On the outskirts of Stellenbosch, there is a lifestyle centre where creativity and craftsmanship are at the core of most businesses who call it their base. The Woodmill Centre is home to The Boomhuis Art Gallery, which is where one will find the fair-skinned, blue-eyed artist Danielle Jordaan (23).
Artist and entrepreneur Danielle Jordaan(23) sketching at the seaside. PHOTO: Provided.
Jordaan’s gentleness shouldn’t be mistaken for weakness, as she is an entrepreneur and artist who tries to inspire any person she comes across. In February 2019, Jordaan hosted the first of many creative ‘Paint with Coffee’ workshops. During these workshops, she guides attendees through the process of creating a piece of art with the everyday condiment of coffee. The use of coffee as a medium according to Jordaan, “is because it does not have an intimidating nature, it is found in and known by most households.”
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The elements used during a Paint with Coffee workshop hosted by Danielle Jordaan. PHOTO: YesAndPhotos.
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An attendee of a Paint with Coffee workshop testing the colour of his medium. PHOTO: YeasAndPhotos.
A piece of art painted by Danielle Jordaan. PHOTO: Supplied.
On Thursday the 3rd of October 2019 The Boomhuis Art Gallery will be hosting The NOW Exhibition, where Jordaan will exhibit her most recent piece of art. This piece is close to her heart as it is in collaboration with her boyfriend, Noah Medlin (23). They met earlier this year whilst Jordaan visited her sister, Lené Jordaan (20), who is studying in America. During their long-distance relationship, Jordaan experimented with engraving on mirrors and synergised her new method with a poem written by Noah.
The debut of Danielle’s new method of creating art. PHOTO: Supplied.
The artwork which will be exhibited is produced by an all-female group of artists which, according to Jordaan, is very fitting when looking at the current uproar against gender-based violence in South Africa. She also agrees with the notion that women should support one another.
The NOW Exhibition is based on the idea that, due to the busy lives we lead and how future-orientated human beings have become; people are “missing out on opportunities to celebrate the present”, Jordaan explains. Each artist was given the task to delve into the theme of how one can pause the present and create a lasting moment in time.
The NOW Exhibition poster designed by Dayna-Gay Tate. PHOTO: Supplied.
Join The Boomhuis Art Gallery and experience a momentary pause as you develop a deep consideration for the beauty of the present moment in this group exhibition which celebrates “the NOW”.
Danielle Jordaan produced a painting of the Notre Dame by making use of coffee as the medium. PHOTO: Supplied.
Follow Danielle Jordaan on Instagram @danielle.jordaan.art for information regarding future ‘Paint with Coffee’ workshops and watch her excel in producing art which brings light to any situation, be it joyful or sombre.