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This old cottage in the picturesque town of Stanford, near Hermanus, is in the process of being renovated as a weekend break away.
The bathroom is one of the rooms where a pensive mood will take hold of you. The owner specifically chose our hand made tiles to go with the quaint charm of this tiny cottage boasting many features in which the hand crafted elements of construction provide a cosy home.
Each tile is unique in its own irregular uneven hand made surface with each catching the light differently thus bringing warmth and interest to the room. Four different tones of a cream were used to achieve a shimmering mosaic effect these exotic tiles will only enhance any feelings of personal accomplishment.
M Riddell on 14 May 2008 at 1:36 pm #
For our bathroom, we naturally wanted to find tiles that fitted the rustic, ‘farmlike’ and unconventional look and feel of the house. So when we were shown the tiles pictured above, it seemed the ideal choice. One never knows quite what the end result will be, but all of us were confident, and excited, about the potential. The neutral colour was chosen so as not to detract from the stained glass windows, and as the photo’s show, we all agreed it was the perfect choice. The tiler was a little, can we say, anxious, when first shown the uneven, ‘buckled’ looking tiles, but he took a deep breath, drew on all of his sixty years of experience, and was able to look on his finished product with pride.
The support from Gerrit and Gillian, from the choosing of the tiles to the advice on grout colour to the custom designing and making of the tiles to be placed around the oval window was very assuring. So, from start to finish, their experience was invaluable.
And an added bonus is having friends leave their unique fingerprint on our home.
marie van der Walt on 21 May 2008 at 5:33 pm #
Haai, Baie trots om jul te ken! sal beslis v almal wat Hermanus toe gaan van julle vertel!
Marie vd Walt
Gerrit Oosthuizen on 22 May 2008 at 10:26 am #
Baie dankie, Marie
Onthou om eers almal webblad toe te stuur, en asb. net nie amateur pottebakkers stuur nie, hulle het oor die algemeen min respek vir proffessionele kunstenaars, met geen idee wat dit kos om keramiek kuns as n besigheid te bedryf nie.
Ek is nou op so stadium van my lewe, en gelukkig om dit so te kan doen, maar ek verkies om positiewe energie om my te he, dit laat almal beter werk lewer en gee ons meer tyd om dit met kliente te deel wat dit werklik waardeer.
marie van der Walt on 03 Jul 2008 at 8:57 am #
Beste Gerrit,
Jou webtydskrif is n lus vir die oog! kan n mens van die ‘Nativity’ groepies bestel, of het ek maar net half gelees?
Ja, ek stuur my kennisse almal eers na die webbladsy..
Groete, sien julle weer binnekort!
Marie
Gerrit Oosthuizen on 03 Jul 2008 at 11:10 am #
Baie dankie vir die komplimente!
Die “Nativity” groepies kan nie bestel word nie, die artikel wys hoe naby n klient en kunstenaar aanmekaar “groei”. Marc en Marthe het ons al met vele kontrakte ondersteun en in die proses wou hy ook graag met klei speel. Dus hierdie baie spesiale verhouding wat ons so gereeld met kliente opbou word deur hierdie artikel uitgelig. Maar as hy terug is in SA sal ek dit noem dat hy moontlik n eerste klient het! Ek dink hy sal sommer baie in sy noppies wees, hy was so trots op hierdie stukkie werk, Vader Claerhout ook, wat die geskenk ontvang het n paar weke voor sy afsterwe.
Die onskuld en teerheid waarmee hierdie werk gedoen is, is so eerlik en opreg, kwaliteite wat deesdae maar skaars is in ons aledaagse omgang met medemense.
Tot later
Gerrit