Botterblom Collection: Mohair Tapestries from the Karoo
Timed Online Auction, 2 - 24 February 2025
Botterblom Collection
About the SessionThe 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.
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Notes
Blokhuis in blou pays homage to the block-shaped architecture
of a typical Karoo brakdakhuis. Its roughly plastered walls are
washed in chalk paint, which, after rains and storms, allows
for dust and light to find shelter in the cracks. A simple door,
perfectly proportioned to honour the art of simple living.
The Karoo asks you to strip all decoration,
doily roof frills make even the grandest home look cheap.
The brakdak form finds its place in these plains.
The sky is a sea of blue.
(Botterblom Collection Catalogue, 2024)
Provenance
Botterblom Collection.
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