Monthly Archives: June 2011

From curio to collectible, from craft to art?

Posted on June 18, 2011 by Administrator

CURIO, collectible, craft and art. Is there a difference? For many, the distinction is as blurred and biased as a room buzzing with artistic interpretation. Even widely respected experts, with exceptional understanding of art and its value, have contrary views … Continue reading →

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Cooking with Margot Janse – and being married to a froopie

Posted on June 9, 2011 by Administrator

FROOPIES are all around us, and their numbers, I believe, are growing. Froopies…you know…food groupies. Get it? They are those fervent food fans, who – star-struck by celebrity culinistas à la mode – worship domestic goddesses like Nigella Lawson, hang … Continue reading →

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The plight of women in the workplace…what plight?

Posted on June 5, 2011 by Administrator

Although research regularly claims to support the plight of women in the workplace, the fairer sex is, as I found out while working on this article for Agenda magazine, moving on regardless. WRITING about workplace issues, as I do, means … Continue reading →

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