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Learning from the Tortoise

This is a sculptural clay vessel made from foraged materials, embedded with rusty wire from the farmlands, pigment from rust, ash from medicinal plants and wildflowers, and bones of a tortoise. It is inspired by years of observing tortoises, and carries fragments of shells and bones found on walks, honouring their quiet persistence.
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Belinda Blignaut
Cape Town, South Africa
Belinda Blignaut's journey as a self-taught ceramicist began when she first dug clay from the ground. "Growing up on a remote farm, I always knew I wo ...
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