The Rosendal experience is more than just another country retreat.

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXmXMe85LqdkYp5amlZrn6TdmWr3lDIKuIIa5Tl2VPhsCHZO6k7cKW181k7l-qLSEVnLXiBMnP6HULEtemNRSf4S-B2Eow8BtN1zULlU9X3jYJpeAPswCAtg_nCyq5iTDbTxIcgEn7Isw/s1600/Rooster+making+himself+heard%252C+yet+again%2521.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXmXMe85LqdkYp5amlZrn6TdmWr3lDIKuIIa5Tl2VPhsCHZO6k7cKW181k7l-qLSEVnLXiBMnP6HULEtemNRSf4S-B2Eow8BtN1zULlU9X3jYJpeAPswCAtg_nCyq5iTDbTxIcgEn7Isw/s400/Rooster+making+himself+heard%252C+yet+again%2521.jpg" width="352" /></a></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It is indeed necessary to post a selection of images, visual experiences encountered during my recent weekend-away at Daniel van der Merwe's Rosendal country home. The pruned tree and seeds sown recently have flourished under the incessant spring/summer showers, transforming </span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/group.php?v=info&gid=107924552578163"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Rosendal</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> and it's surrounding areas into a most spectacular visual experience (visit link to Rosendal's facebook page for up-to-date insight into happenings). Google earth map of <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Post+Office+-+Rosendal,+Botha+Street,+Rosendal,+Free+State,+South+Africa&sll=-28.692452,28.232961&sspn=3.382412,4.86145&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Post+Office+-+Rosendal,+Botha+St,+Rosendal,+Thabo+Mofutsanyane,+Free+State+9720,+South+Africa&ll=-28.503733,27.935786&spn=0.027418,0.03798&t=f&z=15&ecpose=-28.50373287,27.93578625,4924.44,0,0,0">Rosendal town.</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiclszX1EU495hUtSnH9AqoPQjweCkul_b8YIISMtAf43gTIaU73Bo2Sr9HwZVSDc9bz6LJzkgPnpOVNhlUdzR7m9WkVu-3NCXUTlEYonJWKfpLRA19gZ-ygboonuA5rrqQlFxlfAX3JbA/s1600/Road.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiclszX1EU495hUtSnH9AqoPQjweCkul_b8YIISMtAf43gTIaU73Bo2Sr9HwZVSDc9bz6LJzkgPnpOVNhlUdzR7m9WkVu-3NCXUTlEYonJWKfpLRA19gZ-ygboonuA5rrqQlFxlfAX3JbA/s200/Road.jpg" width="200" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times;"></span>This is in sharp contrast to the images posted on the previous blog entry - taken towards the end of the winter season. Even the gravel roads provided creative inspiration; the sand shaped and formed by the gushing waters that rushed down the resistance-free grid of town-planning lanes. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwxluMkagdl9rfkuUBwBWABdcnIHHl8Y0cdTrl59TvIr2JUAslanrWjJMUxmJv2-gKmvZ-Gi688vvGsqx51j2euCavvHHdJ5aNoRjfY0Sf_IIOQZJ2-4PMwZXZ8vc6Y5evt0EihpjVHx8/s1600/Onder+die+tafel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwxluMkagdl9rfkuUBwBWABdcnIHHl8Y0cdTrl59TvIr2JUAslanrWjJMUxmJv2-gKmvZ-Gi688vvGsqx51j2euCavvHHdJ5aNoRjfY0Sf_IIOQZJ2-4PMwZXZ8vc6Y5evt0EihpjVHx8/s400/Onder+die+tafel.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD2hN1M69ZVQKjRhAeOzHRdH5t2IqdlC3Z2qRbkNkvhAxeQkWhySSooRhNJR7Rms96ZHpPRinL5-Y1ZF3eR8ALLb75a_DjM9dhn8vv3mjA3H4j-FhbSMUuIVHwVsgGMStzJp8fm7jTHSs/s400/Sonneblom+rooi.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The local bird life and pets; geese, ducks, the rooster and its submissive hen, including the exhilarated city cat (Daniel's Yeoville based pet) enjoyed the hot sun baking down on the rain soaked and brightly coloured landscape. The vast array of flowers, although an endearing feast to the eye whilst enlightening the soul, also provided nourishment for the two beehives on the property. The two armies of bees provided its unfair share of excitement - sending the arms of the locals swinging as they tried to fend off possible bee stings.</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxer4kJSxWTtUHaBEmNENM1_BlLaO4NpjaJKJYzdjlBzwQRf-RnEGmg6rebjbCt_TdPWAgcn3gFfdg1ZVeNlmnS4UYkOxh6C9_SRNYfMkR3dqTZsfUZrDgLdn7OAeWexkykjBpdSHXZ_A/s1600/dramatic+view+of+dam.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxer4kJSxWTtUHaBEmNENM1_BlLaO4NpjaJKJYzdjlBzwQRf-RnEGmg6rebjbCt_TdPWAgcn3gFfdg1ZVeNlmnS4UYkOxh6C9_SRNYfMkR3dqTZsfUZrDgLdn7OAeWexkykjBpdSHXZ_A/s400/dramatic+view+of+dam.