The day following the publication of the Lorna Edna Nattrass article (click here to view), I was contacted by her grandson, Craig Nattrass.
BOOK REVIEWS
‘Geomotional’ is a remarkable and beautifully illustrated exploration of – as the sub-title says – ‘Geometric art, past and present’. The book, which has us journey through images, words, poetry and song, and gives account of a ‘performance-installation’, is compiled by Mary Elizabeth Lange, who is prolific in her writings on Indigenous art and story, and various intersections with heritage.
BLUE PLAQUES
At the age of 21, Herman Charles Bosman was condemned to death for shooting and killing his step-mother here in 1926. After his sentence was commuted, the young school teacher spent four years in prison, an experience which inspired him to write his book “Cold Stone Jug”. In the twenty years after his release, Bosman wrote the stories and essays for which he gained fame as a writer.