Craft

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Sifting out the story of the artist creating Durban’s incredible sand sculptures

I reshaped my life out of beach sand

the artist determined to open South Africa’s first wax museum

Sculpting our own wax museum to immortalise local figures

Black man sitting on chair on porch.

Take a walk in my shoes. This is how I built a sneaker empire from a shack

Meet the confetti maker who turned a snippet of joy into a heap of happiness

Turning a snippet of joy into a heap of happiness

“We all have the capacity to make a difference.” This artist fights injustice with a spray can

This spray can is my weapon for change

“She would have wanted me to do this.” The curator who built a gallery out of her grandmother’s house

Unveiling a world of fine art in my grandmother’s house

The writer instilling confidence in young girls with watercolours and a fox

Painting the road to acceptance through an adventure with a fox

Meet the Turkish artist creating living portraits of South Africa

The painting that blinks

After fleeing Syria, this interior designer rebuilt beauty and a sense of home from scratch

Redesigning life after fleeing my home. This is how I built beauty from scratch

Illustration

Illustrating love for our lumps and bumps

The coffee artist brewing connection with a blend of ingenuity

The coffee artist brewing connection with a blend of ingenuity

“Don’t let anyone discourage you.” The sculptor moulding an authentic legacy

Sculpting freedom of thought