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Gonzalo

jormatos@cox.net

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Lesley-Ann Hoets

Eastern Cape admin@hotart.co.za 044 343 1123 https://www.lesley-annhoets.com/

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Lesley-Ann Hoets is perhaps South Africa's best known Handwork Potter, popular for her organic shapes and Slip Trail designs. She makes use of the Japanese technique of Raku to fire her pots as she is a lover of reduction, the obvious transformation by fire, and a touch of the unexpected. The blue bricking of the carbonized clay body and the silvery sheens from the iron's heavy reduction contrasts with crackle and colour and achieves textures reminiscent of metal and leather. Lesley-Ann also runs a business making unique ceramic fireplaces. More info on this can be found at www.hotart.co.za

Angela Gilbert

Western Cape agag@mweb.co.za 082 453 9770

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Full time architect specialising in the design of wayfinding systems, and serious part-time potter currently working and teaching in her own studio in oxidised stoneware and raku, using an electric and a gas kiln. Has participated in South African regional and national ceramic exhibitions since 1976, and has been part of several group exhibitions since 1993. Winner of Ceramics South Africa Regional awards in 1993 and 2016.

Alex Shabalala

Gauteng Alexceramicartindesign@gmail.com 0618986851 http://shabalaladesigns.com

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Originally from KwaZulu-Natal, Alex says he has always been interested in working with his hands. As a child, he made toys out of waste materials that he collected and use to play by the clay. From Grade 7, he taught art at the Sbonokuhle Primary School and then at Mpophomeni they had a studio with friends called Amacikwesizwa Visual Art, near Howick. He also attended art workshops in print making at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. Early in his career, Alex worked on linocuts and canvases. “In 2013 I came to Johannesburg with the hope of fulfilling my ambition as an artist. Since I get to Johannesburg I had an opportunity to work with Bronwen Findlay running several mosaics projects which include Mandela Children’s Hospital, running ceramic art project at American International School also father my education on a small business management with Tsogo Sun Entrepreneur. I currently run a ceramic art studio SHABALALA DESIGNS in Johannesburg Fuorways Riversand incubation hub,” says Alex. “I work in earthenware and terracotta clay and use underglaze paint, which is water based and glazed with a transparent glaze before being fired in a kiln at between 1 000 to 1 200 degrees centigrade.” Underglaze is a method of decorating pottery in which the decoration is applied to the surface before it is glazed. Because the glaze will subsequently cover it, such decoration is completely durable, and it also allows the production of pottery with a surface that has a uniform sheen. My work is inspired by African wildlife and the Heritage of Africa.

Alila Hofmeyr

Western Cape alila.hofmeyr@gmail.com 0813225166

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Alila built her own wood-firing kiln in 2024. Her current work is rooted in learning and exploring the transformation of surface through fire.

Ali Nabavi

Western Cape capesculptures@gmail.com 0737924070 https://www.capesculptures.com

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Ali is originally from the city of Amlash near the shores of the Caspian Sea in Iran where his parents are rice farmers. From a very early age, Ali was interested in all forms of art, especially painting and sculpture, but career uncertainty and parental pressure resulted in him studying HVAC (Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning) Engineering at the University of Rasht. It was not long after he qualified that he was given the opportunity to work as a designer and technician for the Inspector and Board of the Iranian Ceramic Association and this is where he found his calling. He subsequently worked for 3 years as a full time ceramic artist for the President and Vice President of the Iranian Ceramic Association before moving to South Africa in 2016. Ali has 12 years of experience as an artist and teacher in ceramics sculpture. He teaches and works from his home studio in Cape Town where he gives classes and masterclasses and produces sculptures in ceramics, bronze and other media. He is currently an actively exhibiting artist with a portfolio of artwork available on request. His unusually broad ceramics expertise results partly from having studied under the best masters in Iran, a country with an ancient, advanced and sophisticated tradition in ceramics. EXHIBITIONS IRAN 2012 Iranian Ceramic Association Exhibition (exhibition title “Frame”), Tehran. 2013 Iranian Ceramic Association Exhibition (exhibition title “Lock”), Tehran. 2014 Fajr International Exhibition, Tehran. 2015 Fajr International Exhibition, Tehran. SOUTH AFRICA 2016 Ceramics Association of South Africa Regional Exhibition, Cape Town. 2017 Group Exhibition (exhibition title “What Art is For”), Cape Town. 2018 Corobrik National Ceramics Biennial Exhibition, Cape Town. 2019 Association for Visual Arts Gallery Group Exhibition, Cape Town. 2022 Ceramics South Africa Exhibition, Cape Town. 2024 Selector for Ceramics South Africa Western Cape Regional Exhibition, Cape Town.

Andile Dyalvane

andile@imisoceramics.co.za

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Andile Dyalvane

dyalvane@icloud.com

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Andrée Bonthuys

Western Cape andreebonthuys@gmail.com 0726223456

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I enjoy hand-building and sculpture and occassionally work with wild clays, dug near my home. I often add organic matter to the clay, such as bone, and prefer alternative firings, where the fire can speak.

Ann Marais

Western Cape avmarais@mweb.co.za 021 9751796

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Ceramic artist, sculptor, writer for ceramic publications, selector and awards judge, workshop presenter, external moderator, occasional teacher, occasional lecturer, occasional poet. Fellow of Ceramics Southern Africa. My work is in museums in SA and abroad and I have taken part in exhibitions locally and occasionally overseas since 1975. Since 2017 I have been creating figurative sculptures of animals other than humans. I use porcelain clay and sometimes stoneware mixed together. My focus is to create an awareness of the importance, sentience and agency of other animals, not just humans. We are all inter-related in some way.

Ansie Ibbotson

Western Cape ansie@ibbotson.co.za 083 571 7193

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Ansie was raised on a farm near Hartswater, Northern Cape, where her first creative endeavours with clay were on the banks of the farms dam. After many years of technical drawings for architects and engineers and doing art as a hobby, Ansie acquired the Creative Arts shop in Durbanville in July 2008. Learning from and interacting with artists daily was a dream come true. She enrolled at Unisa to do a Fine Art degree but had to deregister because running the shop left her with insufficient time to devote to her studies. In 2009 Ansie joined the Gallery Committee at Rust-en-Vrede Art Gallery and Clay Museum in central Durbanville, where she still volunteers. After selling the shop she rented a studio at Wow in Durbanville where she met ceramicist Alessandro Pappada and is still taking classes with him, exploring multiple techniques. Ansie enjoys combining her twin interests of pottery and painting as she creates her pieces. She finds using her own imagination and experimenting with clay very satisfying. Her studio/gallery is adjacent to her home.

Antoinette Du Plessis

Western Cape anto@anto.co.za 083 246 1463

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Antoinette du Plessis lives in Cape Town, though she hails from Pretoria and has an enduring love for the Karoo, the Drakensberg and the Cederberg. She regards her African environment, both natural and urban, as well as her longtime interest in ancient and classical African art, ceramics and textiles as major sources of inspiration. Her shapes, colours and imagery range from floral patterns, birds and animals to political caricature and anything in between. Her preferred medium is earthenware, which she fires in an electric kiln to mid-range temperatures. She produces containers, sculptural vessels and decorated plates, each individually built and glazed. Antoinette makes up her own glaze formulas, which she uses in conjunction with oxides and commercially available slips and glazes to achieve tactile surfaces layered with colour and texture.

Anton Bosch

anton@boschstudio.co.za 083 456 3272 http://www.boschstudio.co.za

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Anton has been a ceramist all his life. He has mastered complex techniques and established himself as a potter in whose work the painterly aspect plays a significant role. Anton developed a clay fusion technique uniquely his own which he applies on his wall plaques to create subtle line, depth in color and three-dimensional shapes. `I regard working with clay as an experience which brings me into intimate contact with the natural world` His work features in various national and international collections.

