Jagoe Art News

Solo Exhibition

Jagoe Art News — Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Solo Exhibition
01-May-2008

In May 2008, I have a one month, solo exhibition in the downstairs gallery at Pringle Mingle, Pringle Bay [next to the coffee shop].

Contact Anne-Marie at 082 900 9106 and

Thomas at 083 400 8537.

There will be 2 main themes: Fynbos Flowers

And Baboon paintings:

There are other paintings eg Portraits that are also being shown.

When this exhibition is closed, there will still be paintings available through them. Anne-Marie &Thomas at (pbayprop@icon.co.za)

Links

Jagoe Art News — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Links
24-Mar-2008 These are web sites that are particularly important to me, or show my work.

www.abalimi.org.za is a progect that for decades has been particularly important to me, because they teach people how to grow food gardens. I give 5% of the profits of all paintings sold to them, and chalenge all other artists to do something similar.

http://www.ideate.co.za/2007/04/04/search-for-the-great-south-african-cup-of-coffee-simply-coffee-pringle-bay/ is our favorite coffee shop in the western cape

Kate.Jagoe-Davies@SouthAfricanArtists.com is my web site on South African Artists.

http://www.arcyart.com/sart-jagoedavies.htm is my website on South African Artists Directory

Title: South African Artists Directory

Description: Arcy Art directory of South African artists including images of art works, artist biographies and contact details of artists.

URL:http://www.arcyart.com

Kerneels & Morris-Miems (neelsker@telkomsa.net) is the email for Miems Resturant, in Pringle Bay. it is our favorite Resturant and we go thereevery Sunday for lunch.

Film

Jagoe Art News — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Film
24-Mar-2008 The Power of Healing: Distant Cousins. SABCTV3, Sunday, 6PM-date to be decided

The Healing Power of Nature; Distant Cousins, Press Release

SABCTV3; Sunday 6PM-date still to be decided.

Making this film has been a wonderful way to document our experiences with distant cousins – Chacma Baboons. Baboons and their more direct kith and kin, split from the great ape line of evolution – the line that led to us, gorillas and chimpanzees and others, the so-called Great Apes – some 25 million years ago. Our relationship with them started during 2002 in Pringle Bay on the eastern tip of the False Bay coast, below Cape Hangklip. I (Bryan) am a retired zoologist with a life-long love of the natural world, its’ ecology and the vast diversity of organisms that has evolved and which inhabits that world. Kate is a retired counselor, disability rights activist, artist and naturalist and, as such we have shared that love of nature together for 19 years. And as a person who has been disabled for well over 35 years, has been unable directly to access the environment she so loves. Now, a special part of that environment, in the form of social Chacma Baboons has, fortuitously come to her (us). As our relationship with the Pringle Bay baboon troop developed, I began photographically to document it, both as an aid memoire, with a book in mind, and also in order to share our exciting and special experiences with the troop as a whole and its’ many different individuals. During 2003, Kate was diagnosed with a terminal kidney condition, primarily caused by her disability (quadriplegia) and was given a pretty short time to live (for the second time in her life!). However, during the process of our interactions and close encounters with the troop, she has blossomed; I am sure that her love for them has given her extra life. The experiences we share in this film are unique and have most certainly enriched my life immeasurably both as a zoologist and as a husband, lover and best friend. As I finish writing this, the baboons are on our stoep and we are preparing to go out to join them. Join us on our journey as we explore these exceptionally important animals, responsible for much of the distribution of the plant communities that inhabit our immediate environment, the internationally recognized Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve.

Bryan Davies

Kate Jagoe-Davies

Acknowledgements

Jagoe Art News — Tue, 22 May 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Acknowledgements
22-May-2007 To the people who make my life possible.

There are those in my life that make my life as a painter possible:

Mzwyo, who works for us, now prepares all my boards and keeps my painting equipment clean. I used to find preparing boards was a wonderfully meditative thing to do, especially when the creative juices were low. The joy of painting white with textures to underlie future paintings was calmly satisfying. However, with Mzwyo in our lives I have happily handed over the whole initial process which he does superbly, and with enthusiasm.

Bryan, my wonderful husband, took all my photographic records in the early 2000's, a job he did not relish, but kindly did, nonetheless. Fortunately for Bryan, Mzwyo is now able to do all the initial photography while I still do all the editing of each on computer. Bryan however, remains the major source for the inspiration of my painting titles and kindly wipes down my palette each evening.

Allan and Vic are two friends who have done a wonderful job on the framing of some work. But as we have such a small storage space the majority must be kept unframed.

My warmest appreciation to you all for making different parts of my life, as a painter, possible.

Donations

I have been fortunate in the two decades of my working life to be supported by numerous donors: companies and individuals. I know what its like to be dependent on fundraising and I’ve always had a special appreciation for those funds that have come from individuals. I therefore have the pleasure passing on this goodwill in the form of donating 5% of the sale of each of my paintings to one of my favorite self-help groups: Abalimi Bezekhaya …

"… an urban agriculture (UA) and environmental action (EA) association operating in the socio-economically neglected townships of Khayelitsha, Nyanga and surrounding areas on the Cape Flats near Cape Town, South Africa.

Abalimi means: "the Planters" in Xhosa, the predominant language among our target community. We assist individuals, groups and community based organisations to initiate and maintain permanent organic food growing and nature conservation projects as the basis for sustainable lifestyles, self-help job creation, poverty alleviation and environmental renewal. [see Abalimi's website]

Abalimi’s website is www.abalimi.org.za and their email is Info@abalimi.org.za

I put a challenge out to other artists to do similarly.

With warmest appreciation

Kate

Website Goes Live

Jagoe Art News — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Website Goes Live
02-Apr-2007

My new web-site is live...

Thanks to for the donation of the hosting and development of this site...