tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19284463925606325752024-02-21T15:44:09.512+02:00Oblique and BlissfulBeckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14211779266819526568noreply@blogger.comBlogger103125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1928446392560632575.post-29673914287876930532014-06-19T15:06:00.000+02:002014-06-19T15:06:32.878+02:00Picnic Ceramics is Coming SOON<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Again it has been a while since I was here, and probably should give a point form catch up <a href="http://obliqueandblissful.blogspot.com/2014/03/hello-again.html">like I did in my last post</a> - 3 months ago! Eek<br />
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But I'm not going to do that… instead I am going to tell you to get excited - as excited as I am (although that might not be possible) for the launch of Picnic Ceramics!<br />
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Some of you may remember <a href="http://obliqueandblissful.blogspot.com/p/picnic-jewelry.html">this page</a> and may have seen or even own a piece of jewelry which you probably picked out from a pile of pieces lying between my engineering books and some other weird and wonderful project I had going on…<br />
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Well Picnic Ceramics has been rebranded and I am over the moon to be making it an 'official' reality in the form of an online shop that will be launching soon!<br />
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And you can also look forward to updates and more from me on this little blog - for real this time - I promise!</div>
Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14211779266819526568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1928446392560632575.post-75471888872974526572014-03-05T12:35:00.003+02:002014-03-05T12:37:35.364+02:00Hello again<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Wow - it has officially been 6 months and 14 days since I last said anything here… and man oh man has a lot happenend!<br />
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The gist of it is I want to start writing here again because its fun and the whole point was to keep a record of some parts of my life (sorry future kids looking back here about the gap!)…<br />
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So to summarise the last little while:<br />
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<li>Curtis and I got engaged! Which should mean we are into the full swing of wedding planning… but we're not :)</li>
<li>My best friend came home from studying in Oxford and we went on fantastic trip to the Kruger which I have not spent nearly enough time in!</li>
<li>I graduated and am now qualified to be a civil engineer (which I am not currently pursuing).</li>
<li>We went on a fantastic holiday over Christmas in the form of a road trip style coastal adventure staying with friends and family along the way. </li>
<li>Curtis and I finally live in the same city again (although it feels like the first time because he moved to Pretoria just a couple of weeks after we started dating, so that doesn't count)</li>
<li>AND we are under the same roof which has been the best thing ever - it feels like christmas everyday coming home to such a wonderful face and not having to wait until the weekend! We moved into a wonderful little house in a place called Cosmo City which is a bit more West then either of us are used to but we are certainly enjoying discovering the gems of this side of Joburg!</li>
<li>Ummm I guess thats all the big big news - but in other, smaller news we have got totally into the world of preserving and home-making essentials (ok maybe essentials is a stretch but we are definitely enjoying the wonders of home making); so far the list includes peach chutney, vanilla extract, coconut butter, tomato chutney, pomegranate syrup, bread, pickled aubergines and grape & nectarine butter (currently simmering away on the stove as I type)…</li>
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I am sure many pictures of the above events will sneak in here at some point but for now this picture will have to suffice - taken after a wonderful family engagement celebration!</div>
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Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14211779266819526568noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1928446392560632575.post-87698727825153242092013-07-19T10:26:00.001+02:002013-07-19T10:26:53.223+02:00Tata Madiba<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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A face that shows so much of life and yet is so soft and beautiful.<br />
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Yesterday was Madiba's 95th birthday - Daily Maverick's Ranjeni Munusamy wrote a beautiful letter to Madiba on his name-day that I wanted to share - take a read<a href="http://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2013-07-17-dear-tata-while-you-were-sleeping/#.UejtdOD1tuV"> here</a>. Image was taken by Mike Hutchings.<br />
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Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14211779266819526568noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1928446392560632575.post-58021897406186086382013-07-08T09:00:00.000+02:002013-07-08T09:00:12.641+02:00Adventures in Raku<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
While I have been doing pottery for about 3 years, there is an endless list of ways to do almost anything with pottery that I have barely even glanced over!<br />
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One of those things is raku firing - under which there are endless techniques and methods and and and…<br />
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Ceramics is truly an incredible art form - centuries of years of exploring and playing with clay have led to some mind-blowing discoveries and I want to learn it all! It is so dynamic and exciting.<br />
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These photos were from a raku firing day I went to a few weeks ago where we watched and learnt and played and shrieked with excitement - yes a sunny garden full of women getting beyond excited about what may come out of the fiery drum of burnt sawdust and waiting impatiently to see a 1000 degree pot pulled from the kiln and held in the air for just the right length of time to form some cracks but never really knowing what those cracks will look like or what colour something will turn, will it crack right in half or stay intact?!?<br />
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It was such a pleasure to watch Evette Kruger calmly enjoy controlling the process - years and years of wisdom subtly coming through in every dangerous and not so dangerous part of the process.<br />
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Ok, enough rambling on - have a look for yourself…<br />
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This is an old picture of my dad when he was my age, sitting amongst the clouds of Patagonia.<br />
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While many celebrate independence in America today, I commemorate in Johannesburg - today would be my dad's birthday.</div>
Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14211779266819526568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1928446392560632575.post-31584774164469530992013-06-12T22:29:00.002+02:002013-06-12T22:29:58.491+02:00Birds<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Sometimes when it is all just a bit too much, its soothing to look at birds in a crisp blue sky…<br />
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Yip, even if they are just Egyptian Geese!<br />
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Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14211779266819526568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1928446392560632575.post-86136003206389104482013-04-26T11:38:00.002+02:002013-04-26T11:38:46.067+02:00Because its Friday<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Here are some sweet pictures of my brother and his Becky<br />
