{"id":1471,"date":"2023-05-01T13:38:05","date_gmt":"2023-05-01T10:38:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bigskyceramics.uk\/?page_id=1471"},"modified":"2023-08-24T11:04:03","modified_gmt":"2023-08-24T08:04:03","slug":"south-africa","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bigskyceramics.uk\/?page_id=1471","title":{"rendered":"South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1471\" class=\"elementor elementor-1471\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-y0noexr elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"y0noexr\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-67dd6d7\" data-id=\"67dd6d7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62ccdbb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"62ccdbb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.11.5 - 14-03-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">South Africa<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4e2acc elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"f4e2acc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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elementor - v3.11.5 - 14-03-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>A glimpse of Africa<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c7822d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9c7822d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.11.5 - 14-03-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"232\" src=\"https:\/\/bigskyceramics.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_1001-300x232.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1483\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigskyceramics.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_1001-300x232.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bigskyceramics.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_1001-1536x1188.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bigskyceramics.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_1001.jpg 1570w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0142ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f0142ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>While studying\u00a0 ceramics at UCLAN\u00a0 \u00a0I had the opportunity to go and study in\u00a0 South Africa at the Vaal Triangle Technikon a truly memorable experience. As a consequence of my study I decided to &#8220;return&#8221; and spent a year or so touring the wonderful country. Visits included working at the International Ardmore Studios in Kwazulu Natal and then at the Xun and Khwe community at Platsfontein near Kimberley. I finally settled in St Francis Bay where I lived for a number of years\u00a0 in the Eastern Cape. My work at that time was influenced by the\u00a0 natural world and the San peoples I had met.<\/p><p>\u00a0I was asked by the Kouga local authority to help\u00a0 set up and run various craft programmes in the local townships, providing a new skills base in a variety of disciplines and at the same time a valuable income .The Eastern Cape is one of the poorest areas of South Africa.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Below are pictures of some of the programmes.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f69c79f gallery-spacing-custom elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"f69c79f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.11.5 - 14-03-2023 *\/\n.elementor-image-gallery .gallery-item{display:inline-block;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;width:100%;max-width:100%;margin:0 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.gallery-item,.elementor-image-gallery .gallery.gallery-columns-7 .gallery-item,.elementor-image-gallery .gallery.gallery-columns-8 .gallery-item,.elementor-image-gallery .gallery.gallery-columns-9 .gallery-item,.elementor-image-gallery .gallery.gallery-columns-10 .gallery-item{max-width:100%}}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-1471 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"f69c79f\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"msg530697708-380949\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTUzMywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2JpZ3NreWNlcmFtaWNzLnVrXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIzXC8wNVwvbXNnNTMwNjk3NzA4LTM4MDk0OS1lMTY4Mjk3MTY5MzE2Ni5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiJmNjljNzlmIn0%3D\" href='https:\/\/bigskyceramics.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/msg530697708-380949-e1682971693166.jpg'><img width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/bigskyceramics.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/msg530697708-380949-e1682971693166-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1533\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1533'>\n\t\t\t\tLadies with their their ceramics Humansdorp community centre\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"f69c79f\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"photo1682971271\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTUzNCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2JpZ3NreWNlcmFtaWNzLnVrXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIzXC8wNVwvcGhvdG8xNjgyOTcxMjcxLmpwZWciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiJmNjljNzlmIn0%3D\" href='https:\/\/bigskyceramics.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/photo1682971271.jpeg'><img width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/bigskyceramics.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/photo1682971271-300x300.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1534\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1534'>\n\t\t\t\tTemba Mpofu. Demonstrating his wire making skills to the girls St Francis Bay\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"f69c79f\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"photo1682971039 (2)\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTUzNSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2JpZ3NreWNlcmFtaWNzLnVrXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIzXC8wNVwvcGhvdG8xNjgyOTcxMDM5LTItZTE2ODI5NzE2ODIzNTguanBlZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6ImY2OWM3OWYifQ%3D%3D\" href='https:\/\/bigskyceramics.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/photo1682971039-2-e1682971682358.jpeg'><img width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/bigskyceramics.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/photo1682971039-2-e1682971682358-300x300.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1535\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1535'>\n\t\t\t\tClay makers Hankey\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"f69c79f\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"photo1682971039 (1)\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTUzNiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2JpZ3NreWNlcmFtaWNzLnVrXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIzXC8wNVwvcGhvdG8xNjgyOTcxMDM5LTEtZTE2ODI5NzE2NzAzNzMuanBlZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6ImY2OWM3OWYifQ%3D%3D\" href='https:\/\/bigskyceramics.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/photo1682971039-1-e1682971670373.jpeg'><img width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/bigskyceramics.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/photo1682971039-1-e1682971670373-300x300.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1536\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1536'>\n\t\t\t\tChief Michael Williams. Teaching the leather makers,\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"f69c79f\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"photo1682971873\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTUzOCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2JpZ3NreWNlcmFtaWNzLnVrXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIzXC8wNVwvcGhvdG8xNjgyOTcxODczLWUxNjgyOTcxOTE1NDUzLmpwZWciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiJmNjljNzlmIn0%3D\" href='https:\/\/bigskyceramics.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/photo1682971873-e1682971915453.jpeg'><img width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/bigskyceramics.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/photo1682971873-e1682971915453-300x300.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1538\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1538'>\n\t\t\t\tBasket makers in the community centre.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"f69c79f\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"IMG_0970\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTQ5NSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2JpZ3NreWNlcmFtaWNzLnVrXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIzXC8wNVwvSU1HXzA5NzAuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiZjY5Yzc5ZiJ9\" href='https:\/\/bigskyceramics.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_0970.jpg'><img width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/bigskyceramics.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_0970-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1495\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1495'>\n\t\t\t\tCollecting clay from Hankey\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1247db elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a1247db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.11.5 - 14-03-2023 *\/\n.elementor-column 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class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7bb698 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e7bb698\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Some ceramics from St Francis Bay<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd4e6db gallery-spacing-custom elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"dd4e6db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-1471 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a 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studying\u00a0 ceramics at UCLAN\u00a0 \u00a0I had the opportunity to go and study in\u00a0 South Africa at the Vaal Triangle Technikon a truly memorable experience. As a consequence of my study I decided to &#8220;return&#8221; and spent a year or so touring the wonderful country. 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