Stanley Edwards received his National Diploma in Photography from the Port Elizabeth Technikon and has worked as a producer / director for production houses in Johannesburg and Cape Town. In June 1992 he co-founded Platypus Productions as a full service production house for commercial, broadcast, corporate and DVD production. Besides directing productions, he evaluates and finds marketing and communication applications for new media technologies with a focus on video delivery over multiple platforms.

Piers Buckle

Formally trained as a graphic designer, I went into the magazine publishing arena and have worked across several titles most recently Men’s Health as Creative Director. Launched Men’s Health Living magazine and edited it for 13 Issues. Left in January 2008 to start the creative agency TypeFace Media (www.typefacemedia.co.za) with ex-colleague and Men’s Health editor, Andy Ellis. Haven’t looked back. I enjoy pasta dinners, walks on the beach at sunset and Arnold Schwarzenegger movies. I also collect visual ephemera and stray typographic specimens

Today I have added all the fantastic artwork from 2007. Without the hard work of all these artists our event would never have happened and been the great success that it was!

Charlene Ihmig

KARL STAUB

FANUS BEZUIDENHOUT

GARY FRIER

CLAUDIA FOLGORE

DEON MCLENNAN

Gavin Welsh

Moray Rhoda

Piers Buckle

Jill Welsh

Check our two more of our artists below!
Please pass on this blog address to everyone and anyone you know, so we can make this event bigger and better than ever!

Asha Daya

I am Asha Daya (34)…born and schooled in the Eastern Cape. I originally studied Fine Art (Graphics) at Rhodes University from 1992-1995 (taught by Dominic Thorburn).The work that I produced then was primarily based on issues surrounding identity/masks.I have explored various media including, litho, etching, silkscreening, charcoal/pencil & some painting. Since then my mood has lightened and my colours have brightened, and work that I produced is mainly exploring landscapes and people. My preferred medium of expression is acrylic. I also have ventured into event décor – I paint larger scale backdrops for weddings and smaller functions, on request, and do Henna painting for Indian Weddings, as well as creative parcel wrapping and painting of doorways, etc. as is traditional of Indian weddings….I am hoping to do this on a permanent basis at some stage. I also dabble in photography, beadwork, mosaics and anything creative that takes my fancy at the time. I have been working in Newspapers/Printing and Publishing for the past 10 years….

Ross Chowles

Ross studied (where he didn’t study much) at the revolutionary High School For Art, Ballet and Music in Johannesburg in the 70’s.
The last 30 years, Ross has been making ads during the week and painting on the weekends.
He has no style and is constantly trying something new. Often with disastrous results. Sometimes with pleasant results.

My name is Lyn Hammond. I work in oils, water colours, and mixed media. I studied art at the Michaelis School Of Art in Cape Town, and the Cape Town Art Centre. I have been studying art with Eileen Smithers in Johannesburg for the past 17 years.

JILL WELSH

Jill Welsh started painting at the tender age of who knows when, but loved it straight away. Her first memory of painting anything remotely good was a tiger at age 7. She was so disappointed when years later, after digging out this picture, it was not in the style of photorealism that she was sure it had been… and being a child genius was in fact a figment of her imagination. This did not stop her in her pursuit of the Picasso within, and she is still hunting to this day! From a Bachelor of Arts degree in Drama and English, Jill is now producing inserts on a teenage TV show. Her reason for participating in Art with Heart is to know in some small way, the money raised from this art auction is bringing healing to a broken people; bringing nourishment to a country in desperate need and bringing otherwise alienated people together to make it happen. Just the unity in this diverse group of artists coming together, to speak about our love for our neighbours, is a triumph in itself.

COLLETTE CRUYWAGEN

I started to mosaic as a hobby in 2002, since then I have completed a few commissions, sold works at fairs & made friends gifts. I also used to give mosaic courses for beginners over a period of 3 years before life got too busy. Mosaic is still part of my life but other interests have taken over.

