We’re all creative in our own ways. We express ourselves through writing, photography, drawing, singing, dancing – the list goes on and on. We got to experience how these lovely studios allow people to let out a different side of their creativity through painting. Ceramic Creations We love our cosy workspaces, but as creatives, we must get outside our “boxes” now and then, to do new things and reignite that creative spark. We had...
As we just ended off Comic Con Africa 2022, the first convention since 2019, we look at Durban’s own Champion of Cosplay, Jinxie Cosplay a.k.a Kelsey Atkins! What is the art of “cosplay”? What does it mean? Cosplay is a combination of the words “costume” and “play”. It’s an activity and performance art in which participants called cosplayers wear costumes and fashion accessories to represent a specific character. It is taking characters from movies,...
In ancient Greek and Roman times, tattooing was associated with barbarians, a.k.a the uncultured and brute folk. It was only later in the 1970s that tattoos were deemed cool and common amongst all sexes, classes and age groups – and boy are we grateful it did! In the words of the famous tattoo artist Don Ed Hardy, he once said: “A tattoo is an affirmation: that this body is yours to have and to...