Lizeldi Loots

lizeldiloots@gmail.com

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Ashleigh Christelis

Gauteng ashhogan1@icloud.com 082 452 7783 https://www.ashleighchristelisceramics.com/

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Ashleigh works from her teaching studio in Morningside Manor at the Ernest Ullman park Recreation Centre. Ashleigh works both with handbuilding and throwing

Ashton Moseley

Gauteng ashtonbullock@gmail.com 084 321 0476

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Ashton's passion for ceramics and the handmade sparked while studying industrial design at the University of Johannesburg. Upon joining the department as a Lecturer in 2016, her interest in the discipline grew rapidly as her lecturing responsibilities allowed for the incorporation of ceramic projects into the Industrial Design syllabus under the mentorship of John Shirley and Eugene Hön -who undertake student projects and utilize the facilities for their own work creation. Through these projects, Ashton enjoys exploring different ways of incorporating the craft based skills of ceramics within the Industrial design discipline. With access to the facilities available within the academic setting, Ashton, along with a colleague and friend, began to undertake a series of experimental projects combining traditional ceramic materials rapid prototyping technologies, such as 3D printing and CNC milling, attempting to increase design complexity and detail of ceramic products, while increasing production efficiency. Her current range includes functional products with minimalist forms, accented with digitally inspired features and details. Albeit contemporary slip-cast pieces, each piece is finished by hand, giving each product its own unique character with the subtle mark of the maker. The colour and material choices maintain a" truth to materials" approach, using sleek black and white glazes to complement and enhance the beauty of the unglazed raw material.

Avi Sooful

avi.sooful@up.ac.za

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Martin Bartholomae

Western Cape martin@tungoma.co.za

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Retta

kdstevens@cox.net

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Belinda Ormond

Western Cape belindaormondct@gmail.com 0825047063

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I'm dedicated to exploring the limits of clay and sharing my discoveries with my students.

Monserrate

andrewrose@live.ca

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Konstanze Harms

Western Cape harms.brandwag@gmail.com 0827884830

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For more than 65 years, I have been shaping clay into pots on the wheel with my hands. A pot is born from a spinning centre, created in the balance of pressure from within and pressure from without. It is air-dried until all moisture escapes, then fired hard; my pottery may surpass us in longevity and bear witness to us and generations to come. Therefore, a pot must be beautiful and functional. To me, my greatest achievement lies in the fact that my entire family and friends use my pots on a daily basis. My maker’s mark at the bottom of each object is a bridge, from 1973 - 1984 with a circle around it. 1958 – 1973: First Kiln Vogelweide Hartbeespoort Training at Tübingen, Germany. Back in South Africa - first own kiln. Married, four children. Salt glaze 1966. Visits to the Netherlands, Germany and Scandinavia. Ceramic wall panels in collaboration with sister Cornelia Holm. Many solo exhibitions as well as exhibiting as a member of Holm family exhibitions. 1973 – 1984: Second Kiln Blompotfontein Bloemfontein Founder and chairperson of the Orange Free State branch of the Association of Potters of Southern Africa. Lecturer for Ceramics at the Art Department of the University of the Orange Free State. Study tour to Japan. Countrywide exhibitions and demonstrations. Corobrick Award. Three generations of the Holm family exhibition at Blompotfontein. Regular participation at Strydom Gallery’s annual exhibitions since 1981. 1984 - 2025: Third Kiln Brandwag Stellenbosch All four children complete their studies and get married. Both parents passed away. Becomes a wine farmer and grandmother of ten grandchildren. Playing with crystal glazes. 1997 Four generations Holm exhibition on the farm Brandwag. Enjoys the privilege to be a permanent exhibitor at Ornament Gallery in Stellenbosch. 2019 Oustok-Jongstok exhibition at Brandwag with granddaughter jeweller Nora Kovats, co-owner of Nonne 11 Gallery in Bamberg, Germany. 2022 building of exhibition space Bornholm at Brandwag Farm. 2025 Three Sisters Bornholm Exhibition.

Hanlie Bosch

hanlie@boschstudio.co.za 082 321 4318 https://www.boschstudio.co.za

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Apart from sensitively and colorfully decorated plates and tiles, Hanlie`s ceramics comprise mostly hand-built pieces and sculptures. She is well-known for her expressive clay figurines and contemplative, compelling clay heads with other-worldly expressions .Hanlie`s ability to reveal through faces and figures a depth of meaning finds expression in ceramic wall-hung, pipe-figurines. These highly tactile and decorative pipe `couples` and pipe `families` are at the same time humorous and haunting.

Catherine Brennon

Western Cape Bren@yebo.co.za 072 141 9924 http://www.overbergstudio.co.za/

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My work is a direct response to my environment - in this case, living In Hermanus between the mountains and the sea. The forms I choose to handbuild are organic and often refer to the rhythms found in nature. I sometimes finish with a matte surface but more recently have employed multiple glazes to create a dynamic and rich surface. Each piece informs the next so the work is constantly evolving. I also continue to make my Dream Boxes from time to time when requested.

Brenda Kuhn

KwaZulu-Natal brendakuhn1@gmail.com 0829038647

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I started my ceramics journey in 2008 when a friend invited me to join her pottery class. The rest, as they say is history! In the studio at the bottom of my garden I get to share my love of clay with my students. I am currently the chair lady of CSA KZN. This affords me the opportunity to help grow and encourage the potters of KZN with Newsletters, informal get togethers and workshops.

Brenda Fantozzi

Western Cape bjfantozzi@gmail.com 0829015901 http://www.brendafantozzi.com

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I am a hobby ceramist with no formal training in the art but with a love for the freedom of expression that it offers. I work only with stoneware and hand build all my pieces. I believe that one cannot create without a piece of themselves being expressed in that creation. Working with clay is for me a daily ritual equal to eating and breathing.

Linsey Brooks-Bannan

Gauteng linsey.brooksstudio@vox.co.za 083 417 4116 http://roybrooks-artist.com

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Hi there! I'm Linsey. I'd love to welcome you to my studio to experience the sheer joy of playing with clay and exploring your creative side as you learn a new skill. Running informal classes leads to satisfaction amongst my students - some are daring and different, while others prefer to work with more direct guidance. In such a supportive atmosphere, each person plays their own unique part in inspiring and stimulating the people around them. I like my students to grow at their own pace and encourage them to relax for a few hours, as I teach them the techniques they need, and guide them in making pottery that they enjoy creating. This helps them to forget the outside world as they concentrate on the clay and let their intuitive responses manage their artistic expression.

Carina Claassens

Gauteng carinaclaassensceramics@gmail.com +31633971812 https://www.carinaclaassens.com/

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Carina was born in South Africa and grew up on a beautiful wildlife nature reserve. Blyderiver (Bourkes Luck Potholes). She majored in Fine & Applied Art, where ceramics was one of her majors at the Tshwane University of Technology in Pretoria, graduating in 2003. She is currently based in The Netherlands, where she has been promoting South African visual and performing arts since 2006. Working as Curator/Artistic Director for festivals and films. In 2017 she started the popular Clay Café Nederland in Zaandam inside the Yada Yada Market located on the Hebrugterrein. In Sep 2019! The new studio on a farm in the Achterhoek opened up, where Carina teaches ceramics: www.claycafenederland.nl "Claassens creates works rooted in bold memories of a southern African childhood which reflect a deep spiritual reverence for nature, subtly contrasted in the delicacy possible in ceramic. Her feminism is a theme manifested exquisitely in both her functional and purely aesthetic creations. They conjure whimsy and a playful sense of the magical in the eye and heart of the viewer who are drawn to respond physically to the tactile quality of these transformative pieces."

Carol Hayward Fell

KwaZulu-Natal carolart@telkomsa.net 031 563 4347 https://carolhaywardfell.com

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Carol Hayward Fell is a South African artist who makes whimsical sculptures of horses out of stoneware and porcelain clay. Her expressive horses are influenced by the art of ancient civilizations; Ancient Greek, Roman, Etruscan, Viking, Egyptian, Chinese. This can be seen in the shape of her horse sculptures, reflecting the diverse way these ancient civilizations portrayed horses. Hers are characterised by having long exaggerated necks, elegant heads, arched tails and decorative manes; legs simplified to draw attention upwards. Reflecting her sense of humour, many horses have animals; birds, cats, dogs, monkeys etc. on their backs, creating a whimsical relationship. Intricate patterns, utilizing many ceramic techniques, creating line, texture and colour, may cover a horse and some have painted, reclining nudes sprawled across them. Carol loves to create something to make people smile, or to create work that has a timeless dug-of-a-ruin appearance. Every work is entirely handmade and unique. Renowned for her tall, coiled porcelain and having worked as a potter for 30 years, Carol utilizes many decorative techniques once used to decorate her tall, coiled porcelain vessels many of which are in museums throughout SA.) Carol was the National Ceramics Exhibition Award winner in SA in 2014. She has a BAFA in Ceramics and lectured ceramics for several years. Now in addition to making her sculptures, she teaches art from her art-filled colourful house and garden in Durban.

