Fiberworks - A Celebration of South African
Fiber and Textile Artists

Title: Wall Veil Holder

Description: By training I am a textile and design orientated Fine Artist, who has a complete fascination for all types and varieties of textiles.

This piece has been designed, printed and embellished by me using screens and fingers.

The way it is presented is to have it displayed as a wall piece, and the veil is also usable.

The veil (scarf) may be pulled out, it is at the moment attached by a beaded retainer. But if you own it, it obviously doesn’t need the restraint. It can be stored in its lair by giving it a slight twist, as with a ponytail, and pushing it back into its hole. You may leave as much as you like protruding for show in the front, but suggest as little as possible for surprise – a revelation.

The veil and its holder make up the art work. Contrast, soft and hard, plain and multi layered and delicate. The revelation is an act of yours.

Title: Uthingo Lwenkosazane

Description: Born in Kenya. Educated in South Africa in Fine Arts and in London in surface and applied design. She worked as a designer in a London textile firm and in Kenya in an architectural firm. After the birth of her children she started teaching and on emigrating with her family to Durban taught at several tertiary institutions in drawing, surface design, lettering and colour.

She has completed major commissions in vitreous enamel gates and doors, and dal? de verre stained glass. She has taken part by invitation in international enamel exhibitions in Coburg, Germany, and has work in private collections in Germany, the United States, Britain, New Zealand and South Africa.

In her spare time she is President of the Durban Art Deco Society, which is part of the world wide International Coalition of Art Deco Societies (ICADS), and continues to give design, colour and dye workshops.

UTHINGO LWENKOSAZANE

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