I found I could say things with color and shapes that I couldn’t say any other way…things I had no words for.- Georgia O’Keeffe Quotes
I love the beauty that color brings, especially in society. As a “daughter of this soil” I am proud to be a South African and even more proud to be a coloured girl
I don’t think we realize that we have been abundantly blessed with a land of color and a world of diversity. A friend once said: “In Denmark babies all look the same basic blond hair blue eyes, but in South Africa babies have different skin tones and hair types, eye colour”. The reality of South Africa, birthed into diversity and born into freedom…freedom of speech (well if you not the press), freedom of choice, freedom of individuality and the list is endless. We are inundated with creativity and colour, so why the HECK not celebrate it? If I was to paint a picture of our veins as South Africans, they would course with EVERY color I could imagine. Creativity flows liberally…so in light of colour, creativity and the festivities of my 25 th Birthday I am pleased to give you a peek into my colourful world and heart!
So I would like to share 25 things that makes my world more colourful and what I have found to inspire my creativity.
Cheers to another 25 years of being fearfully and wonderfully made!
1. GOD: Oh my hat, every thing that courses through my mind and my brain is from the amazing MACKER God. I am because of Him and that will always be my foundation come what may. My mind is so randomly wire that it can only be him. If ever I was to utter anything about myself it would be: “fearfully and wonderfully made… and you know what? that my soul knows VERY WELL”
2. DESIGN INDABA: The well of creativity and the place to just be a sponge. I remember my first time going I was in awe of how amazingly creative people are and how we feed off each other. Creativity to the max! LOVE IT
The well of creativity on MY doorstep
3. GREEN MARKET SQAURE: If ever I needed a recharge I would walk this square. Always a buzz with creativity, the air radiates with music and the buzz is just amazing. I often found myself milling about being inspired by local crafters and what they produce.
Coffee and crafts...recharge any day
4.BEE AND JB: Utterly funny and extremely creative. These ladies keep me on my toes. Surround yourself with amazing people and they will inspire you to be more than you tought. Not only are they my friends they are often times my creative sound boards. Without Bee and JB life would be WAY less colourful
From Left to right: Bee loves the City and JB being proudly South African.
5. VIDA E: Coffee? Yes pleas any day… Vida E? every minute of my day PLEASE! Not only is this an amazing coffee brand they have this brilliant in house publication called Obrigado. A cup of Vida and a flip through Obrigado is a must for every creative visiting Cape Town.
Dee hearts Vida E
So here’s to the other 15 things in my life:
6. MUSIC
My keyboard and music rocks my socks off
7. MUNCHIES
Munchies makes me think better and be more creative
8. LOVE
Love makes MY world go around
9. COCKTAIL UMBRELLAS
There is something that screams fun about these... I also love opening them up and putting them in my hair makes me feel more relaxed
10. PAINT
Painting opens my mind to just get down and dirty submerged in creativity
11. GETTING CAUGHT IN THE RAIN
Makes me think I am "singing in the rain"... I feel like a child and want to splash in puddles
12. THE SUNRISE
It is different every day... 365 days of creativity a year x 25 years!
13. KIDS
Untamed creativity right there!
14. DANCING
Robyn and Deidre’s Sappi moments
15. THE BEACH
The sound of the crashing waves allow me to think
16. LAUGHING
Best creativity comes by farting around
17. DRESSING UP
I can be whoever! Many personalities live in my brain and they visit the world every now and then
18. PUTTING PEN TO PAPER
Unleashes the creativity
19. GOOD FOOD AND WINE EXPERIENCES
The air filled with music, wine and laughter recharges my vital creative energy
20. CURIOSITY
My mind is a sponge that soaks all things
21. THE TAXI *she chuckles – and raises her glass to the characters that I sat next to on this colourful journey to and from work.
22: LOCAL BEATS *big ups to Nomfusi and the lucky charms and every musician and talent cultivated from our soil.
23: LIFE IN MY LENS
Not often experimented enough, life through a lens inspires me to really open my eyes and LOOK
24: BEING RANDOM: Just doing random things that are off the wall and spontaneous….ask Bianca she knows we have done major RANDOMNESS together.
25: POWER TO THE FRO
My fro inspired me to be and just let it be... the creative process is very similar, be and let be the creativity will come to you.
Cheers to the next 25 years of soaking up the creativity and learning new things!