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Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14211779266819526568noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1928446392560632575.post-14170689901453390752013-04-09T09:00:00.000+02:002013-04-09T09:00:03.244+02:00To be still<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
The stillness of farm life is just what I need at the moment…<br />
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Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14211779266819526568noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1928446392560632575.post-38127060679673031412013-03-28T09:00:00.000+02:002013-03-28T09:00:06.063+02:00Baby Noah<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Curtis's sister and brother in law are the proud new parents of the sweetest baby boy, Noah.<br />
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Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14211779266819526568noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1928446392560632575.post-64869044255898528472013-03-27T09:00:00.000+02:002013-03-27T09:00:00.793+02:00Sweet Alyssum<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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This is my new home where I live with two lovely ladies in a quaint house with a perfectly sized back garden and a view over the city! A short and peaceful walk away from a coffee shop, a book shop, a bar and a lovely pizza place - what more could you want...</div>
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and <a href="http://www.dummymag.com/videos/2013/01/18/laura-mvula-green-garden/">this site</a> perfectly describes it as having an<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 22px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"> </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">"air of flourishing fertility, [but] it’s still Laura’s mercurial voice that’s the richest component: breezily shifting between gravelly soul and pure, theatrical pop sounds"</span></i></span></div>
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Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14211779266819526568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1928446392560632575.post-51919612064475100812012-09-25T12:47:00.000+02:002012-09-25T12:48:27.297+02:00A Farewell (with a cake)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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After seeing <a href="http://ohhappyday.com/2012/09/styled-eats-how-to-perfectly-frost-a-scallop-cake/">this tutorial</a> for scallop icing, I could not stop myself from trying it out and now I think its going to be my new favourite way to ice everything!</div>
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Last week was our mid-semester break and after a short but wonderful visit with Curt's family in Durban we spent 3 nights in the Drakensberg, camping at Mahai.<br />
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It was too beautiful!<br />
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The only time I had been in the Berg before was on a Primary School camp… not the best time to appreciate one's environment. I cant believe I waited this long to see it again!<br />
We had one day of mist and non-stop light rain but still had the best time meeting furry friends right by the tent and drinking freshly pressed coffee.<br />
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Our friends joined us for the rest of our days there and we spent our time hiking in the sunshine, and lazing about the campsite (along with a very interesting and pretty old German couple who had a mobile home to be proud of!) which sits right in between the mountains.<br />
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This is called Audrey Hesca, I don't know why. Its by Porky Hefer and I love it!<br />
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Apparently Hefer "strives to produce work that elicits a smile and sticks in your head" - and he as definitely achieved that with this piece.<br />
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Do yourself a favour and get to the Southern Guild 2012 exhibition at the Everard Read Gallery asap (because it is so inspiring but also it ends next weekend)<br />
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This was a stand out design for me but I could have posted several more which near blew my mind with their exqusiite, quirky, different and straight up beautiful design!<br />
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Find out more about the Southern Guild 2012 <a href="http://www.southernguild.co.za/news/">here</a> and the Everard Read Gallery <a href="http://www.everard-read.co.za/?m=1">here</a>.<br />
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a raw pear when eaten at the opportune moment is a glorious thing! However that glorious moment occurs for about one hour in each pear's entire existence!</blockquote>
So what do we do? We cook them, because they are always delicious when cooked!<br />
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I made this pear clafoutis a few weeks ago when I had some friends over for dinner, the cold evening definitely called for a warm pudding and I had a bag of pears that didn't seem to want me to experience their raw glory!<br />
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I just made a simple vanilla cake batter, but added some orange zest and ground almonds.<br />
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There is a slight nip in the air today and I would not say no to a nice warm slice of this!<br />
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The blossoms are popping up on our plum tree - and all over the city I might add - and it is definitely helping to bring back the sunny disposition of the country!<br />
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Spring is beginning to show its face at just the right time - I think it is safe to say that the general mood of South Africa can only handle so much cold weather!<br />
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Woopeee - <a href="http://www.sproutedkitchen.com/">Sprouted Kitchen</a> - a blog I have lusted over for years, filled with beautiful food photography and delicious recipes has released (well almost released - 28 August) a recipe book! </div>
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In other news: I am back… Not as if I have physically been away somewhere (I wish) but back here. A combination of back to studies blues, car issues, general mopey-ness and the cold winter had left me uninspired and uninterested.<br />
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Now having started a new (and very exciting) class in the evenings, being back at pottery and decidedly having had enough of the blues - I am feeling much better.<br />
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So here is to [holding thumbs for] lots of exciting and happy things for the rest of the year!</div>Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14211779266819526568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1928446392560632575.post-64386886247649363512012-07-02T15:28:00.000+02:002012-07-02T15:28:51.156+02:00Poodles, Dresses and Tequila<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Friday was June's T-party, this time at Lucy's house which means three crazy (but impressively politically correct) poodles and lots of lovely art on the walls! A warm fire, a divine chickpea curry, glass after glass of berry filled cocktails and a room full of pretty ladies in frocks!<div>
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I finally got myself to the Wits Art Museum which has been open for quite a while now. They have some great pieces on display - old and new. This one grabbed my fancy though:<br />
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Its made completely of black rulers - so effective!<br />
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This wood sculpture by Johannes Segogela was also one my favourites:<br />
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During a walk around the neighbourhood, we stopped at the pretty park across the road from Curt's place - and my pretty sister fitted right in,<br />
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