Caroline Schulz Vieira

Gauteng carolinevieira1978@gmail.com 27824014213 http://www.carolineschulzvieiraceramics.com

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Caroline's journey with clay began in 1982 and took on professional status in 1997 after a 7-year period at the Kim Sacks School of Ceramics, Johannesburg, which included a 2-year apprenticeship. Since 1997 she has taught both children and adults, and published a collection of pottery projects for children in collaboration with Vincenzia Diedericks. She has participated in group exhibitions as a member of Ceramics Southern Africa, as well as at various venues in Johannesburg and elsewhere in South Africa. Taking part at the Design Indaba 2014, and being invited to exhibit at 100% Talent (part of 100% Design at Decorex) in Johannesburg in 2016, were highlights. She has also held three solo exhibitions, two at Bamboo Gallery (Johannesburg) and one at Ebony/Curated (Franschhoek). IN 2018 she co-ordinated the ceramic activities at the St Teresa's Arts Festival (Johannesburg).

Carolyn Heydenrych

elephantfootfairy@gmail.com

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Catherine Brennon

Cathylawrance@gmail.com

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Cath Walker

Gauteng catherinefwalker@gmail.com https://cathwalkerceramics.com/

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I'm a ceramicist with a varied design background. When I'm not busy getting my hands dirty with clay, I'm playing with different oxides and making my own glazes. I'm all about taking an experimental approach to my work, which means I'm constantly testing new ideas and making discoveries that I integrate into my work. I'm a natural teacher at heart and love sharing my knowledge with students, encouraging them to explore the potential of ceramics.

Cara Bauermeister

Western Cape Cara.westhuizen@gmail.com https://www.caraceramics.net/

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Cara works from her studio in Somerset West, South Africa. She is an artist and designer with a Masters Degree in Fine Art from the Michaelis School of Fine Art at the University of Cape Town, where she was a part time lecturer for over ten years. Her work finds inspiration in the natural world, art historical ornament and the physical qualities of the medium.

Anne Rimbault

Western Cape anne@annerimbault.com 0829545994

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In my bright and airy Tokai studio, for several days a week, I work on porcelain, mostly thrown, and decorated with underglazes. I love to teach, and focus on small group classes for adults, using white low-stoneware clay. I'm inspired by the environment that I am constantly delighted to find myself in, which includes landscapes, plants and seascapes. With a particular interest in form, brushwork and translucency, I make mostly small batch porcelain tableware. I'm fortunate to have been immersed in working with clay for over 40 years, a medium I fell in love with whilst completing my diploma in Ceramics under Karin Boyum in the late 1970's.

Ceridwin Eyre

hello@ceridwineyre.com

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Concepcion

jimbob28117@yahoo.com

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Charleen Brunke

Western Cape charleenbrunke@gmail.com 073 610 3824 https://charleenbrunke.com

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My ceramic work is about my line drawings on the multi levelled canvases of my pots. It captures my thoughts with immediate directness and is my way of observing and understanding.

Charmaine Haines

Eastern Cape info@charmainehaines.co.za 049-8411767 http://www.charmainehaines.co.za

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Living and working in Nieu Bethesda, I continue to explore my ongoing fascination for Ancient Cultures, African Artifacts and Medieval Iconic Art which embodies a broad interest in the history of art and craft from ancient to industrial. The natural Karoo environment plays an integral part in my day to day source of inspiration. It continues to be a place of extremes where the weather has a major influence creating an awareness of both life and death where small things matter. Im surrounded by the evidence that the Karoo was once an ancient sea. - fish and birds have always been part of my iconography. Together with my portraits they've become autobiographical design elements that repeat themselves throughout my work adding both a narrative and mythical presence to the forms. In 2010 I was made a Fellow of the Ceramics Southern Africa Association in recognition of my contribution to Ceramics in South Africa. My work has been selected for several Biennales namely, the Internationale Ceramique D'Art Biennale. Vallauris. France. The Johannesburg Biennale Africa Earth Ceramic exhibition and as a finalist for the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum Biennial Exhibition. Port Elizabeth. Collections: Musee De Vallauris. Vallauris. France Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum. Port Elizabeth. South Africa. National Art Gallery. Durban. South Africa. Samlingen Art Collection. Denmark. William Humphries Gallery. Kimberly. South Africa. The Corobrik National Collection

Cheryl Aveyard

caveceramics@yahoo.com

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Cheryl Browne

Gauteng cheryl@giggleart.co.za 072 477 1887 http://Www.giggleart.co.za

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Passionate about ceramics and all things beautiful. Ceramics has taught me to enjoy the process to create magical things. In a world of instant gratification, ceramics reminds us that patience is a virtue.

Charlotte Rasson

Western Cape Chiroo@me.com 083 267 5944

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Playing with mud, then clay has always been something I have done. I was introduced to clay at school and started formal lesson 40 years ago. Over the years I have had 4 different teachers. I set up my studio in 2005 and have experimented and had so much fun. I love a challenge. Having a large family, my time has not always been my own to fully engage. Ceramics is a passion that keeps me awake at night. Now I have more time to apply myself and be inspired to hone and discipline my creativity

Dorris

glynne4@gmail.com

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Christine Williams

Gauteng christine.w@telkomsa.net 011 462 2881 http://www.christinesceramics.co.za

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My surface decorations are created through layering colours at different stages of the drying and firing process. I draw inspiration from nature, my garden and everyday life. I like my pieces to create a narrative that encourages the viewer to take a second look and discover new elements within the form. Artists like Chagall, Van Gogh, Matisse and Monet influence much of my imagery and colours. My aim is to produce an expressive collage of pattern, symbols and imagery reflecting the beauty of creation.

Christo van Staden

KwaZulu-Natal christovanstaden1@gmail.com 083 639 9553

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A non professional cook and current decorative sandblaster and glass "specialist' by trade I was looking for a hobby and something to do in the evenings other than Netflix and cooking that was still in the creative line and started a few night time classes and never left. I prefer to do one off articles rather than a huge production line of the same thing. Playing with glazes and see what comes out off the kiln is always the most satisfying moment for me. My lack of patience has been tested with the pottery process and each time I create something I am reminded to take things slow . Being in a rush when doing ceramics does not go together. I do not produce huge volumes as kiln size and time restricts me from doing more.

Clayton Sutherland

Western Cape claytonsutherlandceramics@gmail.com 0723417569

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Having fun, exploring and playing with hand built techniques in a variety of clay bodies.

Christina

marigo28@gmail.com

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Colleen Hulley

Western Cape colleenaceramics@gmail.com 021 671 4367

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I just love working in clay, I wake up every morning and am happy my work involves getting my hands dirty. My inspiration comes mainly from my surroundings. The things I see often become a reality in the studio in the form of a design or shape. I have always known I would work with clay having grown up in Natures Valley playing with clay in the river as a child was my fondest memory. My range includes bespoke tableware as well as coiled pots and garden bunnies. I enjoy using many techniques be it building in slabs or coils. I like to keep things fresh, crisp and clean. I run studio based classes for adults and children in my beautiful garden studio in Kenilworth.

Corinne de Haas

Western Cape corinne@corinnedehaas.com 028 271 4213 https://corinnedehaas.com/

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Corinne de Haas CERAMICS is well known for her differentiated tableware. South Africa's top restaurants and chefs regularly visit the studio to collaborate on new custom designs. Using a variety of clays, some custom blends, traditional and contemporary processes, we hand make all of the ceramics, infusing each item with our heart and soul. Experimentation with texture, shape and glazes, have continued to drive Corinne to innovate. Sometimes mishaps can introduce a whole new direction of development, and that is when clay work gets really interesting. The fluidity that comes from repetition, and the unstrained ease of the hand-making process, working on an instinctual level, is part of what you experience when picking up one of Corinnes pieces. You can feel the spirit and consciousness of the maker is fused with the clay. This generous beauty and presence makes for a visual and tactile experience, that has ensured the tableware in her gallery stays ahead of the trend, mastering the art of handmade functional ceramics.

Cornelia Wessels

Eastern Cape corneliaw100@gmail.com +27828215419

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Since the day I touched clay, my addiction started. I want to make everything and lots of it. That is still a passion. Many of my inspiration came from nature and plants which is my day job as a horticulturist.

Corri Hook

KwaZulu-Natal Corriehook@gmail.com 031 564 3718

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My passion is clay, my lifestyle is clay. I create and I teach.I usually work in earthenware clay,colour ing with oxides,slip and underglaze. All work is handbuilt...pinched,coiled and slabbed in my garden studio. The natural world of birds and plants and trees is huge inspiration to draw into the clay and add on relief bits.Always texturing and layering. Since the 80 's i have had exibits and awards at Regional and National level.

