Tunga Africa Art Studio Blog

Living in the Mkunduze area, Nomusa Myeza  knows the Euphorbia Ingens very closely. The  tall succulent grows up to form a massive single crown. The roots are eaten by porcupines and cane rats. The sap is very poisonous, causing blistering, possible blindness if dropped in the eye and causes allergic reactions.  Nomusa has embroidered the tree, surrounded by animals.    The black Rhino is the only animal that eats the Euphorbia Ingens.

Talented artist Nozipho Mtetwa proudly stands in front of her 3m long embroidered artwork .  The wall hanging will be displayed at the Design Indaba in Cape Town, on 2,3,4th of March.   Congratulations Nozipho,  this mesmerizing work of art will earn you many compliments and  hopefully many orders . Thank you.

Not the season of mists and mellow fruitfulness, but the season when the Marula trees (Sclerocarya birrea)  in the Tunga Studio gardens, start droppping their luscious yellow fruit.  The heavy  perfume of ripe fruit, drift on the humid air of high summer. Soon the Tunga artists will go out with baskets to gather the fragrant crop. Talented cook Jabu Makhoba,  willi prepare the fruit and soon little flames will be licking at the bottoms of the pots of fruit on the fire in the green kitchen.    Hours later, sterilized jars will be filled with perfect gelee, to be had with cold meats or with a great cheese plate.

( Sclerocarya birrea

The storm which ripped through the Tunga Studio gardens on Sunday night,  split this giant Wild Plum tree in half.  Siya and Siyanda Makhoba  wasted no time in climbing up and jumping down the large old branches which suddenly became within their range.  Great fun all day long !

After  a prolonged dry spell,  a welcome shower refreshed the Tunga Studio Gardens this morning.  The leaves on the lime trees  curled in,  the grass turned brown, but the young limes are now dripping with raindrops.  Soon the leaves will unfurl and the fruit will swell out with the  bitter – sweet juice of the lime family .

Themba Madela is a young artist who is gaining in confidence.  Her work is full of light, movement and colour.  Well done Themba, we ‘ ll nurture your talent to its full potential.

Nomusa Myeza designed and embroidered this wall hanging.  The birds in the design are images  of the birds  in the Mkunduze area where Nomusa lives with her family.  The birds mostly face each other in pairs, they can be seen to be in conversation or feeding together.  Congratulations Nomusa,  on

Artist Christina Mashazi, so happy to have her new spectacles to do her beautiful art embroidery. Thank you Liz Simon