Wild flowers

A farmers cottage just outside Hopefield

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Carpets of wild flowers appear annually around the end of August on the West Coast of South Africa and provide a spectacular sight till October. This was one of the best seasons I have ever had the privilege to experience. Unfortunately this splendour cannot simply be captured in pixels. The sound of the birds, with the crisp Spring breeze and the smell of the flowers need to be experienced in person.

Hopefield flowers

 This year we attended the Hopefield Wild Flower show, with craft markets, entertainment and the most delicious home cooked meals on offer. And then there were the flowers. On every side walk, grass land, piece of veld and vlei (lower-lying area with a bit of water present), they were just everywhere and as far as the eye could see.

 

 And then there was the local graveyard, where family and friends covered graves with piles of plastic flowers, in a kaleidoscope of colour. So special.

Mother Nature inspired me to recycle a hunted Hartebeest skull into a Spring Beauty, using Cotton and Wool yarns and the age old technique of crochet.

She had to resemble the colours of the veld and I used as many shades as possible in a puff stitch flower design. 

Ms. Daisy Hartebeest is now complete and will reside in the Artvark Gallery, Kalkbay soon. 

I hope the sight of the Spring will also inspire you to spend more time outside, enjoy the abundance of new life and play a little.

If you are residing in the Northern Hemisphere, well, good luck with that!

Ms. Daisy Hartebeest