Crafts4giftz

glouridas@gmail.com

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Beth Goldner

iridium.throne@gmail.com

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Chrystel Schreuder

Chrystelschr@gmail.com

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Dale Lambert

Gauteng dale@dalelambert.co.za 082 441 3039 https://www.dalelambertceramics.co.za

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I am a ceramic artist that has been producing ceramics for over 20 years. I specialize in once off thrown vessels in bold colours and refined forms. Occasionally I still produce translucent unique porcelain vessels. I work from my small studio at Toadbury Hall wedding venue in Randburg Gauteng. I teach classes several days a week as I love passing on my passion for ceramics to others.

david bellamy

bellamydavid@hotmail.com

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Corinne De Haas

Western Cape gallery@corinnedehaas.com 028 271 4213 https://corinnedehaas.com/

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Diane Daniller

ddaniller@gmai.com

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Dianne Heesom-Green

Western Cape dheesomgreen@gmail.com 082 824 8917 http://www.dianneheesomgreen.com

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Dianne Heesom-Green born 1959- Dianne lives in Paternoster on the Cape West Coast. She works and exhibits from her studio Stone Fish Studio and Gallery. She is best known for her Polyhedrons and Figurative Sculptures. These are created by hand building using various clays and mainly slips and oxides with limited glazing. Inspiration for polyhedrons comes from the ocean, while the human condition motivates the figurative artworks. Her work has been shown internationally and Dianne has been recognised by the Ceramic Association of South Africa. Her work is part of the Corobrick Collection in The Pretoria Art Museum. Dianne holds various workshops, including team building and hosting of other artists. She curates the gallery, offering a fine selection of Western Cape art and ceramics.

Doreen Hemp

Daselfe@mweb.co.za

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Doreen Hemp

doreenhemp@gmail.com

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Edna Blignaut

edna88@live.co.za

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Christelle

richardmaertz@yahoo.com

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Aliyah

mmellondk3@aol.com

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Elize Taljaard

elizetaljaard19@gmail.com

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Elsa VerLoren van Themaat

Western Cape elsaklump@gmail.com

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Emma Kriel

Western Cape emmaleenkriel@gmail.com 021 788 6094

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My work consists mainly of sculpures. They are colourful, imaginary images of characters in literature such as The White Queen, Doubting Thomas, Antigony and so on. I also make fairy/gnome houses and decorative table ware. I market my work under the name Musje.

Irene Engelbrecht

Western Cape andre@regionalagencies.co.za

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I live in the Overberg. The rocky seascapes, ever changing mountains, the natural habitat of the fynbos and its indigenous little creatures inspire me. Coming from a Textile Design background I see the colours, textures, designs, patterns all around me and it forms part of my clay making process.I mostly coil my ceramics and I hope the uniqueness, reminds the observer that it is from the earth and not part of a mass produced world.

Bridgette Van Strijp

Gauteng bluegeckopottery@icloud.com 823760632 http://Bluegeckopottery

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Studio potter in Ermelo Mpumalanga for the past 15 years .

Elmien Porter

Western Cape earthandpaintceramics@gmail.com 082 516 1063

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My first experience with ceramic painting was in 1997 and instantaneously I fell in love with this medium. Over the years I have explored different ways of decorating on different bodies of clay. This knowledge and techniques I shared with students for 15 years. After taking a break for a while, I have returned to painting with under glazes on both earthen and stone ware, creating items that are functional and decorative.

Theodora

sscseses@yahoo.com

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Esra Bosch

esra@esrabosch.co.za

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Eunice Botes

Gauteng eubotes@yahoo.com 074 112 3966 http://www.eunicebotes.co.za

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Eunice is a teacher by trait, her love for ceramics started at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in Blacksburg (USA) where her husband furthered his studies. Eunice completed her B-Tech (Cum Laude) in ceramics in 1998 at the Vaal Triangle Technikon where she received numerous awards. After lecturing for two years at the institution, they moved to Gaborone Botswana where she pursued a career as an art teacher at a Cambridge Secondary School for seven years. Back in South Africa, she is currently a full-time Ceramic Artist, participating in numerous National and International Exhibitions. Her work is all about integrating her love of form and drawing. She illustrates her work using "Clay Etchings" and sprigs on the form. Depicting a world where small acts of everyday life is revealed in it's fine detail. When Eunice experiences life she is fully aware of her mortality and the preciousness of the present moment and she always strives to depict that in her work. The imagery on her work leads the viewer around the form and investigates with both the hand and eye. Eunice's passion extends to her love of the outdoors, the South African bush veld as well as flowers, where she finds much of her inspiration. Each design is carefully drawn into the porcelain work when it is leather hard. The raised moulded designs (sprigs) are applied and then the work is slowly dried. Black slip is painted into incised lines followed by 2 or 3 firings.

Eugene Hon

Gauteng eugene@eugenehon.com 0848402691 http://eugene@eugenehon.com

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Eugene Hön was BORN in Belville in the Cape in 1958. He is a ceramic artist with a passion for drawing, ballpoint renderings. With a master's degree in Ceramic Sculpture, from the University of Cape Town, he has pursued a career as an academic and practicing artist for the past thirty-seven years. His experience as an academic and commitment to the development of the crafts, has expanded his knowledge and honed his skills in the making of innovative and creative ceramics. He embraces the advancement in technology and the impact of the digital handmade. His teaching and learning, research and development (practice-led), straddles a broad range of disciplines including, sculpture, drawing, artists books, animated digital projections and ultimately design, especially digital fabrication.

Fanie Terblanche

Western Cape fanie_ter@msn.com +27637280414

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Involved in Pottery since the early 90's, I equally enjoy doing wheel and hand work in my studio at home. I like to experiment with different methods of alternative firing and busy setting myself up to do reduction firing in a gas kiln. Some of my work is on display at Stone Fish Studio and Art Gallery in Paternoster.

Billie McNaughton

billiemcnaughton0@gmail.com

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Nomfundo MOHLALA (TUT)

Gauteng Fufumarshall.nm@gmail.com

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Nomfundo Mohlala was born in 1997 in Gauteng, South Africa. She lives and studies in Pretoria, South Africa. She was awarded a Diploma in Fine & Applied Arts in 2021 from the Tshwane University of Technology. She is currently studying toward her Advanced Diploma in Fine & Applied Arts. Mohlala uses an interdisciplinary practice that encompasses ceramic sculpture and drawing. She creates commanding works heavy with spirituality. As the artist deals with the issues around spirituality and African knowledge systems. She creates work from her dreams as a medium through a lens of existence across space and time, asking questions about life underwater and the spiritual connections between the two. Part of her work represents a spiritual calling to underwater life. Mohlala is part of the exhibition called An Act of Faith on the Spier wine farm in Stellenbosch (2023). She was part of a group exhibition called Without Breaking the Bank and another called Eggshibition, at the Johann van Heerden Gallery, Pretoria (2023). She was part of the emerging artist group exhibition in The Gallery Art Bar in Sandton (2023). She was in the top 100 of Thami mnyele exhibition (2022). She has exhibited at Ceramics South Africa Gauteng (2022). She exhibited at the Pretoria Arts Association Student Exhibition (2022).

Lee-Ann McCleland

Western Cape Lee-ann@fynbospotterystudio.co.za 0734284398 http://Fynbospotterystudio.co.za/wp

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Lee-Ann McCleland (Fynbos Pottery Studio) I have a natural tendency to be a hands-on creative and this has always drawn me towards a more three-dimensional exploration of my artistic endeavours. First working as a self-taught artist in stained glass and now in Ceramics the three-dimensionality and construction qualities of clay continually inspire me. My firing is done in an electric kiln using both commercial and personally created glazes. Moving recently to Betty’s Bay has given me some time to reflect on the intricacies of the natural world that surrounds us, and I am experimenting with what this means to and for me through my work. I am exploring more of the natural and raw elements of clay and working on showcasing its simplicity as the cornerstone of its beauty as a symbol and reflection of this beautiful world we live in.

Madeleine Henning

Gauteng gallery@rhodahenning.co.za 012 460 8845 http://www.rhodahenning.co.za

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Madeleine achieved her Bcom Hons in Information Systems and worked as an IT auditor at PwC in South Africa, Dubai and New York from 2011 - 2015. She decided to pursue her love for ceramics and teaching on a permanent basis in 2015. She now gives pottery classes, pottery team building events and parties. She took part in the Ceramics SA Regional Exhibition 2019 and exhibited entries at the Pretoria Art Museum for Sasol New Signatures 2019. Her art is inspired by fantastical and simplistic beauty. She also enjoys identifying more practical ceramic needs for entertaining with food and creating creative solutions to fill it.