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq3JzsL9D6s8hhxV1uqHkLNjAJ_tSsPuG6RY0jAcUP2c7UaRWvY0IQtRJQ6FdREoaEYzdgdEUTqHihClOL-ONi6UtbFiHUPGiZ7adZ-SNl-uQVOVAm1f5L_dVbkqUBmMDrcEzVkQdZpNg/s1600/before+sun-set.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq3JzsL9D6s8hhxV1uqHkLNjAJ_tSsPuG6RY0jAcUP2c7UaRWvY0IQtRJQ6FdREoaEYzdgdEUTqHihClOL-ONi6UtbFiHUPGiZ7adZ-SNl-uQVOVAm1f5L_dVbkqUBmMDrcEzVkQdZpNg/s400/before+sun-set.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNeB2FVMBc9z8mm2N93L5UPzG6_Qa7ZzH4-Qs9OYDbhFSYB_4RZd3CWFSi2a9MCYgEsecDprZTEJF0rXhgkgrkWx2Ei6l2Q7S22iKDM3i-Kgkrxxo1zSPg-yMTLERJEo4qQ1ruz1KJNBc/s1600/uninhibted+views+from+huas+Wessel+van+Huyssteen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNeB2FVMBc9z8mm2N93L5UPzG6_Qa7ZzH4-Qs9OYDbhFSYB_4RZd3CWFSi2a9MCYgEsecDprZTEJF0rXhgkgrkWx2Ei6l2Q7S22iKDM3i-Kgkrxxo1zSPg-yMTLERJEo4qQ1ruz1KJNBc/s400/uninhibted+views+from+huas+Wessel+van+Huyssteen.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglDQMbFNAy-YlhaQH5p3-HH2dBl7QwfdTdQFub6n4DXyuJY-txbB6HeLrK23JxzWPd-Zt2IMzia8HOens__fYTFqAZdZUhV8p3PnPXiJCry3HJMy8KbcF4y3_dSZsM-sDEFHOwcw_EBlw/s1600/Ireland+in+Rosendal.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglDQMbFNAy-YlhaQH5p3-HH2dBl7QwfdTdQFub6n4DXyuJY-txbB6HeLrK23JxzWPd-Zt2IMzia8HOens__fYTFqAZdZUhV8p3PnPXiJCry3HJMy8KbcF4y3_dSZsM-sDEFHOwcw_EBlw/s400/Ireland+in+Rosendal.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The trip down had been an anxious one; dark-clouds looming with more pending rain,  making the roads slippery and the water-filled potholes an even greater threat on this, the shortest, yet scenic route to this remote location. However the favourable weekend weather forecast and intermittent bright-blue sky patches provided a comfortable and safe journey there and back. The weekend was fabulous with lunches and dinners at homes with spectacular, priceless and unhindered views of the green-veldt, sandstone mountains and farm-dams. </span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXg4lCXaNl95BbKvsJfu37W-vbymYkz2xTnr8ReNZtiJipEykdgRYs29GRgUaVBrItl3_oxkUVywoSAVNiiwKCHAP3jX2aIrDZ3fsNqtv4VUwHAPp4bSca7iISIZT4xVCWK-UnzeFYvJM/s1600/Stoep+kuier+te+huis+Wessel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXg4lCXaNl95BbKvsJfu37W-vbymYkz2xTnr8ReNZtiJipEykdgRYs29GRgUaVBrItl3_oxkUVywoSAVNiiwKCHAP3jX2aIrDZ3fsNqtv4VUwHAPp4bSca7iISIZT4xVCWK-UnzeFYvJM/s400/Stoep+kuier+te+huis+Wessel.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ons kuier op Wessel van Huyssteen se stoep</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is an idyllic part of the country that is unspoiled by development, the only eyebrow-raised constructions is that of the architect Daniel van der Merwe. He designed a number of eye catching </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.visi.co.za/News/Green-buildings/74/Rural-Renewal/440">Green homesteads</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> using alternative building materials - situated on the north-east-side of the town (visit link to Visi images and text). There seems to be a reluctance amongst the local residence in support of development, even though there is a readiness to want to capatalise on every extra cent to-be-spent. Local designer-makers have eagerly established themselves in carefully considered homesteads and trend-setting galleries and or period-based trading stores. </span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjy78Ul6WOjjD6hpT9CEFJZGwasIrLMjuqdgDybgzAke5SAZf5oBUMKf5jyhwsp7l6oYY5j8au6V5JkNaMOUgVSAwj3Gth167Jpmiz76Uwe9QpzHVsYyarD0eTHFsadMq-YgDIBGyhoMI/s1600/Dahla+Meerkatkolonie+gallery.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjy78Ul6WOjjD6hpT9CEFJZGwasIrLMjuqdgDybgzAke5SAZf5oBUMKf5jyhwsp7l6oYY5j8au6V5JkNaMOUgVSAwj3Gth167Jpmiz76Uwe9QpzHVsYyarD0eTHFsadMq-YgDIBGyhoMI/s400/Dahla+Meerkatkolonie+gallery.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Meerkatkolonie</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8I1D14vb4aiXo9U3v16BvRGGNSfpkM4Q6ADETrW4UTijU5ux2A8LL8hHx0-ZfoE4lYbMExiZnjVXY07Y3d4n0OYaTw9Yt75rbFCvINT5dUpcyeXy6iQsdU9hphfKs_BrSqmdVlqCiF3I/s1600/Van+der+Merwe+in+Dahla+gallery.