Personally collected creative crafts and collectables

                   Old copal amber and ethiopian silver jewellery 

                Temba Masala hand painted papermache potjie pot

                        Silver plated nickel free rings 

                     Grass bangles from the Khwe bushmen

                    Papermache cyclists and wooden elephant

                    Recycled bottle top boxes and wooden teddy

                              Papermache monster lizards

                      Khwe collecting baskets in all sizes and shapes

                   Place mats made from telephone directory's

                     BIG bottomed angels going to a tea party

Zambia 2016

*** WINTER HIBERNATION ***

To all our friends,

family

companions

princesses,

poets,

gardeners,

artists

musicians

children,

fairies

angels

toffee eaters

our doors will be temporarily closed

from 1st JULY 2011

while winter tightens its chilly grip

We will go and hibernate in the mountains

in front of a fire

then kayak on the Breede river

Two months of rest and relaxation

to stimulate our minds with ideas for the new season

We'll be contactable by blog or email

so feel free to write

See you when the sun comes back!

Love from all of us at Red Rock

Catchy Rhyme by Roger Thomas

Those in passing are always asking,

about that carving,

that I fixed tall,

to an outside wall,

of my favorite garden... bar

But why put it there amongst seaweed,

beach sand, and old green weed,

those dried out old bones,

them piles of stones

and those shells that you collected from …afar

I always answer, it just seemed right,

being colored all black and white,

with its sharp horns and eyes, and as so painted,

but I suppose also to not get it broken, or maybe tainted

I know its carved rough and hard, but still its without a … scar

Juliette sold it to me swiftly hidden in a brown paper bag

At such a price, and before I could really nag

So what creature is it, this strange head of a sheep or is it a goat,

and so modeled and mounted as having been cut by its throat

Could it be a .. tahr ?

Why no, it’s sea buffalo ! I tell them with glee,

and really something that not many people get to see

To which they reply, usually from under some smoke,

And by now being quite aware of all this being much of a joke

Would it not be better mounted on the bonnet of your …car

Now there’s an idea … aha !

RED ROCK TRIBAL TRIBUTE - MAGDA

What’s that donkey doing here?

The donkey is a zebra dear!

Close your eyes and see its stripes

Touch it and you will need wipes

The zebra’s spot marks Red Rock Tribal

When you’re at a loss, it offers survival

It’s not a tribe, it's not red, has no rocks:

it sells all things African (except maybe socks!)

Steven and Jules and imagination -

that makes for a stunning combination

From our KZN all the way to Ethiopia

is where they source their cornucopia

They sell such cute recycled tins

when you buy these, environment wins

They have antiques, really old

crafted by African artists bold

and they have everything in between

to gladden heart from child to queen

The shop is open five long years

and merits at least five long cheers

Come and see, expand your mind

come and buy, to your friends be kind

ENTRY 1 - MELVIN LEWIS (Chicago)

A phoenix, gravel and pebble path

marks the outline of a metal store,

beckons visitors from a brown road

with Shona sculptures waving

Yellow glass shines,

gathers red stones,

glows from copper soil,

holds the mist of Cape Point

Angels protect memories of cow sheds,

on a rocky lane,

beneath a weathered farm house

it sustains motion and music

Bellowing frogs, tin pan hats,

dung bettles, with doors of twine coasters,

orange, green, black and white baskets

entice your eyes to enter a Red Farm in Cape Peninsula

Dolls speak with necklaces,

in white, red and blue beads,

blankets warm bare feeet on

windy coastal nights,

wire figures have tea parties

A recycled iron horse guards the corral

where kaleidoscopes,

pin wheels colored bowls and containers shimmer,

fall clouds simmer in the southern valley

The Sun dances when the clouds

are clear over Table Mountain,

the boulders, coral have not claimed new souls,

ships moving around the point of spears

Red Rock Tribal

teases the eyes

our brain is massaged

Near the Cape of Good Hope

it nutures African arts

supports rural dreams

Melvin Lewis - Chicago

ENTRY - CATHY WANVIG (Singapore)

I found the horse that does not neigh

followed the tortoise up the pathway

Entered the magical Aladdin's Cave

And to the cashier, my credit card gave

A trip to Cape Town is never complete

Without a visit, it can't be beat.

