night I found a site filled with beautiful paintings of African woman done by an Australian artist who’s never been to Africa… tonight I find out about South African beads form another Australian!

It’s about time us South Africans started to tell the rest of the world about our art and our culture! Brace yourselves world…

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