Garth Meyer

Western Cape garthme@iafrica.com 022 448 1668

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Garth Meyer has been a potter for 30 years. In that time he has worked in many areas of the ceramic spectrum - from raku to oxidation to reduction firings, with terracotta to stoneware to porcelain clays, and produced work both decorative and functional. A specialist thrower, he has experimented with what can be done with the potters wheel - throwing and deforming some jars, while also producing precise jars with close-fitting lids, and myriad large and small innovative forms. He also specialises in throwing large pieces. His pottery journey began in Hout Bay in Cape Town, when during a break from being a schoolteacher, he worked with Steve Shapiro at his studio. There he learnt much of the process of running and managing a pottery studio. After several years in business, and having bought a farm near Hermanus, he again started assembling pottery equipment and building a kiln. Since that time he has had studios in Observatory, Hout Bay, Claremont, and, currently, in Riebeek Kasteel in the Swartland. A huge range of works are available online, at the studio, at select galleries, or, very occassionally, commissions may be undertaken. His work has been bought by the South African Museum of Art, and has featured in many collections, galleries and exhibitions. It can most readily be seen in the flesh by appointment at his Riebeek Kasteel studio, at the bi-annual potters markets, or at his annual November exhibition held at historic Langverwacht farm in Kuilsriver.

Gavin Grieve

gavindgrieve@gmail.com

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Marcellus

dj.palomera@yahoo.com

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Rachael Kennedy

Western Cape rjkennedy@fireduppottery.co.za 021 556 1774 https://fireduppottery.co.za

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Our studio specializes in hand painted ceramic wash basins ; and hand painted tile panels. We have been creating beautiful ceramic art since 1999, and are based in the Northern suburbs of Cape Town. All our pieces are lovingly hand painted, and we accept commissions and bespoke items.

Gill Whittet

gillwhittet@gmail.com

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Githan Coopoo

githanc@gmail.com

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Graham Bolland

Western Cape graham@bollandpottery.co.za http://bollandpottery.co.za

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One of South Africa's most respected potters, Graham Bolland merges function and art, and has been throwing and decorating reduction fired pottery since the 1970's. He draws inspiration from the flora and fauna of the Little Karoo where he lives and works with his wife Kim. His simple and functional forms can be classed as a contemporary Anglo-Oriental style of design. Loved by people from all over the world, each piece is hand-thrown, hand-decorated, and fired to cone 10 reduction.

Gaby Droomer Snyman

Gauteng gsnyman01@gmail.com 0833075082

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I graduated with a Fine Arts (Graphic Design) degree from Stellenbosch University in 1982 and subsequently worked as an illustrator and book designer before starting my family. In 2000 I started working in clay and felt an instant connection. I regained a sense of self and my deeper creativity. I mainly throw in porcelain and I am captivated by the various forms of the universal , nurturing bowl shape. My inspiration is varied, from ancient cultures and artifacts to the modern porcelain masters. My current exploration revolves around the balance between spontaneity and control, using colour to impart movement and energy to my classic forms.

Gwyneth Gosling

KwaZulu-Natal gwyneth@beachcomberpots.co.za 082 935 0078 https://beachcomberpots.co.za

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I am brand new to this adventure in clay. I have been lucky to have been guided by excellent creators the first of which being my Mother. It has been a life changer for me and over the course of 4 years I progressively spent more and more time with clay and less and less with my job. And so here I am doing ceramics full time. YAY! I make hand and wheel thrown stoneware fired ceramics and my inspiration is nature, in particular the ocean, rocks, plants as well as texture, colour and how the glaze reacts to even the smallest of texture. I love tactile things and the earth and I think this is the reason I so love working with clay. Clay connects with something deep within me and I often dream of a creation which then manifests in clay.

Rika Haasbroek

Gauteng info@rikahaasbroekceramics.co.za 0833270079 http://www.rikahaasbroekceramics.co.za

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Having previously worked in banking, interior design, and visual merchandising Rika embarked on a creative sabbatical from her corporate career, venturing into the world of clay in 2016. She quickly discovered her affinity for this medium, driven by a fascination with the concept of Wabi Sabi, which celebrates the beauty of the imperfect. Rika's style combines texture and sculpture to convey a narrative, often using precious metal lustres such as gold and platinum to accentuate her work. Rika predominantly works in fine white stoneware, crafting each piece by hand and imbuing them with multi-functionality, whimsy, and introspection. She has developed her distinct style of incorporating 2D and 3D aspects and exploring Anthropomorphism, with cats being a predominant feature in her latest collection. Her artistic prowess was recognized when she was the recipient of various People’s Choice Awards at various CSA gallery exhibitions over the years. Rika has exhibited her work in multiple galleries across South Africa, most notably at the Rupert Museum in South Africa during 2022 as part of the IN-RESPONSE - Art of the Space Age exhibition. Her passion for creating ceramic pieces elevates pottery into captivating works of art that are anything but mundane.

Hilary Abraham

KwaZulu-Natal hilarylfabraham@gmail.com 082 292 0115 https://hilaryabrahamceramics.webs.com

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What started out as a means to balance my very disciplined and scientific life as an athlete and rowing coach with something creative has turned into a major passion and a serious form of expression. I continue with my "day job"and create my vessels in my spare time. I began my clay journey with Garth Hoets in Hilton and continued with Corri Hook after my move to Durban. I now create my work in a pleasant, plant-filled courtyard (although the plants are steadily being sacrified to pottery equipment such as wheels and kilns!). I decorate my work mainly with slips and underglazes and score patterns or lines through them. I have won prizes for my work here at home and have sold overseas.

Heidi Beyers

beyers.heidi@gmail.com

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Hendrien Horn

Gauteng info@hendrienhorn.com http://hendrienhorn.com

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As a potter I always had the mindset that hand-made is better. This was until I sustained an injury on my pottery wheel a few years ago. My research lead me to a new way of making by using a Clay 3D Printer. On my journey I had to learn 3D Design, and figure out how to print using a machine (which was such a foreign concept to me). I was however up for the challenge, and I am so glad I stuck it out! I soon learned that 3D Printing with clay was a lot like using my pottery wheel. It was a tool to help me create, by turning a Digital 3D Design into a clay printed work of art (with a few extra moving parts). In many ways, my work is a reflection of me. - perfect in it's imperfections. My artworks hardly ever mirror the original 3D Design, because clay as a material can be vulnerable to external forces - which is what I really enjoy! I no longer have any pre-conceived notions of how pottery should be created. If you love what you do, do it and don't hold back!

Hennie Meyer

hennie.meyer@icloud.com

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Hilary Megan Wilmott

Western Cape wilmott@telkomsa.net

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Digby Hoets

Gauteng hoets@digbyhoets.com 082 927 6606 https://www.digbyhoets.com/

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Digby Hoets is a potters potter: his practice is one of dedicated iteration, a monthly process that produces a kiln full of pots that are fired. In that monthly rhythm, he consistently works towards subtle development of the pots over time the lessons of one firing being the prompt for refined adjustments in the pots that follow. This process of working steadily day by day results in an intimate knowledge of how clay responds, and such patient practice gives rise to an authentic simplicity, an honesty that comes from looking and knowing: a subtle but certain adjustment to the volume of a series of pots, a slight nuance in the density of the colour of the glaze, variations that are there but too elusive for words. The pots are rooted in the traditions of the great studio ceramicists but are timeless. (Elizabeth Burroughs)

Ian Calder

KwaZulu-Natal calderims@gmail.com 27832357220

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Ian Calder is a national award-winning ceramist and visual artist best known for his colourful hand-painted maiolica and watercolour series. He exhibits his work nationally and internationally and is widely represented in major collections of South African art museums, and the MTN Corporate Collection. He recently retired as Professor of Fine Art and Art History at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. Ian is continuing his research about ceramics in cultural heritage museums, histories of local pottery studios and the contemporary indigenous ceramics of KwaZulu-Natal and South Africa. He works at his Ridge Art Studio in Howick, KwaZulu-Natal. Ians ceramics intentionally evoke the earthenware traditions and imagery of ancient tin-glazed pottery. But his maiolica is thoroughly contemporary, featuring contemporary forms and painted imagery about his South African cultural environment, especially iconic local sites of historical legacies. He works in series, and creates new themes during his cycles of ideas. Ian is currently working on a new series of painted earthenware vessels. His ceramics and pictorial juxtapositions use overlays of imagery that recollect the past in the present era of digital saturation. Ian throws his vessels using a terracotta clay sourced nearby his Studio in Howick. Wares are bisqued to cone 06 (980 C). Ian paints oxide colours onto the raw tin glaze, then fires his maiolica to cone 03 (earthenware).

