Botterblom Collection: Mohair Tapestries from the Karoo

Timed Online Auction, 2 - 24 February 2025

Botterblom Collection
About the Session

The collective of artisans, working at Frances VH Mohair Studio, has created a space where vision, dedication, storytelling and shared purpose coalesce through the power of creative agency and voice. Their latest project, the impactful Botterblom Collection, traces aspects of daily life that pulse through a street in a neighbourhood in Prince Albert. Woven from the dreams, hopes and fears of everyday life, the collection is a celebration of the beauty inherent in imperfection while also showcasing and contributing to material culture. What emerges from the collection is sensual, deeply spiritual and unique work, taking on the name of the street to honour the marks of time embedded in place.


Sold for

ZAR 46 900
Lot 14
  • Frances vH Mohair Studio; tuin en duim, No 14, Botterblom Collection, 2024


Lot Estimate
ZAR 40 000 - 45 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 46 900
Location
Cape Town

About this Item

South Africa 21st century
tuin en duim, No 14, Botterblom Collection, 2024
hand-woven mohair tapestry, made collectively by women artisans in the Frances vH Mohair studio, woven by Monique Bitterbos and embroidered by Gizella Arendse
190cm by 64cm

Notes

A tapestry woven by Monique Bitterbos and embroidered by
Gizella Arendse. This piece was specifically made for Marie Piet
(Ant Goedjies) and her garden.
This is not a garden for anyone but herself. It wraps the borders of
her fence, making it impossible to see if you do not look at what’s
behind the shade cloth. Possibly the most impressive landscape artist
on Botterblom. Maria Piet, stylish, and most often found dressed in
purple, tends to nature and exudes the joy shoots bring to the daze.
Tuin en duim is a piece that maps the fingerprints needed to nurture
colour in the dust.

(Botterblom Collection Catalogue, 2024)

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