by Gerdus Bronn | Sep 25, 2020 | I AM, Where Am I From
Who doesn’t dream of staying on an exotic tropical island and just paint all day! “I said to myself. ‘When you make a change, make sure that it is a lifestyle change this time’. You can always change locations but not all of us are...
by Gerdus Bronn | Jun 21, 2020 | Where Am I From
This must be one of the craziest times of my life. It looked like such a good business when I started with it and I thought it would be my big break in life. I left Annalie to run the business back in Hartbeespoort and set off on a fact-finding mission to Malawi. I...
by Gerdus Bronn | May 31, 2020 | Where Am I From
After the fire where our shop burnt to the ground, we sifted through the ashes of the devastating fire and found only burnt pieces of jewelry and discolored rocks. I remember a large sphere of rose quartz that turned brown and was completely crazed by the heat of the...
by Gerdus Bronn | May 17, 2020 | I AM, Where Am I From
The year was 1988. We were proud landowners on a property without water and electricity. And the neighbor’s cows roamed through our property. My first priority was to get a pot out of the kiln so that we could start to make a living. So we decided to build the...
by Gerdus Bronn | May 9, 2020 | Where Am I From
Our first pots came out of the kiln and I was elated! It was such a relief to have something to show for a year of failures. I mixed my own clays and worked in this open studio where the wind and cold started to challenge us. In the early morning, I blew cold vapor...
by Gerdus Bronn | May 2, 2020 | Where Am I From
A Steenbok is a small antelope found in Southern Africa. And a pan is a pan. (A small body of seasonal water.) The name of our village was Steenbokpan and we were the proud owners of the first Post Box in Steenbokpan. Mailing a letter to us would be addressed to: P O...
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