Ineke Nicolle

Western Cape inekenicolle@icloud.com 021 8763 336

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Have been involved in ceramics for the over forty years taking part in numerous exhibitions. Received N4, N5 and N6 certificates for ceramics through Boland College in Paarl and have been attending master classes with Dr. Ralph Johnson ever since. Mainly work in porcelain and coloured clays (agateware).

Andrew Mogridge

Eastern Cape info@mogridgedesign.co.za 082 822 7195 https://andrewmogridge.com/

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As a storyteller, I embrace the absurd and value the power of impulse over preconception. With the help of humour I explore themes of power, violence, and the farce of authority, and the vitality of life with all its fragility and impermanence. I exploit the material properties of a chosen medium. Each new work is given a title, a sort of christening, that I immediately uncouple from any associated meaning, thereby rendering any subsequent attempts at explanation impractical. As a medium, ceramics has one notable property, that of durability. Each piece has the potential to last a few thousand years by which time any ideas of ownership or provenance are lost to the traction of history. By reaching into the sock draw of my mind I can only hope that my work subverts social norms and dominant ideologies.

Izaan Joubert

Gauteng izaan@blocdesignstudio.com

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Pottery is my escape. I am an Architect and mother of two, by day and a potter by night. I entered the ceramics world in 2011, mostly as a hobby to try and relax after a hard day's work at the office. Since that day my world has become bolder and richer. Pottery is about pouring every last bit of built up energy, emotion and ideas into a ball of clay and watching as something extraordinary emerges out of nothing. Ultimately it is about the absolute satisfaction every time you see and feel a new pot fresh out of the kiln. My pots are an amalgamation of my thoughts and ideas, everything I see and touch inspires my work, I hope that each viewer can appreciate the amount of emotion, love and effort that goes into each vessel.

irpauw

irpauw@gmail.com

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Jacky MacLennan

KwaZulu-Natal macl@iafrica.com 0837844241

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I have been a ceramicist for many years and have exhibited at various exhibitions in Cape Town..Gauteng and Durban. As well as doing my own ceramics I run a Ceramics Studio in Durban North supplying earthenware bisque..underglazes and brushon glazes. I offer a glazefiring service.

Alan DuBuque

shannonheafey6@gmail.com

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Jan Ernst

admin@jan-ernst.com

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Jane Jarvis

janesandy2020@gmail.com

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Jane Digby

digbyartist@icloud.com

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Janice Rabie

Western Cape janiceelka@gmail.com 0832046407 https://www.janicerabieceramics.co.za

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Janice Rabie has been making ceramics in Cape Town, South Africa since 1984. She produces functional and decorative ware in porcelain clay, and sculptures handbuilt in stoneware. She has always liked to make things that brighten up peoples day. Her work is sold nationally and abroad. The work is slip cast in moulds, and this gives it the smooth surfaces and minimalist lines for the fine hand-painted decoration. Janice is a graduate of the Michaelis School of Fine Art, University of Cape Town, and also holds a degree in music.

Jean Beckley

Gauteng jejobeckley@gmail.com 083 268 9531

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Being in the dance world most of my life, performing, teaching and choreographing, I found the creative aspect of ceramics right up my street, although at times working with a human "body" is easier than working the clay!! I am a student of Digby Hoets having joined his studio around 1985/86. All my work is on the wheel and in general with porcelain clay occasionally do use earthenware clay and depending on the glaze, items are pit-fired, high-fired and/or fired in a reduction kiln. Results in the latter can be surprising which I enjoy. My work has been influenced somewhat by the classical period of Greece and ancient Oriental shapes and is classified as being in the "Anglo/Oriental tradition". Much of my work is functional ware. Late in 1998 I entered my "dotty" period! This as a result of a visit to Australia where I was intrigued by the Aboriginal art of dot painting. Dotted slip designs were the result. One area of particular interest is South African rock art, which I sometimes portray using this "dot painting" technique. I have participated in several workshops offered by Ceramics S.A and other individual artists, and have exhibited on both Regional and National exhibitions. In August 2019 I was Potter of the month and a solo exhibition of my work was held and the Arts Association of Pretoria gallery. I have work in the Corobrick Collection, the William Humphrey Gallery, the Fillingdon Fine Art Gallery in the U.K. and in several private collections

Jeanne Wellner

jeanne.wellner@gmail.com

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Jenny Chadwick

Western Cape jenny.chadwick7@gmail.com 084 734 2202 https://kommetjieceramics.webs.com/

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In Johannesburg I worked in corporate communications. When I moved to Cape Town in 2006 I found my feet by teaching beginners at a pottery studio in Noordhoek. A new experience! I then spent a year in Holland and joined a pottery studio. I participated in various workshops. On my return I set up my ceramic teaching Studio, Kommetjie Ceramics. My studio is a place where I work and play. I create pit fired polished vessels, functional ware, sculptures and other ceramic pieces, both fun and serious, for galleries and the Ceramics SA Western Cape region Potters' Markets. I run three pottery classes a week and enjoy teaching as much as I like to maintain the studio and share the space. Mostly I enjoy being part of a creative pottery group. My involvement in the Western Cape region of Ceramics Southern Africa has been supportive and inspiring for me. It is through the Potters’ Markets, the Regional/National exhibitions and the ceramic artist collective that I have developed my craft and gained experience. Aside from running the social media platforms my involvement has recently been amplified as I was voted as co-chair at the AGM in Feb 2022. Image of Jenny courtesy of Open Studios Kommetjie, Cape Town

John Bauer

Western Cape john@johnbauerart.com 0721458433 http://Johnbauerart.com

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John Bauer is a South African ceramicist with work in two national museums, who shows internationally. John is an inventor and materials engineer, who currently tiles buildings in kaleidoscopic matchbox tiles, each one unique. John is inept at many things, however, his disasters are fertile ground for artworks forging new frontiers.

John Shirley

Gauteng johnshir@gmail.com 0834075968 http://www.johnshirleyceramics.com/

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Born in South Africa in 1948, John Shirley has worked with clay for over five decades. His practice spans stoneware, crystalline glazes, porcelain, and, more recently, translucent bone china infused with soluble salts. Fascinated by how light interacts with ceramic surfaces, he creates work that explores subtlety, permeability, and the delicate layering of colour through resist techniques and mark-making. Shirley is a Fellow of Ceramics Southern Africa (2010), was awarded an Award of Merit at the Corobrik National Ceramics Biennale (2008), and exhibited at the 5th World Ceramic Biennale in Korea (2009). In 2025, he was accepted into the International Academy of Ceramics.

Jo-Anne Kuter

KwaZulu-Natal joannekuter@iafrica.com 031 563 5414

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I am what one may consider a self-taught ceramist and have no formal art training. I attended a pottery class almost ten years ago and became hooked. Pattern is my obsession and I find the possibilities of a straight line endless. I love textiles, patchwork and repetitive design and this is echoed in my work. Clay has been a wonderful medium to express myself. My work has evolved over the years from my favourite blue designs on white porcelain and now the introduction of colour and black line on raku clay. Most of my work is functional as I want my pieces to be used on a daily basis and create interest amongst your everyday items. Ivin Molefe throws my pieces and once bisque fired the fun begins. I spend many hours designing and painting each piece. No two pieces are identical unless part of a set. I am constantly thinking of new ways to apply or interpret my designs. I sell my work at markets to enable me to pursue my passion and keep on evolving.

Glennie

bmun@channon.com.au

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Shirley Jones

Western Cape shirl.jones@live.com 073 798 7120

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Shirley Jones studied graphic design, which was never really pursued as a career. Later in life as her children started getting older, she was able to explore her passion of being creative again. In 2014 Jones was lucky enough to begin pottery lessons, where she learned the art of throwing pottery on the wheel. She found the whole process of working with clay very therapeutic. Jones finds great joy from creating functional pieces, knowing that they will be enjoyed every day. Attention is paid to the design, and the functionality of the item being created. Her style would be described as being minimalist, simple yet elegant.

