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Pincushion av Karlien De Villiers

Sør-Afrika

The design was inspired by the form and colour of the pincushion protea (Leucospermum cordifolium) which is native to southern Africa. This is a protected protea species and grows in the wild on the slopes of the Paarl mountain where I go for daily walks after work. The flower of this plant has a sphere of thin orange coloured stems, each with a tiny head, which makes it look like a pin cushion – hence its name. For this design I wanted to capture the colours of the flower as well as its distinct shape, and to recreate it in an abstracted form to create an interesting and vibrant pattern.

Hierdie ontwerp is geïnspireer deur die speldekussing protea (Leucospermum cordifolium) wat ‘n inheemse blomsoort in Suid-Afrika is. Die protea is ‘n beskermde spesie en groei wild teen die hange van die Paarlberg waar ek daagliks na werk gaan stap. Die blom van hierdie protea bestaan uit ‘n sfeer van dun oranjekleurige stammetjies, elk met ‘n klein kop – byna soos ‘n speld, vandaar die naam van hierdie protea. Vir die ontwerp het ek die kleure en besondere vorm van die speldekussing protea vasgevang, en dit in ‘n abstrakte vorm weergegee wat ‘n interessante ruimte en spel van kleur op ‘n mat sal maak.

Om Karlien De Villiers

Karlien de Villiers was born in Cape Town, South Africa in 1975. She studied Graphic Design and Illustration at Stellenbosch University from 1994 - 1997, and worked briefly as a commercial designer in an ad agency in Cape Town after graduating. Since 2006 De Villiers is employed as a lecturer in illustration and graphic design at Stellenbosch University's Visual Arts Department. De Villiers has been critically acclaimed for the publication of her debut graphic novel in 2006 that deals with the death of her mother set against the socio-political backdrop of Apartheid South Africa during the 1970s-80s, entitled ‘My mother was a beautiful woman’. She is currently working on a solo exhibition of paintings and drawings; as well as completing her second graphic novel which will be published in French by Editions Ça et La in 2014. She lives in Paarl with her partner and two small daughters.

Karlien de Villiers is in 1975 in Kaapstad, Suid-Afrika gebore. Sy het vanaf 1994-1997 Grafiese Ontwerp en Illustrasie aan die Universiteit van Stellenbosch studeer, en het daarna vlugtig as ‘n ontwerper by ‘n kommersiële advertensie maatskappy in Kaapstad gewerk. Sedert 2006 is sy egter aangestel as dosent in illustrasie en ontwerp by die Departement Visuele Kunste aan die Universiteit Stellenbosch. De Villiers het veral kritiese lof verwerf vir haar debuut grafiese roman wat in 2006 gepubliseer is. Die roman handel oor haar ma se dood en speel af teen die sosio-politiese agtergrond van Apartheid Suid-Afrika in die 1970s-1980s, getitel ‘My ma was ‘n mooi vrou’. Sy werk tans aan ‘n solo tentoonstelling van skilderye en tekeninge; asook aan die manuskrip vir haar tweede grafiese roman wat in 2014 in Frans uitgegee sal word deur Editions Ça et La. Sy woon in Paarl saam met haar lewensmaat en twee jong dogters.