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8I1D14vb4aiXo9U3v16BvRGGNSfpkM4Q6ADETrW4UTijU5ux2A8LL8hHx0-ZfoE4lYbMExiZnjVXY07Y3d4n0OYaTw9Yt75rbFCvINT5dUpcyeXy6iQsdU9hphfKs_BrSqmdVlqCiF3I/s400/Van+der+Merwe+in+Dahla+gallery.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Daniel van der Merwe in the gallery</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnnIoArszjBo0DyrY3fSTCFuJ3zT18iNhgVj7gGUCTf0Or_Y-wYZk8xYLDpH0O9NMOdVTbaNkBvJp0aieyklqC4V9AfU9mwt4hQkMdNsX-XUVRKzZ_j6rTA2_W_BrGQNsqN4lqXEUUpdc/s1600/Turksvy+Trading.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnnIoArszjBo0DyrY3fSTCFuJ3zT18iNhgVj7gGUCTf0Or_Y-wYZk8xYLDpH0O9NMOdVTbaNkBvJp0aieyklqC4V9AfU9mwt4hQkMdNsX-XUVRKzZ_j6rTA2_W_BrGQNsqN4lqXEUUpdc/s400/Turksvy+Trading.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Turksvy Trading</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi32z9vWugXtD3oJoNXEj4iTC9mtmR_ONpEtKgnqaYQIp2KmDQfh8h5Poe192iNrFqoKBQ-PSgQQ9Gd3hDLiM_ZDJ3H6dZ_nsq7XcduKWEnAphNqQB72FUvTdfO5kQO9qtVgT1KwYhejaM/s1600/Onder-dak.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi32z9vWugXtD3oJoNXEj4iTC9mtmR_ONpEtKgnqaYQIp2KmDQfh8h5Poe192iNrFqoKBQ-PSgQQ9Gd3hDLiM_ZDJ3H6dZ_nsq7XcduKWEnAphNqQB72FUvTdfO5kQO9qtVgT1KwYhejaM/s400/Onder-dak.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The history of Rosendal and the region is captured in every object imaginable, displayed to maximum effect in recreated structures reminiscent of years gone by. Dahla Hulme, </span><i><a href="http://www.rosendalinfo.co.za/art.php"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Meerkatkolonie</span></a></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">, and Sandra Lemmer, </span><i><a href="http://www.rosendalinfo.co.za/crafts.php"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Turksvy Trading</span></a></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">, have created local arts and craft including furniture outlets that truly inspires the heart and soul. Buy a piece and add meaning to your life - objects that will imbue your home with true happiness (to refer to Alain De Botton's phrase - cited in his book titled </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architecture of Happiness</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">)</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim7hyphenhyphenEdvmUgdEuVEJqOrkiLnTZN2Wzk0eG8oCAwykOyvH0JtQDnfq6bUrQhF7e7U5C2AZQhI6XSb4JWznRgSKWTKmISqqG3RVekLRVDEz9l754E983jfnsehIO8fEl9dfCwVfUeGOmqhY/s1600/Sonsondergang+de+Rosendal.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim7hyphenhyphenEdvmUgdEuVEJqOrkiLnTZN2Wzk0eG8oCAwykOyvH0JtQDnfq6bUrQhF7e7U5C2AZQhI6XSb4JWznRgSKWTKmISqqG3RVekLRVDEz9l754E983jfnsehIO8fEl9dfCwVfUeGOmqhY/s400/Sonsondergang+de+Rosendal.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifVl-BwV6tXXOEuF_wXsKIQvKCnhMzC2GMQxDo-9UHCpM2MyFMCj5_4ugHHnAL4At14_M6vz1PBdYl6CF-jOkZweG6xRM3J1o7_maZXJkm4AjJBfkwe3KUdTrhx_AjYOOYmFcWu3q8neg/s1600/Calf+laat+Saterdag+middag.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="397" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifVl-BwV6tXXOEuF_wXsKIQvKCnhMzC2GMQxDo-9UHCpM2MyFMCj5_4ugHHnAL4At14_M6vz1PBdYl6CF-jOkZweG6xRM3J1o7_maZXJkm4AjJBfkwe3KUdTrhx_AjYOOYmFcWu3q8neg/s400/Calf+laat+Saterdag+middag.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-XWgl6o2N_GpzE52PM9HJj1F66gti1mAZFX3DcEd1zOxvX228R0Uk-hlJzKZ3zMVYKdfSrv1LR4D5e4UN93ehhesmdf8Ty1StxWb1hGNEXT_jf0Hl4w_V_PQHPxI6FDyJ0vUJDRA8l3o/s1600/Hotel+Rosendal.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-XWgl6o2N_GpzE52PM9HJj1F66gti1mAZFX3DcEd1zOxvX228R0Uk-hlJzKZ3zMVYKdfSrv1LR4D5e4UN93ehhesmdf8Ty1StxWb1hGNEXT_jf0Hl4w_V_PQHPxI6FDyJ0vUJDRA8l3o/s400/Hotel+Rosendal.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Rosendal Hotel</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you are looking for a quiet in the country bygone-era experience, then Rosendal is truly it. The new hotel, </span><a href="http://www.therosendal.co.za/indexFlash.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Rosendal</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">, offering the comfort and lazy option experience without the over exposed Clarence glamour of being seen wining and dining. If the eye is the window to the soul, then Rosendal in all its present summer splendour, is more than just another country retreat - offering the soul a revitalizing experience; an authentic festive season getaway from the buzzing city life. