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Excitement and anticipation builds as one unpacks all the works, ready for @macfarlane_dana of @whiterivergallery to start curating and hanging our @press.on.artists group show.

Opening Saturday at 12noon at the new White River Gallery's space in Parktown North, Joburg. taken in Parktown North, JHB by @laurelholmes_

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I've always been taken by Laurel Holmes' delicate work, and receiving these was no different.

Laurel began working with porcelain paper clay during her postgrad diploma at Michaelis - drawn to the fragility of the medium and how to represent it. That exploration took on new meaning after the 2021 wildfire that swept Table Mountain and onto the UCT campus, destroying the Jagger Library African Studies reading room among so much else.

Her porcelain knots talk to a diminishing world, a constriction where nothing can grow. And yet porcelain is also a material of remarkable strength - and that duality is exactly the point. With stewardship, the world, and the humans in it, can survive. With beauty.

Her newer series, Get Knotted, introduced work that reminded me of origami, and the title says it all. We all know what the phrase means. The knots pressed into reed leaves speak to a lack of care for the world and for those most vulnerable in it.

I loved these pieces the moment I saw them, and the story behind them only added more colour.

Enjoy the visuals of these beauties - all available online now. by @laurelholmes_

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5 days ago

Yesterday's walkabout at @betragart. Thanks to everyone who took time to come in and share in the lovely conversations. taken in Stanford, Western Cape, South Africa by @laurelholmes_

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6 days ago

STRONGHOLD — Holding Space

What does it mean to hold space?

Through sculpture, ceramics, painting and mixed media, STRONGHOLD brings together a group of Michaelis alumni whose work explores habitat, structure, presence and the subtle tension between strength and vulnerability. Familiar objects are transformed, boundaries are questioned, and ideas of protection and belonging are reimagined.

Join us for an artist walkabout with Gill Alderman, Kali van der Merwe and Laurel Holmes as they share the stories, processes and ideas behind their work.

Saturday, 18 July 2026
11:30
Betrag Art Gallery
6 Queen Victoria Street, Stanford

STRONGHOLD is the first chapter in a new three-part curatorial series exploring how space is claimed, disrupted and renegotiated. taken in Betrag by @laurelholmes_

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8 days ago

Exited to be part of this line-up. Going to be an amazing show at @whiterivergallery by @laurelholmes_

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10 days ago

As always, a fabulous collection of works will be at Art Under The Bed's Joburg event, 29 July to 1 August.
Tickets go live tomorrow - go to www.artunderthebed.com to book.

@artunderthebed by @laurelholmes_

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12 days ago

Its funny how a particular handmade cup becomes a favourite.

A studio coffee, looking at the detail of various bits of things that have resulted from playing with charcoal, indigo ink, printmaking ink over the past two weeks at @mothership_studios_. by @laurelholmes_

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15 days ago

@stateofthe_art online gallery.

I value my relationships with the galleries I work with. Thank you @stateofthe_art - its been good, and this new chapter from Stanford is exciting. taken in Stanford, Western Cape, South Africa by @laurelholmes_

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20 days ago

Taking time to be in the world around me, walking, drawing, sitting on a rock.

Feeling privileged to be at @mothership_studios_ with time to play and experiment. Jumping around in line from print to drawing, pastel to ink to charcoal, in an attempt to find a way forward. by @laurelholmes_

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22 days ago

Trace monotype workshop at @mothership_studios_ . Its the first workshop I've ever delivered. So much fun seeing what people did with the technique. And yes, safety jackets can double up as aprons 😁. taken in Fish Hoek, Western Cape, South Africa by @laurelholmes_

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25 days ago

by @laurelholmes_

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a month ago

Surrounded.

Thanks for the walk, @sharonrushton. taken in Elsies Peak by @laurelholmes_

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a month ago