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The Art Studio Immerse yourself in beauty: you will be staying in the studio of the local artist Nigel Hewett. Nige

The Net Vir Pret Puppet Parade and Performance is a landmark annual arts event in the creative and unique farming villag...
28/12/2017

The Net Vir Pret Puppet Parade and Performance is a landmark annual arts event in the creative and unique farming village of Barrydale on the famous R62 route in the Klein Karoo. Every year the parade draws puppeteers, musicians, performers and public both locally and from around the world to work with the local children to celebrate and explore powerful, relevant issues of community, conservation and heritage through the art of puppetry.

‘Rhino slaughter is at a record high in KwaZulu-Natal’ were the latest headlines in the Herald Newspaper and this year the Net vir Pret Parade will be tackling the devastating effects of rhino poaching and international poaching syndicates on our most endangered large animals.

In association with the Centre for Humanities Research at the University of the Western Cape, Ukwanda puppet makers will be bringing life-size Rhino’s to the Tradouw Valley of Barrydale, performing amongst hundreds of puppets designed and created by local school learners through Net Vir Pret, and directed by Aja Marneweck. Original music for the production eill be composed by Peter Takelo and Gary Crawford.

This unique annual public arts event promises to inspire young and old alike, bringing together adults and children from all walks of life to bring awareness to the desperate needs of our Rhinos and to celebrate our powerful South African heritage.

THE BLUE COW at The Barrydale WaterfrontA wooden deck located right on a dam with a view across the farm fields with the...
19/12/2017

THE BLUE COW at The Barrydale Waterfront
A wooden deck located right on a dam with a view across the farm fields with the mountains in the distance, the Blue Cow is well worth a visit for breakfast, lunch or tea/coffee. Their cheesecake is highly recommended.

For info or bookings contact Hanette on 079 355 1760
Opening hours:
Opening days: Monday to Saturday
Address: Eastern end of Tennant Street over the road from the school, Barrydale

MEZ KAROO KITCHENMez Karoo Kitchen is a gem of a restaurant with friendly, welcoming atmosphere and interesting, delicio...
19/12/2017

MEZ KAROO KITCHEN
Mez Karoo Kitchen is a gem of a restaurant with friendly, welcoming atmosphere and interesting, delicious food. Mez specialises in African cooking – North African, sub-Sahara African and South African. Mez also provides vegetarian and vegan cooking. The menu changes weekly. The wines served focus mainly on those produced on the R62.

For info or bookings contact Michelle on 082 077-5980.
Kitchen Opens at 6 and closes at 9;
Opening days: Wednesday to Saturday;
Address: 24 van Riebeek Street, Barrydale;
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Magnificent scenery awaits those who drive the Tradouw Pass from the foot of the Langeberg up to the sunny skies of the ...
19/12/2017

Magnificent scenery awaits those who drive the Tradouw Pass from the foot of the Langeberg up to the sunny skies of the Klein Karoo. The Tradouw River has cut its way over many centuries through magnificent protea covered rocky slopes, in places still graced with indigenous trees, to form the course of the pass. In rainy weather, waterfalls dash to the river below. Wildlife such as baboons, dassies, eagles and many other bird species, and small antelope inhabit the slopes. And if you’re lucky, you might even see a leopard! Shady picnic spots and view sites provide opportunities to stop and view the rock pools below. And there are two springs at the side of the road where travellers can collect clear mountain water.
In the mid-1800s farmers petitioned parliament at the Cape to build a pass so that they could deliver their produce to the Breede River transport system. Finally, in 1867 the famous pass builder Thomas Bain began work on the pass with his team of 200 convict labourers, and the road was opened in 1873. At the bottom of the pass on the right are the ruins of the South Station, where Bain housed the convicts, now almost completely hidden by vegetation. On the next bend above the river you will see to the right the remains of Letty’s Bridge, a teak construction that is now sadly falling into ruin. The remains of the old pass walls are visible just south of Stone Haven, where the work force had their northern camp. The little building on the right was the old toll house. The building of the pass was a magnificent feat of engineering which has served the people of Barrydale and the Klein Karoo for over a century. The road was upgraded and tarred in the 1970s.
NOTE: This piece was written specially for The Art Studio by Leslie Howard, a local author. Some of her books, The Tradouw Pass, Overberg Tapestry and Barrydale unplugged are available to guests at The Art Studio.

Nigel Hewett is a creator of beauty. He is a Barrydale artist extraordinaire. Not only does he do painting and sculpture...
07/12/2017

Nigel Hewett is a creator of beauty. He is a Barrydale artist extraordinaire. Not only does he do painting and sculpture, but he also paints murals and is a craftsman/builder who customises built interiors.
Nigel Believes that his art collection is his legacy. He says ‘I love painting. It brings me great joy capturing special moments and interesting facial expressions of people.
My work features the landscapes and indigenous peoples, especially the local village characters with sun-weathered faces
The perfect line of a ballet dancer’s profile is both fascinating and beautiful to me. I am driven to depict this beauty daily, either in painting or sculpting.’
Nigel’s art has changed over the years from painting local Barrydale characters, through depicting the female form and painting flower arrangements, to painting the characters and lifestyle of people in Zanzibar and Morocco. His current work is inspired by a recent visit to Serbia to view religious icons.
All the work displayed is for sale.

The Karoo is renowned for it's spectacular sunsets. These pics are taken from the garden of The Art Studio
23/11/2017

The Karoo is renowned for it's spectacular sunsets. These pics are taken from the garden of The Art Studio

22/11/2017

Immerse yourself in beauty: you will be staying in the studio of the local artist Nigel Hewett. Nige

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