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp4ulYd1lQgRHUOSkOPQe7T2W_4cvJfmE6tnCdlU79oPVDwyiZwhkCQnbg_3qjodtCIMPUibuU3Jx9Ir0B4fGcoJ1l91XLSYKnjAP2yqvXWgcvg2etZJ_QE5jT420AQ4zRj9WqM_4KNzM/s1600/Koffie%252C+n+lekker+boek+and+a+view+of+the+pond.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp4ulYd1lQgRHUOSkOPQe7T2W_4cvJfmE6tnCdlU79oPVDwyiZwhkCQnbg_3qjodtCIMPUibuU3Jx9Ir0B4fGcoJ1l91XLSYKnjAP2yqvXWgcvg2etZJ_QE5jT420AQ4zRj9WqM_4KNzM/s400/Koffie%252C+n+lekker+boek+and+a+view+of+the+pond.jpg" width="305" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtGiG0nGRuKi-TfZdvKzOCrqojJ0RVeSZW3H71iz1B0PS3aN_MpgBnYTHqNhCL2SahWf1c5i3zGlZQ0kZyQ1Q_3Qt3kOiO_KO2ffuBmOo-Yx3esq3ZuLXn9Jj5LCmUYAJrzNKrnrYcZuw/s1600/Daniel+en+die+kat.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtGiG0nGRuKi-TfZdvKzOCrqojJ0RVeSZW3H71iz1B0PS3aN_MpgBnYTHqNhCL2SahWf1c5i3zGlZQ0kZyQ1Q_3Qt3kOiO_KO2ffuBmOo-Yx3esq3ZuLXn9Jj5LCmUYAJrzNKrnrYcZuw/s400/Daniel+en+die+kat.jpg" width="270" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times;"><br /></span></span></div>

The Rosendal experience is more than just another country retreat.

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Start of Summer Holidays; House vd Merwe de Rosendal

<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgigO57kGvGHnKGi3y1euM9jbDQNmn1YUU1VZ7RxMwzWSrKtmUuRxx1tgmGAQ8962Zsy0SViivr04T9ExnKIUWqU4C8zWAToU2R_l0d0TTudVf8K3HcXavSKbuLHno1CLwRDm2kcEG4Uhc/s1600/Back+stoep+of+house.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="325" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgigO57kGvGHnKGi3y1euM9jbDQNmn1YUU1VZ7RxMwzWSrKtmUuRxx1tgmGAQ8962Zsy0SViivr04T9ExnKIUWqU4C8zWAToU2R_l0d0TTudVf8K3HcXavSKbuLHno1CLwRDm2kcEG4Uhc/s400/Back+stoep+of+house.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The back stoep</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's that time of the year, summer recess, and I am off to <a href="http://www.rosendalinfo.co.za/">Rosendal</a>, a three and a half hour drive to the Eastern Free-state. Daniel van der Merwe, a dear friend of mine, owns a fabulous country home with a marvelous garden, fresh herbs and greens for the table. </span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyttCKjk-ZB16t1YGqZkCpf7VEZsFF0e8Q9v5e04LCYGnIjt_4hT7LeigjFrl57JNxYAPKQERp58XR8gA1CXb1JEFOEV3XiZG8U9EPEiA1xi4BYO3xehFSqitYuQOEPMDd7oUAlaDmL6o/s1600/Landscape+with+kerk.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="172" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyttCKjk-ZB16t1YGqZkCpf7VEZsFF0e8Q9v5e04LCYGnIjt_4hT7LeigjFrl57JNxYAPKQERp58XR8gA1CXb1JEFOEV3XiZG8U9EPEiA1xi4BYO3xehFSqitYuQOEPMDd7oUAlaDmL6o/s400/Landscape+with+kerk.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">A view of the dorp, kerk and a property that's for sale.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A small town with a tight-nit community where the goings-on is on the tip of everyone's tongue. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Great wine and company with stimulating conversations around home-cooked lunches and dinners, is just what's needed. </span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVz5Gb_Tr0JPQ_xAVhnhHZmXtCWOlgyJXdPu6EDoIB7luix-8CHycPXX8MXIbZRJ01iVogf3jE0Fytou5I8nL7vkKhXFhPcoG4nbD_tpaRYP9g-OkoL0wfNZh3eBcaWGDYXl_i-fbQ1Ws/s1600/Xia+Xuan+reading+and+relaxing.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVz5Gb_Tr0JPQ_xAVhnhHZmXtCWOlgyJXdPu6EDoIB7luix-8CHycPXX8MXIbZRJ01iVogf3jE0Fytou5I8nL7vkKhXFhPcoG4nbD_tpaRYP9g-OkoL0wfNZh3eBcaWGDYXl_i-fbQ1Ws/s400/Xia+Xuan+reading+and+relaxing.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Xiaxuan reading on the back stoep.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEmdH9Zc7-LPx63OgsQXH6rdXep5Rj3kN_30Xb2um0sVj8e8e_D1qtk-W8oa2TR4uKyyxv7dAqnTx0lgxdVEXyPFAn5bPTl3_MMT6Yooy_wZaWAOrHD2NzIHY0HAsc6nJTL-baCgUTxiQ/s1600/Stoep+with+view+into+bathroom+en+die+troon..jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEmdH9Zc7-LPx63OgsQXH6rdXep5Rj3kN_30Xb2um0sVj8e8e_D1qtk-W8oa2TR4uKyyxv7dAqnTx0lgxdVEXyPFAn5bPTl3_MMT6Yooy_wZaWAOrHD2NzIHY0HAsc6nJTL-baCgUTxiQ/s400/Stoep+with+view+into+bathroom+en+die+troon..jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The stoep en die troon daar agter.