T H E W I D E W O R L D O F C R A F T
Right:
Katherine Glenday
/Ifrica Bums,
2009,
porcelain, dimensions
variable.
Bottom:
Katherine Glenday
Cape Point Vessel,
2009,
porcelain, 13% x ii4/s in;
Vessely
2009,4% x 4% in.
t r a d it io n a l c o d e s a n d m o d e r n e x p r e s s io n s ,
h a s b e e n a c k n o w le d g e d t h r o u g h v a r io u s
n a t io n a l a w a r d s . B o m in t o a p a s t o r a l X h o s a
f a m il y , h e h a s a c t i v e l y c h a lle n g e d h im s e lf
t o b r id g e h is d i f f e r e n t w o r ld s —t h e r u r a l,
t r a d it io n a l v a lu e s y s t e m t h a t is a n im p o r t a n t
p a r t o f h is h e r it a g e , a n d t h e u r b a n c i t y l if e
h e e x p e r ie n c e s o n a d a ily b a s is . T h e r e s u lt s ,
s o u lf u l a n d e x p r e s s i v e , a r e b e a u t i f u lly p r o -
p o r t i o n e d c e r a m ic v e s s e ls , o f t e n m a r k e d
w i t h a r a z o r b la d e o r fo u n d t o o ls , t a t t o o e d
s y m b o ls o f p r im o r d ia l c u lt u r e a n d t r ib a l
s c a r ific a t io n .
T o f u l l y e x p e r i e n c e t h e in s p ir e d c r a f t
o f t h e C a p e , a d r iv e s h o u ld b e p la n n e d to
t h e fis h in g v illa g e K a lk B a y , a b o u t a n h o u r ’ s
d r iv e f r o m t h e c i t y c e n t e r , w h e r e a r e m a r k -
a b le g r o u p o f S o u t h A f r i c a ’ s c e r a m ic a r tis ts
r e s id e . K a t h e r in e G le n d a y , a n in flu e n t ia l
a r t is t , b e g a n a s a p a in t e r b u t t h e n d e c id e d
o n p o r c e l a in a s h e r m e d iu m . F o r 2 3 y e a r s
s h e h a s d e v o t e d h e r s e l f t o t h e v e s s e l as
a f o r m o f s u b lim e a n d a r t ic u la t e c o m m u n i-
c a t io n . F a s c in a t e d b y lig h t a n d in s p ir e d »
F a s c in a t e d b y lig h t a n d in s p ir e d b y ffje s p le n d id
la n d s c a p e
. ..,
K a t h e r in e G le n d a y c a p tu r e s m o m e n ts
t h a t r e s o n a te , g lo w a n d c a lm .
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