Blog posted by Tessa Wethli

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Mr. Delivery is a great idea! It’s really simple and really clever. My fiancée and I often spend ages deciding what to eat. He prefers Thai and I have a weakness for pizza. We like staying in with a DVD, but we’re too lazy to cook. They bring the food! If I ever move back to North London in the UK, I’ll be taking a Mr. Delivery menu back with me and look for second hand scooters! It’ll be a sure-fire winner there too!

On the theme of how things cross over between the UK and SA, we have opened an Art Studio in Cape Town. I was part of a similar venture in London – where about 20 ceramicists shared a creative space.

We have called our space at the Old Biscuit Mill “One Roof Studio” – as all our artists are working under one roof. We so far have three artists working – a ceramicist, leather worker and a fashion designer. We have had interest from mosaic, wire, glass, jewellery and fashion artists, as well as more traditional paint-brush types!

It’s interesting that Capetonians seem to be private artists. Each expects their own, separate studio space; sharing isn’t in their comfort zone. In London, only the most successful (or independently wealthy) artists were set up on their own – meaning that sharing is much more common. The creative benefits from being in a shared space, however, convince me that this will take off here for different reasons. Working with others can be inspirational, educational, motivational not to mention less lonely!

If anyone reading this wants to get their creative juices flowing in our shared space for creative types… come visit us! We are there most Saturdays from 9am to 2pm to coincide with the great market. To make an appointment for weekday afternoons and evenings just drop me a message at art@tessawethli.com or call Alex on 072 721 6446. You can check out pics and our ethos at www.oneroof.co.za

Blog posted by Tessa Wethli