Jordana Lyden-Swift

Jordana.archi@gmail.com

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Antje Ansell

faytresa@econgate.com

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Juliet Eidelman

Western Cape juliet.eidelman@gmail.com 0828238344 http://www.julieteidelman.com

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Juliet Eidelman Ceramics is a small ceramics studio in Cape Town, South Africa specializing in beautiful hand built pieces. My range includes planters, vessels, lighting & custom commission for clients and designers. Each piece is handmade making them all unique. I love working with texture, simple forms and raw, unglazed clay in my work. I am an architect by profession and practised for 15 years before becoming a full time ceramicist. As such I do a Iot of work with architects and interior designers on custom pieces for interiors.

Karin Lijnes

karin@karinlijnes.co.za

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Kristy

nachan816@aol.com

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Kate van Putten

Western Cape katevanputten@gmail.com 074 587 5438 http://www.katevanputten.co.za

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Kate produces a wide variety of decorative and functional porcelain pieces, specialising in hand drawn cups, bowls and vases, with the emphasis on creating a narrative on each piece.

Kathy Bigham

kaybeeceramics@gmail.com

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Kendal Warren

Western Cape kendalwarrenceramics@gmail.com 083 309 6274

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Kendal Warren has been working with clay for nearly 20 years. Her work is sold in galleries across South Africa and has been used in several design projects, including the One and Only Hotel, Hout Bay Manor and the Tynhuis. Two of her works have been purchased by Iziko Museum as part of their permanent collection. She works and teaches from her studio in Cape Town.

Kerry Toy

kerry@kklay.co.za

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Laurianna Volschenk

lauriannav@icloud.com

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Evalyn

merc8084@aol.com

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Le Roux Odendaal

Western Cape beceenoffice@gmail.com 0795244575 http://merryrocksclay.co.za

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Le Roux built up a home studio with his mom and shares the studio with anyone who has an interest in pots, plants and ceramics.

Lee Sanders

KwaZulu-Natal sanderscalder@gmail.com 082 083 3965

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I am passionate about clay pots and ceramics generally. With many visits to Rorke's Drift potters, my focus was initially traditional wares and firing methods. I love hand-building, using coils to build forms ranging from small pots to large vases, and even bonsai pots. My journey into the world of clay eventually led me to use the potters wheel, creating planters and functional ware. Although pieces are glazed using an electric kiln, I have started a new adventure into Raku. And I might stay a while

MICHELLE LEGG

Gauteng michellejanelegg@gmail.com 083 730 0250 http://www.michelleleggceramics.carrd.co

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Michelle Legg is a South African ceramic artist known for her handbuilt, saggar fired vessels with burnished surfaces. Drawing inspiration from traditional coiling techniques incorporating European lace designs, her work explores themes of femininity and resilience. A long-standing member of Ceramics Southern Africa, she served on the national committee (2014–2018) and as Gauteng Regional Chair (2008). In 2012, she was awarded a CSA Fellowship for her contribution to the ceramic arts. Michelle holds a Master’s in Ceramic Design from the University of Johannesburg and teaches at The Pottery Studio in Johannesburg. Her work is held in collections, including the Corobrik Collection, and has been exhibited locally and internationally.