</td></tr></tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">An opportunity to read and with my sketch book at hand, enough time to reflect and act on the next phase of the conceptual development of my latest ceramic installation - <a href="http://eugenehon.blogspot.com/2010/10/ballpoint-pen-drawings-ceramic.html">The ship sails on</a> (follow link). </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have had fabulous weekends at this country retreat - close to the famous <a href="http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=6071&id=701501560&page=2">Rusters-valley</a> (follow the link to amazing images of a spectacular spot on earth) - where we often partied the night away to rave music provided by Djs from all over the world (especially the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/rustlers.valley?v=photos&viewas=100000142328909">Equinox experience</a> held in September).The place burnt down a few years ago - <a href="http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=209377&id=701501560">see images of the fire</a>.</span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp6iSpkQWzbb6fkQymqc8HdgYlJFXwiKBeUQoxAj6pSTrVpFAkQUiWM654yDfS52qIVK1sZLYbnFFhQ2lribSXhC7gYGG85fKu31fOBak0vFWcY0OCh9AF1GPZDDyX_5KVzDDHcatWbe4/s1600/Dining+room+of+house+Rosendal.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp6iSpkQWzbb6fkQymqc8HdgYlJFXwiKBeUQoxAj6pSTrVpFAkQUiWM654yDfS52qIVK1sZLYbnFFhQ2lribSXhC7gYGG85fKu31fOBak0vFWcY0OCh9AF1GPZDDyX_5KVzDDHcatWbe4/s400/Dining+room+of+house+Rosendal.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dinning room.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">An hour and half from <a href="http://www.erie.gov/clarence/about.asp">Clarence,</a> the preferred destination of the upmarket-set, Rosendal is a much more quiet and intimate spot. No flashy restaurants, shops and galleries, although the new Hotel, <a href="http://www.therosendal.co.za/indexFlash.html">De Rosendal</a>, has brought new faces to wonder round the deserted streets. </span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Uxdpi0_CZZFoHVCaa9LJRgp-E19_ErFF0t51zMiIdPPFJiX3cJ4yvnlzL36-UNIhejjr87gIPujtsRcq5fXlIXKNPgY0-aXvon7j8IAkHcxNfi2SEqq7YyuZ1KfxgC2gRjpSW8iXV1I/s1600/Driveway+House+Van+Der+Merwe.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Uxdpi0_CZZFoHVCaa9LJRgp-E19_ErFF0t51zMiIdPPFJiX3cJ4yvnlzL36-UNIhejjr87gIPujtsRcq5fXlIXKNPgY0-aXvon7j8IAkHcxNfi2SEqq7YyuZ1KfxgC2gRjpSW8iXV1I/s400/Driveway+House+Van+Der+Merwe.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Driveway with garden</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The frequent visitors ensure sales at the only three surviving antique/gallery outlets that are here-to-stay. They contribute to the survival of the local community and the struggling economy. There was a surge in property sales a few years ago and prospects looked great for the developers, but the economic meltdown has delayed an encroachment on our place of solitude. </span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRy1HCjrUgAFVhTQQU4t9BdpN-daH0bN0jCCLV6ny-c-eR6-zNuFtsJRMoKt5WBquENmjvVChxtnu50GjFk6CMa_M_c2CgORlv-G6_rP7HrRZLLPDvJ29hCAj3EMF5_GRe_VwqXtNjebI/s1600/The+dam+with+eende.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRy1HCjrUgAFVhTQQU4t9BdpN-daH0bN0jCCLV6ny-c-eR6-zNuFtsJRMoKt5WBquENmjvVChxtnu50GjFk6CMa_M_c2CgORlv-G6_rP7HrRZLLPDvJ29hCAj3EMF5_GRe_VwqXtNjebI/s400/The+dam+with+eende.jpg" width="397" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The pond and geese,</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0xnFseev5MaC-AAdB1AfyNL5KPi3-BROvnPFp9pjfvX_u_ayn0RGyc10d1Nswvw0F_SfecjTGPX-AUBYGiTPJF3F-8Axeu8Nwo_AK_5YoKzJCodXA1Sd-qA94z3bqXYwlmQTHeLBFrss/s1600/fancy+gate.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0xnFseev5MaC-AAdB1AfyNL5KPi3-BROvnPFp9pjfvX_u_ayn0RGyc10d1Nswvw0F_SfecjTGPX-AUBYGiTPJF3F-8Axeu8Nwo_AK_5YoKzJCodXA1Sd-qA94z3bqXYwlmQTHeLBFrss/s400/fancy+gate.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Gate to solitude haven</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Images taken with my cell phone camera, a Noikia E72. 5.0 MPix, a few months ago, Mr Hugh Frazer (we have a photographic competition going). Cant wait to post the recess images to be taken with my new toy, the Sony NEX 5. Trust you will all enjoy the festive season and get rested before the new year with all it's challenges. For all you potters working towards meeting looming international ceramic competition deadlines, such as <a href="http://www.icfmino.com/english/top.html">Mino</a> etc. good luck with the firings.</span>