I was visiting from Singapore

And finding delights galore

If I'd had more space in my luggage

I would have been charged extra tonnage!

Talented artists transform Trash to Treasure

Proudly South African value we can measure

I've decorated my home, at my leisure

Here are some of the things that bring me pleasure

Standing guard - the lookout - a Tin Meerkat

Africa underfoot - a Chip Packet Floor Mat

On the wall, a Beaded Lady, wearing a traditional hat

On the table - a stunner of a runner! - Can't beat that!

Red Rock Tribal - you have to see -

Disappointed - you won't be

A repeat customer you have in me

I think it's time for a shopping spree!

IMAGINEERING FOR 5 YEARS - RED ROCK TRIBAL TURNS FIVE ON 1ST APRIL

SIBUSISO MBHELE'S NEW YORK CHECKER CAB

After much searching for wheels, ideas for hub caps and yellow paint, the New York Checker cab, commissioned by Dieter Losskarn, arrived from Zululand in an exciting box. Destined to spend its life in a specially designed glass recess in the most amazing house I've ever seen, it is a testament to Sibusiso's versatile abilities .... and Dieters endless interest in all checker cabs and recycled craft.

The New York checker cab outside Red Rock Tribal ready for the cameras and Dieter.

Dieter gives the thumbs up to Sibusiso's work.

SIBUSISO MBHELE.....

.... is one of Red Rocks unique artists who lives in a helicopter that he made by himself - all he wants to do is FLY! He does not want to live in a "normal" house.

He has made submarines, spitfires, hawker hurricanes, windmills, lighthouses, and now, we are waiting for him to complete a New York checker cab for a special order .... watch this space!

Sibusiso climbing out of his FISH HELICOPTER which has been made out of old mini busses, corrugated iron roof sheeting and various interesting pieces of scrap metal

The size of Sibusiso's helicopter is larger than one would imagine - we can drive our Toyota 4x4 (with a roof top tent) underneath it and still have room to spare.

One of his fantasy planes

Juliette and Sibusiso with a model of a Daphne Class submarine

Another rather fun fantasy plane, recently installed at the ICE CAFE in Kalk Bay

Our Artefacts

Old Lozi food bowl with deep patina

Lozi hair brushes

Zulu Beaded Imbenge (beer pot covers)

Ancient Zulu beaded apron

Lovely old Zulu bowl with lid full of "amasumpa"

Patterns on an old Zulu beer storage pot

Old Shona water pots

The SAKHINGOMSO dancers from Redhill run by SIPHOKAZI MANZANA

Young dancers await instructions before dancing commences

Young girls dance to the beat of the drum

Dancing brings smiles to all involved

Siphokazi with recycled drum and colourful cloth from Red Rock

The young boys were not quite so enthusiastic about dancing .... until .......

..... mad John lead them around the garden like the pied piper.

Siphokazi and her charges ... in front of the "exhausted horse" at
Red Rock

Vintage Cars visit Red Rock

Colourful telephone wire baskets

Mr & Mrs Rustybones

Puffer fish

Red Rock's famous chip packet mats

CHIP PACKET MATS made by Zulu women from thatching grass, chip packet papers and string.

Farsiders and Garden Delights

Farsiders, created by Harry, are pontificators.
They love visitors coming into the shop
Each day they get put out on the step
to appreciate what life brings forth ......
........unwanted enamel bowls made into wheelbarrows
- deligthful toys for children
or vessels into which plants can be displayed
and fish made from unwanted jacaranda trees
- part of a "working for water" project
which uplift any corner of the garden - available in white
Each day the display is different
each day a new story is told. .........

Angels...

Our angels in g-strings and fancy trousers
with tea pots on their heads
fly around collecting wishes
and return with suitcases of miracles
.... be careful what you wish for 'cos wishes do come true!

Rusty Love

What better use of unwanted sheets of metal
than to create loving words
or interesting observations.
A chameleon stretches out to explore while
a meerkat decides that he is better alone than with bad friends.
At Red Rock, we love all things unusual, different and interesting.

Things to discover in the bush

When the mud does dry up you get a chance to discover wonderful things.

wet times in Zambia

Some idea's of what it's like in Zambia in the mud.....