MIREE CHATZ

Miree Chatz is a graphic designer but prefers to spend her time in her studio making jewellery for her brand Queen Magpie. Painting is love that is far too seldom visited so Miree grateful for this opportunity to get absorbed into the world of canvas and paint

GAVIN WELSH

Discover the mystery of the Cape. From East coast to West, uplift your spirit with inspirational images of light and beauty – true reflections of Africa. Paradise Pictures is the original canvas photographic collection of South African photographers, Gavin Welsh

HETTIENNE GROBLER

I work in acrylics, oils and mixed media. My journey as an artist started unfolding as part of my spiritual journey. All my paintings are born from an inner vision and understanding of my own archetypal journey as well as the mythological aspects of life. I see it that each one of us is the hero of our own myth and each day we are challenged by our own dragons as we strive to wake up our sleeping beauties or save our damsels in distress. I like to think that we are all living our own magical tales. Fairy tales and creative journaling is a great source of inspiration for me, as well as other crafts. I am also currently working on publishing a book of poetry, entitled The Path of Love. My other greatest passion in life is dancing. I participate in various types of dance as a form of creative self-expression. I live in Durbanville, Cape.

KEVIN TAYLOR

Kevin studied multimedia design at City Varsity in Cape Town. His interests include illustration, photography, design, music, history and writing. He enjoys indie music, and was a moderator on the "mewsite" (for Mew, biggest band in Denmark) and believes in contributing to good causes- he designed the logo for Mutisa (moral upliftment and transformation of prisoners in South Africa). He is a fan of the films of David Lynch and the photography of Jacques Henri Lartigue.

GARY FRIER

Born 15 October 1972 and later educated as a Graphic Designer at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology. Gary has been moved to create art of a more personal nature. Of his work he says,” I find inspiration in many forms of media and subjects. Creating art for me is about constantly reflecting on his place in the world, discovering how to distill and interpret this interaction with what surrounds me and documenting that personal relationship.”
Gary makes a continued effort to encourage interest in art among his contemporaries by exhibiting at NGO’s and cultural institutions such as the Alliance Franciase and the ITECED (Institute of Training and Education for Capacity Building) library in East London

SIMONE PUTERMAN

Simone Puterman is Bizcommunity.com’s assistant editor, also known as Attila the Sub. After majoring in Psychology and Linguistics at Rhodes University, and then completing her Honours in Psychology, she has been in the world of B2B publishing for over 10 years. Contact her at simone@bizcommunity.com.

LINDA MORRIS

With a passion for photography and all sports extreme, I thrive on new experiences and have a deep rooted enthusiasm for the fields of Marketing, strategic Planning, Business Development, Human Performance and Communication. I hold a B.Comm Marketing Management degree from the University of Johannesburg (formerly known as RAU), graduating as one of the top students in my chosen field. I have acquired a wide array of experience working in the Media, consulting and SMME Telecommunications industries. A quote that best sums me up would be: “Make your vocation your vacation-Start small, think big and aim somewhere in between.” I have a new found respect for traveling-seeing new places and experiencing different cultures, taking thousands of photographs wherever I go. There are however, still many places on my “to see” list. I enjoy hiking, tennis, canopy jumping and of course art and photography. I would describe myself as a thoughtful, passionate and creative person with a zest for life. A good book on the couch is the perfect way to relax on a chilly winter weekend afternoon.

JUNIPER

My name is Juniper. My mom is a painter so I am a painter. I like to paint nature, and my work is bright and happy. My most recent stuff as I write this - is a series of trees, because I love the shape trees make against the sky. I work in oils because they are juicy, on canvas because I like the noise my paintbrush makes; and I find that because oils are more time-consuming to work with, they feel more luxurious to paint with - considering my busy, high-speed life. Wow. That was a long sentence

Platypus Productions held their first Art with Heart black tie charity auction in conjunction with the Cape Film Commission on Friday 9th November 2007. The initiative which was in its inaugural year proved to be a great success will all the artwork that was donated being sold and raising funds for the two charities involved, those being Heart of Healing and Hollywood Heart.

After the success of last year, we are going to make 2008 even bigger and better!