Mama Afrika - Clover art workshop - 2011

Mama Africa art workshop 2011

 

In order for you to SEE the bigger picture of our work at the Clover Mama Africa workshops, please read the articles about the last two year's workshop BEFORE you read about our experience at this year's workshop. [2009 workshop and 2010 workshop].

We've just came home from our third Clover Mamma Africa Smartiesweek, and once again it turned out to be a life changing experience. One just cannot be in the presence of 32 such amazing woman and not be changed!

Tuesday morning, we started off by giving each Mamma a white canvas and at the end of the day, we ended up with 32 beautiful works of art!

 

 Starting the day

 

Some Mamas looking at their task

All the Mama's

Because this was most of the Mamma's third artworkshop we decided to give each Mamma a specific picture that she had to use as reference point in order to created her painting.  Her painting had to be finished off with a frame made by using cultural patterns and art relief work.

 

This Mamma got a tree as a starting point.  For her THE TREE is a symbol of CHRIST,  The Tree of Life. Just look at the people giving Him praise... AND just look at her beautiful smile!

 

Smiling Mama

Goudine Spa was once again the venue for this event... It was HEAVEN!

 

Beautiful landscape



At the gala evening we received our THIRD trophy.

 

 

Our third trophee!

Just look how beautiful these 3 Mammas looked in the dresses they made themselves!

 

Look at those dresses!

Heilencia and Ezette with some of the Mammas.

 

Heilencia with MamasEzette with some Mamas 

Final gala preparations

The Mammas just before the gala evening.

FUN after the gala evening! For me 'dancing' was the theme of this year's Smarties Week!  That was also the reason for this painting done by Ezette, Heilencia and Prof Elain!

 

 

Dancing is fun! Painting of Dancing Women

NOW for the two 'BIG' Mammas of Clover Mamma Africa 2011. Prof Elain, the founder and drive behind the Clover Mamma Africa project, and Mamma Mary of Upington, the winner of 2011!

 

Winning Mama

Once again we just want to thank Prof Elain and her team for giving us this AMAZING opportunity to be a part of Clover Mamma Africa. As Dr Harold Robles from Holland said when he said his good-byes: "We are now all part of this wonderful FAMILY! See you next year!"

PS.  Just listen to these amazing story.  One Mamma used her 2010 painting as a fundraiser.  She made enough money to sink a borehole at her centre! Another Mamma is selling her artworks in Holland! Amazing!
 

 


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our reward

We received our first reward from Clover for our input into their Mama Afrika CSI programme! (Read more here.)

Thank you Prof Elain, Sanet, Jo, Milly and all the Mamas!

(Read more about Mama Afrika here. )

This is what an actual class looks like!