Name	Region
Simone Troskie	Western Cape
ELIZABETH Vels	Western Cape
Luyanda Mkhize	Gauteng
THERESA WORMSER	Western Cape
Nyeleti Shiviti	Gauteng
sandra goercke	Gauteng
Carolyn Heydenrych	Gauteng
Gonzalo
Adah
Abrahm Mashiane	Western Cape
Adéle Sherlock	Western Cape
Adele Gross	Gauteng
Adèle Fouché	Western Cape
Adriaan Adios	Gauteng
Lesley-Ann Hoets	Eastern Cape
Angela Gilbert	Western Cape
Amy Engelbrecht	Western Cape
amelia jacobs	Western Cape
Marcelo
Alexandra Palmer	Western Cape
Kathleen
Santiago
Alex Shabalala	Gauteng
Alila Hofmeyr	Western Cape
Alila Hofmeyr	Western Cape
Ali Nabavi	Western Cape
Alison Sher	Gauteng
Almarie Pelser	Western Cape
Alta Stead	KwaZulu-Natal
Tess
Rebeca
Alyssa McMahon	KwaZulu-Natal
Ammarie Ring	Gauteng
Amoret Ferreira
brandon amronski	Western Cape
Amy Davis	Western Cape
Anabelle Cardoso	Western Cape
Anam(TUT) Hina	Gauteng
Andile Dyalvane
Andile Dyalvane
Andrea Duell	Western Cape
Andrée Bonthuys	Western Cape
Ane Small-Smith	Gauteng
Angela RivettCarnac	KwaZulu-Natal
Anita Malan	Western Cape
Anita Malan	Western Cape
Anitra Nettleton	Gauteng
Anja
Ann Marais	Western Cape
Annabelle Venter	Namibia
Annaline Zinn	KwaZulu-Natal
Ansie Ibbotson	Western Cape
Antoinette Du Plessis	Western Cape
Anton Bosch
Ariana Smit	Western Cape
Lizeldi Loots
Beverly
Ashleigh Christelis	Gauteng
Ashton Moseley	Gauteng
Arie Smit	Gauteng
Astrid von Brucken	Western Cape
Lindiwe Kwape	Gauteng
Avi Sooful
Theo
Katie van der Walt	Western Cape
Barbara Owen-Hughes	Western Cape
Dane
Martin Bartholomae	Western Cape
Bavani Chetty	Western Cape
Beatris Glasgow	Namibia
Beatris Keane	KwaZulu-Natal
Retta
Belinda Mendes	Gauteng
Belinda Lailey	Gauteng
Belinda Mendes	Gauteng
Belinda Lailey	Gauteng
Belinda Ormond	Western Cape
Bennie Smal	Western Cape
ben van wyk	Gauteng
Brian Baloyi	Gauteng
Betsie van Rensburg	Namibia
Brigitte Greyling	Namibia
Bianca Bernstein	Western Cape
Wilfredo
Amanda Rybicka	Western Cape
Julia Buss	Western Cape
Ladarius
Monserrate
Konstanze Harms	Western Cape
Hanlie Bosch
Hailee
Catherine Brennon	Western Cape
Brenda Kuhn	KwaZulu-Natal
Brenda Fantozzi	Western Cape
Bridget Heneck	Western Cape
Rico
Brigitte Rieger	Gauteng
Linsey Brooks-Bannan	Gauteng
Bryant Knudsen	Eastern Cape
Joshua
Candice Nightingale	Gauteng
Cara Dempers	Western Cape
Carien Dempers	Western Cape
Carina Claassens	Gauteng
Carla da Cruz	KwaZulu-Natal
Carol-Ann Wiltshire	Western Cape
Carola Lorck	Namibia
Carol Hayward Fell	KwaZulu-Natal
Caroline Schulz Vieira	Gauteng
Carolyn Heydenrych
Morgan
Catherine Brennon
Catherine Horn	Western Cape
Bella
Cath Walker	Gauteng
Cheryl Aveyard	KwaZulu-Natal
Cara Bauermeister	Western Cape
Celeste von Fintel	Gauteng
Kim Goble	KwaZulu-Natal
Anne-Marie Rosenstein	Western Cape
Raiel le Roux	Western Cape
Anne Rimbault	Western Cape
Ceridwin Eyre
Chantel Bougard Walberer	Western Cape
Concepcion
Charleen Brunke	Western Cape
Charlene Vorster	Namibia
Charmaine Haines	Eastern Cape
Chavonne Lehmkuhl	Gauteng
Cheryl Gibb	Namibia
Cheryl Chelin	Gauteng
Cheryl Aveyard
Cheryl Browne	Gauteng
Werner
Irene Geldenhuys	Western Cape
Charlotte Rasson	Western Cape
Chloe Wallace	Western Cape
Christian Botha	Gauteng
Christiaan Snyman	Gauteng
Dorris
Christine Henderson	Western Cape
Christine Williams	Gauteng
Christo Els	Gauteng
Christo van Staden	KwaZulu-Natal
Chuma Maweni	Western Cape
Cindy Edmund	Namibia
Lucinda Dumont	Western Cape
Sikho Mququ	Western Cape
Claire Austin	Western Cape
Claire Woollatt	Gauteng
Clare Neser	Western Cape
Sue Clarke-Unser	Western Cape
Deborah Breach	Western Cape
Mariana de Villiers	Western Cape
Clayton Sutherland	Western Cape
Clayton Swanepoel	Gauteng
Monty
Makibane Clement Maenetja	Gauteng
Clive Sithole	KwaZulu-Natal
Maritza
Christina
Nicky Kelly	Western Cape
Nicky Kelly	Western Cape
Colleen Hulley	Western Cape
Ziphelele TUT Mqwala	Gauteng
Coral Bennett	Gauteng
Corinne de Haas	Western Cape
Cornelia Wessels	Eastern Cape
Karen VonGeyso-Kruger	Gauteng
Corrie
Corri Hook	KwaZulu-Natal
Cecilia Rademeyer	Western Cape
Crafts4giftz
Beth Goldner
Chrystel Schreuder
Christine Williams	Gauteng
Yoav Yoav	Western Cape
Dagmar Shaw	Eastern Cape
Dale Lambert	Gauteng
Dana Weiner	Western Cape
David van der Spuy	Western Cape
David Moss	Western Cape
david bellamy
David Keith
Dawn Munro	Western Cape
Emma Day	Western Cape
Daniel Brand	Gauteng
Darius Du toit	Western Cape
Darius Du toit	Western Cape
Debbie Van Est	Western Cape
Corinne De Haas	Western Cape
Denise Fowler	Western Cape
Denise Corna Boers	Western Cape
Derick Baddeley	Western Cape
Deryn Weaver	Western Cape
Lillian
Desiree Tesner-Smith	Gauteng
Desiree Silas	Eastern Cape
Desmond Mnyila	Eastern Cape
Diane Daniller
Dianne Heesom-Green	Western Cape
Dikeledi Maponya	Gauteng
Thembelani Nqaba	Eastern Cape
Doreen Hemp
Doreen Hemp
Johathan
Duane Titsworth	KwaZulu-Natal
David van der Spuy	Western Cape
Chante Truter	KwaZulu-Natal
Véronique Wendling	Gauteng
Edward Odes	Western Cape
Edna Blignaut
Marita Nell	Western Cape
Christelle
Aliyah
Elize Taljaard
Elize Kruis	Western Cape
Elle Hooper	Western Cape
Ellen Findeisen	Western Cape
Patrizia Helene Litty	Western Cape
Elsa VerLoren van Themaat	Western Cape
Elzette Potgieter	Gauteng
Émile Theart	Western Cape
Emma Brokensha	Western Cape
Emma Brokensha	Western Cape
Emma Rube	Western Cape
Emma Kriel	Western Cape
Irene Engelbrecht	Western Cape
Bridgette Van Strijp	Gauteng
Elmien Porter	Western Cape
Susan Marinier	KwaZulu-Natal
Susan Marinier	KwaZulu-Natal
Theodora
erna dry
Erna Ziegelmeier	Gauteng
Elmira
Cecile
Eunice Rider Purcell	Western Cape
Jevon
Esra Bosch
Eugenie Skelton	Western Cape
Eunice Botes	Gauteng
Eugene Hon	Gauteng
Madeleine Eve	Western Cape
Chloe Essery	Western Cape
Eylene Clifford	Gauteng
Faatima Salloo	Gauteng
Fanie Terblanche	Western Cape
Layla
Ildiko Szana	Western Cape
Billie McNaughton
Grant Solomons	Western Cape
Fran Tannenbaum	Western Cape
Frazer
Hyman
Kaya
Nomfundo MOHLALA (TUT)	Gauteng
Lee-Ann McCleland	Western Cape
Gabrielle Alberts	Western Cape
Gail Kotze	Western Cape
Madeleine Henning	Gauteng
Garth Meyer	Western Cape
Gavin Grieve
Marcellus
Jocelyn
Rachael Kennedy	Western Cape
Georgina Vintin	Western Cape
Trace
Gill Whittet
Gina Forssman	Western Cape
Githan Coopoo
Gillian Coleman	KwaZulu-Natal
Gerd Bolt	Gauteng
Glenda Karow	KwaZulu-Natal
Gloria Sparg	Western Cape
Curt
Goodman Nzuza	KwaZulu-Natal
Nicolas
Graham Bolland	Western Cape
Graham Bolland	Western Cape
Graham Bolland	Western Cape
Gregg Price	Western Cape
Gaby Droomer Snyman	Gauteng
Lorrie Rupp	Namibia
Gwyneth Gosling	KwaZulu-Natal
Rika Haasbroek	Gauteng
Hilary Abraham	KwaZulu-Natal
Mohaladitwe Halle Gumede	Gauteng
Cassidy
Hannah Sarakinsky	Gauteng
Hannelore Nickson	Namibia
Lillanie Schutte	Gauteng
Hazel Sherman	Gauteng
Heather Cawood	Western Cape
Heidi Hirsch	Western Cape
Heidi Beyers
Joan Higgo	Western Cape
Hendrien Horn	Gauteng
Hendrik Verhoef	Western Cape
Hendrik Verhoef	Western Cape
Hennie Meyer
Tyree
Hilary Megan Wilmott	Western Cape
Leta
Hayley Goodrich	Western Cape
Kaci
Digby Hoets	Gauteng
Hopewell Masha	Gauteng
Isabell
Jaquan
Hylett Engelbrecht	Western Cape
Ian Maritz	Western Cape
Ian Maritz	Western Cape
Ian Pells	Western Cape
Ian Calder	KwaZulu-Natal
Keenan
Sbonelo Luthuli	KwaZulu-Natal
Sbonelo Luthuli	KwaZulu-Natal
Lilitha Vulindlu	Western Cape
Ilse Appelgryn	Western Cape
Russell
Ineke Nicolle	Western Cape
Antwon
Inez Bruwer	KwaZulu-Natal
Andrew Mogridge	Eastern Cape
Irene Engelbrecht	Western Cape
Izaan Joubert	Gauteng
irpauw
Joy Mwali	Gauteng
JACKIE KAUZIL	Gauteng
Jacky MacLennan	KwaZulu-Natal
Jaco Moolman	Gauteng
Jacqueline Pedersen	Gauteng
Kayli
Alan DuBuque
Cordia
Jan Ernst
Jane James	Eastern Cape
Jane Jarvis
Jane Digby
Janel Capraro	Western Cape
Janice Rabie	Western Cape
Bella Lehner
Jean Beckley	Gauteng
Jeanne Wellner
jeannette bouwer	Gauteng
Jennifer de Charmoy	Western Cape
Jennie Milborrow	KwaZulu-Natal
Jennifer Beatty	Western Cape
Jennifer Beatty	Western Cape
Orland
Jenny Chadwick	Western Cape
Lyla
Jerice Doeg	Gauteng
Jessica Untiedt	Western Cape
Jane Van Wyngaarden	Western Cape
Jo Maharaj	Gauteng
Jo Ractliffe	Western Cape
Joanne de Villiers	Western Cape
Jo Merrett	Western Cape
Joao Januario	Gauteng
Johan Swart	Western Cape
John Bauer	Western Cape
John Sachs	Western Cape
John Shirley	Gauteng
Jo-Anne Kuter	KwaZulu-Natal
Glennie
Shirley Jones	Western Cape
Jordana Lyden-Swift
David Josephson	Western Cape
Antje Ansell
Judy Vitale	Eastern Cape
Juliet Eidelman	Western Cape
Juliet Rusconi	Western Cape
Chris	Western Cape
Karen de Klerk	Western Cape
Karen Wienand	Western Cape
Karen Stewart	Western Cape
Karin Lijnes
Karuni Naidoo	KwaZulu-Natal
Kristy
Kate Malan	Eastern Cape
Kate Shand	Gauteng
Kate van Putten	Western Cape
Nelda
Katrien De Kock	Western Cape
Kathy Bigham
Kendal Warren	Western Cape
Kerry Toy	Western Cape
Kerry Toy
FRANCESCA RIGUTTO	Western Cape
Kirsten Levin	Western Cape
Katherine Wiehahn	Eastern Cape
Kerry Toy	Western Cape
Andries Dirks	Western Cape
Krissie Nortje	Western Cape
Meriel May
Ansia Moodley	Western Cape
Lee Sheehan	Gauteng
Lara Uys	Western Cape
Lara Mellon	KwaZulu-Natal
Lashunda Prout	Eastern Cape
Laurel Holmes	Western Cape
Lauren Opia	Gauteng
Laurianna Volschenk
Evalyn
Juanita
Le Roux Odendaal	Western Cape
Leandi Mulder	Western Cape
Leandri Hattingh	Western Cape
Lee Sanders	KwaZulu-Natal
Lee-Ann Ormandy-Becker	Western Cape
MICHELLE LEGG	Gauteng
Lella Kondylis	Western Cape
Leslie Leathern	KwaZulu-Natal
Lena Beardsmore	Namibia
Leon Potgieter	Western Cape
Lesiba Molomo	Gauteng

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