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Poems and paintings by Marike Botha
Illustrations by Marike Botha & Caroline van den Bergh
A collection of poems charting a course through the cardinals — east, south, west and north — carried by watercolours of the sea that inspired them.
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the sea is a poem
all of its own
and the verse changes every timeand it lifts and it lilts
from ‘the sea is a poem’
and it breaks and it builds
in a rhythm as timeless as tides
Marike Botha's art is shaped by her love for the South African coastline. Marike grew up in Cape St Francis and spent her childhood exploring rock pools and coastal dune forest. She ‘befriended the sea stars’, and her work is an effort to introduce the world to these coastal friends.
Paintings from the same coastline the poems come from.
This is a small sample — the full catalogue is updated as new pieces become available.
R190
Printed on 200gsm Fabriano matte cold-pressed artist paper
R95
Printed on 200gsm Fabriano matte cold-pressed artist paper
R180
Set of 3 cards
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Every print, with sizes and prices, in one PDF. Updated regularly as new artwork is added — download the latest version any time.
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