Creativity that grows on you

T his morning I want to share how thankful I am, we should never take for granted the good that comes our way and always appreciate and see the provision, even in small things.       I run a Guesthouse called Hidden Gem Art Guesthouse in Germiston where we currently stay... It came my way in 2019 (before Covid hit us) and it became my sanctuary, workplace and space to serve people and guests ever since. We receive guests and recurring guests from all over from places like Durban, the Midlands, Northern Cape (Katu), as well as people from Italy, Belgium and Dubai.     I also run an art school Bud and Blossom 'Creatives' from here, it is my office and as a visual artists   my studio. Then I was even adopted by a loving cat named ' Jossie '. The bird life is absolutely incredible and there is a huge  'Wilde Druif'  tree also known as a ' Belambra ' growing in the garden right in front of the guesthouse creating a tranquil...

  Bud & Blossom  'Creatives'   where expressions take flight!  Last year I started or rather took over an art school I was involved in for many years; and am now the owner of the creative hub I named Bud and Blossom ' Creatives' …  I actually wanted to disappear from this kind of responsibility I took on myself for 20+ years? Pioneering, building, running a school  in order to give attention to my art career that I have been neglecting forever and a day!  But obviously life is not always SO easy? As soon as we step away from challenges and follow an easy or comfortable route, you stop growing. If the journey you are destined to travel is always predictable and the same old same old, you never get to climb high mountains and be the spectator of a breathtaking view.  So I took up the challenge again now as the owner and whatever it is you call a person who sees the big picture and works his butt off in order to make the dream a re...