Start of Summer Holidays; House vd Merwe de Rosendal

The back stoep It's that time of the year, summer recess, and I am off to Rosendal , a three and a half hour drive to the Eastern Free-s...

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Summer recess; memorable time spent at ceramist Hylton Nel

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvnLMLjNS6GcBcn_7b-u7wcCq1LyyaFJ7kSMwIpjslOzn4WlhQK4NiMRFFxRWnN2lJZXxReufQZiLdjHQQAU1mrKTGFhxtnsFJ5NxEMRDFpIDtqAfjR2LdKfuEnbaoRfmJxUeNgD83/s1600-h/Hylton+Plate+31+10+02+Hon+Collection.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423211314037074722" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvnLMLjNS6GcBcn_7b-u7wcCq1LyyaFJ7kSMwIpjslOzn4WlhQK4NiMRFFxRWnN2lJZXxReufQZiLdjHQQAU1mrKTGFhxtnsFJ5NxEMRDFpIDtqAfjR2LdKfuEnbaoRfmJxUeNgD83/s400/Hylton+Plate+31+10+02+Hon+Collection.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 371px; height: 400px;" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Plate Hylton Nel</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">31 October 2002, Collection Eugene Hon.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">We all need a welcome break. For South Africans it is our summer recess, the end of the finanical year, the intake for new recruits as academics, a time to see your family and to celebrate the festive season - all a bit too much. There is never enough time to spend valuable time with the family and to rest and rejuvenate for the New Year. I spent some valuable time with <b><a href="http://www.michaelstevenson.com/contemporary/artists/nel.htm">Hylton Nel,</a></b> the most accomplished South African Ceramist. He lives in Calitzdorp on the "wesoewer" of the Nel River. Above and below are some of his unique plates for which he has become world renowned. He was my external examiner for my Masters Degree at UCT. His agent is <b><a href="http://www.michaelstevenson.com/contemporary/artists/nel.htm">Michael Stevenson </a></b>based in Cape Town. Some sites to visit and read more about him and his work is<a href="http://www.artthrob.co.za/02feb/artbio.html"> Artthrop</a> and <a href="http://www.davidkrutpublishing.com/412/hylton-nel-conversations">David Krut Publishing</a> (only book available on <span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Arial;">Hylton Nel, Author: Michael Stevenson, English, Monograph, Soft cover, 127 Pages, 28x28cm, ISBN 0 620 31546 6, Price: (ZA) R 295.00. A catalogue of his 2001 Retrospective is available at </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="http://images.google.co.za/imgres?imgurl=http://www.clarkesbooks.co.za/artbooks/books/hylton-nel-retrospective.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.clarkesbooks.co.za/artbooks/browse.asp%3Fcategory%3D21%26offset%3D15&usg=__mHObgzAkq9FTt2KvbZWBKs4sGRE=&h=138&w=107&sz=5&hl=en&start=18&sig2=sE8iTnUchntzr5xiWeXkyg&um=1&tbnid=fAUCQY44YLKRzM:&tbnh=93&tbnw=72&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dhylton%2Bnel%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26rlz%3D1C1CHNG_enZA329ZA329%26sa%3DX%26um%3D1&ei=2SxES53HHJ29jAf10qStDQ">Clarkes Book</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Arial;"> shop; see details below.</span></span></span></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423210992023994626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVPitPd3s3pn5lisR_zDnWhEKTxpfvTLQvzGIwe19847-NsIz4mXVV9caKErVLmaEF05ERwCJg-GVYfmal-384tGQLvKcmy6_HfMa9jdvAvoCZVG4TDjUx-xqxAwUoaFPpABNy5MIm/s400/Plate+by+Hylton+Nel.JPG" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 310px; height: 400px;" /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b>A v</b><b>ariety of plates by ceramist Helton Nel. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Images taken from the Catalogue (Copy available at <a href="http://images.google.co.za/imgres?imgurl=http://www.clarkesbooks.co.za/artbooks/books/hylton-nel-retrospective.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.clarkesbooks.co.za/artbooks/browse.asp%3Fcategory%3D21%26offset%3D15&usg=__mHObgzAkq9FTt2KvbZWBKs4sGRE=&h=138&w=107&sz=5&hl=en&start=18&sig2=sE8iTnUchntzr5xiWeXkyg&um=1&tbnid=fAUCQY44YLKRzM:&tbnh=93&tbnw=72&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dhylton%2Bnel%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26rlz%3D1C1CHNG_enZA329ZA329%26sa%3DX%26um%3D1&ei=2SxES53HHJ29jAf10qStDQ">Clarkes Bookshop</a> Cape Town), his retrospective exhibition held at King George Gallery Port Elizabeth in 2001. Compiled by Melanie Hillebrand.</span></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423210215550956146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJwK1N7Di3sm6BLL_zHNxnVPc1tarFPnCQJFupHTYiOJgAluoW6Jvo_rwgih7YTpVZmlMm3DaZpLUXLo1Bg8S0nh6bY3gMWocJklVV9jQRtOwT1FnsM86etKXIgzQRDJxUjHdOW3OX/s400/House+Nel+Calitzdorp.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 259px;" /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b>House Nel</b>, on the 'wesoewer' of the Nel River in Calitzdorp, on Route 62 to Cape Town.</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423209909334520802" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipsvnaB2K6uvnPG3cFLfr9Ff-5RJ7bt1GgA1lPSMmdzysQvGodW-rGa5ODgfdwsPraTEBjOshEPllznzc_ISjx49y8Kz8EkA8vsyvzLyLH52gH2DmKur5Ohr5s_YrCKewbvGFSqN-b/s400/Front+stoep+house+Nel.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 305px; height: 400px;" /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b>Front stoep of House Nel. </b></span></span></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTfRxBl1n2q9unot8QruFFEeJThWduESfpycMFttyP3n1RAt-dFLCzWjSAd4RqaGK6tt1IWij2vdRGy02hyphenhyphen8Qf7tK9-kyPmHszL_oV6IqN1lyQWNFTKe1kDKE5jx1qY4ZQotwFh8VT/s1600-h/View+from+front+stoep,+the+studio+and+the+Nel+River.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423209418734952562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTfRxBl1n2q9unot8QruFFEeJThWduESfpycMFttyP3n1RAt-dFLCzWjSAd4RqaGK6tt1IWij2vdRGy02hyphenhyphen8Qf7tK9-kyPmHszL_oV6IqN1lyQWNFTKe1kDKE5jx1qY4ZQotwFh8VT/s400/View+from+front+stoep,+the+studio+and+the+Nel+River.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b>View from the Stoep of his studio (on the left) and the Nel river.</b></span><br /></span><br /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423209095573076498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6alqdCpMD0hcUMgsRuu8HP7bc48HhwcIy3NqinNDWvih2tRZ04oXoyqR0bcankLEs3JTXKmvS96BVuySicLDF38-zTBCpZj_tKEqmVH3VZUerL2I3kJN393pYWIefboH5trmwfduJ/s400/View+of+the+distant+Mountains.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" /><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">View of the Mountain</span></b>. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Taken from the stoep.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDGPY32_PG2Ujj0DSoeQ11CTg3bxGh9eE6ww2D9ZAu89obG8bvBYqflMHJxwpMSNhVHvOmfmj1xboMAysM8vs1b8NJD04q8kDiDlrUYUH_2TSyIQmowuml-54boIYH46sdQNwy4lM_/s1600-h/Drawing+Room+with+shelves+of+ceramics.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423207454472728098" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDGPY32_PG2Ujj0DSoeQ11CTg3bxGh9eE6ww2D9ZAu89obG8bvBYqflMHJxwpMSNhVHvOmfmj1xboMAysM8vs1b8NJD04q8kDiDlrUYUH_2TSyIQmowuml-54boIYH46sdQNwy4lM_/s400/Drawing+Room+with+shelves+of+ceramics.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 295px; height: 400px;" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b>Drawing studio in House Nel.</b></span></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv70qPvMeLvn3KxwYgSy6jBECR0x9uRzLpEiBuQPslo3v1-8H_hZQiZLhOJHyWJDr3fhIrFsVCPdEIGGxNKB-KcejHTnwGT65nd8pTORoCFHf05aqDaKTULPxJgjqiTFRBS_8wv9gU/s1600-h/Flower+in+the+garden.