marian bantjies

Whew! aside from being rather neglectful of my blog-child, I have been at the Design Indaba, becoming inspired and re-affirming my bond with design, my lovely. One of the speakers who had the biggest impact on me was one fabulous lady by name of Marian Bantjies (very south african name- but she is actually canadian).

She spoke very much about the importance of loving what you do, and doing what you love. Her work is beautiful and delicate, and reminds me some-what of Art Nouveau style. I have chosen some works from he annual Valentine's card tradition.

The two below are for the Want It! campaign, and are meant to look like what they are