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423207054768921154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv70qPvMeLvn3KxwYgSy6jBECR0x9uRzLpEiBuQPslo3v1-8H_hZQiZLhOJHyWJDr3fhIrFsVCPdEIGGxNKB-KcejHTnwGT65nd8pTORoCFHf05aqDaKTULPxJgjqiTFRBS_8wv9gU/s400/Flower+in+the+garden.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b>A close-up of one of the more special flowers in the garden. </b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423202042241805842" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6hxnV7I7-H2Iv5yjHP2_mgrIke_ct4LBDkyFNSJBUXiczTJEkzlWkffkOLgWRY3uJKOkw1DI9oxB5w_AI-qzXu3pRudyEtLwVtQ-lCNnnQrvS1eAO23F5uugJ0ndxU52AFIYEq7My/s400/Idian+Miniatures+inspiration.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Indian Miniature Detail.</span></b></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I just love Indian miniatures, maybe it is because of my passion for drawing. What follows are a few select images, taken out of Hylton Nel's Collection of fine art books. I love visiting him, he always shares his knowledge and is quick to refer one to an article, image and/or story in a book depending on the course of the discussion. His extensive library, provides updated knowledge about a variety of subjects, inspirational material for a ceramist living in a remote part of the country. He has gained extensive knowledge of Chinese Ceramics, having taught the History of Ceramics at the Port Elizabeth Technikon for many years. Due to his knowledge and passion for Chinese Art, he has a discerning eye, which comes in very handy when frequenting local second-hand and antique shops. He therefore has a fine collection of ceramics, jade and furniture. </span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423201438238081938" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh02_iav3vIP0rwE5L0sJrsHaDDhLrtr8Gogc2qob9CghIYvdqkk-nksVRHZn4jlaEB_FndtsZ6we37do2i-fVUw0KJ4JfR8bcaQhM_TDMzRIm1MpkRy61r4_nJjm2wvQEblq9Ahq2f/s400/More+Miniatures.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 335px; height: 400px;" /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b>Another Indian Miniature,</b> an inspirational image.</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423200156626767122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbvIDXwnPiKHD2CvVo9X8FN0PfaG7HeId5jvo5YygtkVu9X0_i-lhmG6cBZIgkOzBBNhnDIldLGJoLIaeiNZ3OS40OTZvSY8jO-FBy5RuOrWAhumW9jtp74J2HTbXx8vd8QyFGnPbX/s400/More+inspiration.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>I</b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b>ndian Miniature,</b> one of many images, taken from one of Hylton Nel's extensive collection of books. The shape and styling of the lips is of particular interest to me and could be an inspiration for a work in the future.</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423199131246945794" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUdN7rGZifHsjQ6JZ5_RqKblfLcLINTsTCY8FHuln0G2J3QfS1QERH-zuOc_Zq-mTy4HnwOJHw1GX0esKDtzv9q4SXfQEdAZSowvp9z84JsTbKuIJNon8x_mQz1kr32t0mGSzbMfBN/s400/Lunch+at+Rosendal+on+the+way+back.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">A fine lunch at Rosendal</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">, country retreat of Daniel Van Der Merwe, pit stop on the way back from Cape Town. I always take the scenic routes to stimulate the mind and to avoid traffic fines.</span></span></div><div><br /></div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423198553996162898" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvPHhTFv0oWXIqMto40FDZtZq6WTNo67xAW4Hti9tbyweliqNF5RQbpp4yin7TulGqefBIUBZIGiF-LPAiz-JqL6NdmL6PllRZzMZaOBQ7C_dAyP-Lq5Humc38GTKabV-o4dTY43As/s400/Mountain+View+at+Rosendal.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b>Landscape at Rosendal</b>. Eastern Freestate, South Africa.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">The image was taken during a sunset walk after the late lunch photographed above. </span></div></div></div></div></div>

Summer recess; memorable time spent at ceramist Hylton Nel

Plate Hylton Nel , 31 October 2002, Collection Eugene Hon. We all need a welcome break. For South Africans it is our summer recess, the end ...

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