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ARDMORE: The African Ceramic Artists You Should Know About!

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Discover Ardmore, home of Africa’s most talented ceramic artists. From the heart of rural Zululand, their designs are taking the world by storm. Hermès asked them to design scarves, Christie’s hosted a solo exhibition of their work, and Cole & Son’s have collaborated with them on glorious wallpapers.
Ardmore’s charismatic owner Fee Halstead gives us an exclusive behind the scenes tour.
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@maryannaarnold3817 6 месяцев назад

The history of Ardmore is very exciting and interesting!!!! Thank you Stephanie and Philip, Family and Friends for taking us along!!!

@sperovillioti8692 2 года назад

Thank you Stephanie for showing the world how much raw talent there is in South Africa 🇿🇦. You are definitely making a difference, to all the wonderful artists. 🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦❤️

@TheChateauDiaries 2 года назад

❤️❤️❤️

@shelaghward1442 2 года назад

Just think it's pure talent, not raw!

@sperovillioti8692 2 года назад

They are most definitely pure talent, l could not agree more.

@marianapereira2130 2 года назад

No wonder they say that Africa is the richest and the most beautiful continent in the world.It’s full of art, nature and amazing creative talented people. Thank you so much Stephanie for showing this gem to us.

@ginalopes6083 2 года назад

A very proud South African viewer. Fee and her incredible team deserve all the accolades they have received. Their work is incredible. I am dying to go and stay at their B&B as well. 🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦

@annekecrouse1870 2 года назад

I'm also South African and never heard about their art! Such stunning work. Makes me so proud and nostalgic of my home country. 🥲

@rolo4945 6 месяцев назад

Midland’s Meander was my backyard. Another South African in NZ ❤ born Durban educated in Pmb.

@rolo4945 6 месяцев назад

Family heritage Estcourt, Nottingham Hill, Mooi River, Treverton, Lidgetton the farms were all out there. Love the Midlands, my sister still lives out their in Howick ❤

@rolo4945 6 месяцев назад

Awesome Fee your work is amazing. I just love the Zulu folk.

@floralwallpaper5553 2 года назад

These pieces are gorgeous! As long as the artists are being paid fairly for all their hard work, I’m glad it’s being shared. They all have incredible talent.

@ramonaduffey5016 2 года назад

I feel like I have been introduced to the most important woman in the art world. Thank you so much. This kind of rocked my world.

@PlantCrazyMom 6 месяцев назад

What a beautiful history behind this beautiful works of art! Thank you Stephanie for showing this beautiful part of the world for us who can't see this had it not been for you.

@SilviaAxisa-rn1gn 6 месяцев назад

What a wonderful lady she is ,and the art work is something else,the cat art wow,and the wallpaper ,the staffs,I could go on for ever

@liesldejager9873 2 года назад

I was blown away by the deep symbolism and meaning of each piece. The pangolin touched my soul, rolled up, protecting itself. The message of hope in the later big piece of secretary birds triumphing over snakes is so powerfultome, here in New Zealand amid the disruption of Omicron .

@RockDove5212 2 года назад

SO talented but unpretentious and down to earth, what an especially lovely lady

@TheIreneSchulze 2 года назад

The detail and stories behind Ardmore design pieces is exquisite and inspiring. You must have been truly mind-blown!

@juliacobb4355 2 года назад

That may be the most incredibly touching video I’ve ever seen! I cried. That this lady from want of a job started a business with those around her in Africa who had a talent that was going unused as was hers. Together they have strived to share their art with the world with such success. “From a tiny grain of mustard seed”. Her faith in native craftswomen and men and all of their artistic natures being used together for such splendor. Hopefully I can afford wallpaper for my tiny bathroom from their design. Thank you for this.

@JCB333of 2 года назад

Wow. Breathtaking. Thank you.

@starmysticcatarot4928 2 года назад

It is amazing to watch two inspiring women talking to each other with such sparkle in their eyes. You were both glowing so much!! Add to that the amazing items found at Ardmore ... I am amazed by this episode! Thank you for sharing your incredible life with us :)

@NosyHausfrau 2 года назад

WOW. This is incredible. These two were meant to meet and they have so much in common. On top of that, the artwork is phenomenal. Fee Halstad is very humble. She absolutely did teach everyone around her and made their lives better, including a girl with polio who was unable to do any other type of work due to her illness. She's done a LOT for people and I'm so glad Stephanie pointed that out. (skilled interviewing) I recommend googling Ardmore work. There is a pangolin vase that is so stunning; the tales of two of them are handles.

@jenniferhartman6474 2 года назад

What beautiful works. Thank you for sharing the behind the scenes process at Ardmore and how much one person having an idea can change so many lives! Amazing story.

@lavonnemountain6133 2 года назад

You have outdone yourself this time, to find such an incroyable subject as this. Ardmore is an incredible business venture with Fee as the mentor to all of this raw talent! Gorgeous pottery , fabrics, wallpapers etc. I was jaw dropped again. As your vlogs tend to do. Made my day

@javieralara-faure4002 2 года назад

Really beautiful and I love the fact that it’s collaborative and highlighting local artists in such a fabulous way!

@saracarlson-kringle 2 года назад

This art moves me to tears for some reason. I guess the beauty made my spirit expand so quickly it brought tears to my eyes - same thing happens when I witness a kindness done, or a mercy shown.

@marciageorge5760 2 года назад

Same here. I'm tearful watching this and I don't know why. So much beauty in the world!

@jennymay4720 2 года назад

Agree totally. Same reaction here.

@fierywomanpacnw7004 2 года назад

Tears: me too. And a few sobs. Beautifully moving.

@alysrichardson9428 2 года назад

Stunningly beautiful!! Pottery, design, textiles, wall paper, etc.

@FionaDowie 2 месяца назад

Standard Bank Young Artists Award has given so many South Africans a step up in their art. So glad you were one of the recipients. Well deserved!

@imscanon 2 года назад

Wow, such talent there, their work is amazing. I went to the site thinking I'd buy something, but it's all too expensive for my wallet, sigh. I do hope the artists are getting the bulk of that and not paid little while the owner takes all that profit. Those artists are massively talented. What treasures they are creating!

@faydrew6472 2 года назад

I am speechless, such talent, such purity in everything made and such a giving loving lady. Thanking you so much. Just amazing.

@buenavidaestates-livingthe6333 2 года назад

Exquisite! I was brought to South Africa by a dear friend in 2015 and fell in love with the culture, nature, vibrancy and creativity. Everyone was so warm & welcoming to us! I hope someday to make it back again but if I don't, so so grateful for the experience. Thank your for sharing your art with us!

@jennifercampbell7698 2 года назад

Amazing work by these indigenous artists. I have great respect and admiration for art produced by native artists using their totems and symbolic themes. Thank you Steph for highlighting these works of art.

@kristinthornton2690 2 года назад

Oh thanks for this! If it wasn't for you guys I wouldn't be exposed to such wonderful places and people and art!

@aleta5873 2 года назад

Fantastic !! I loved her inclusion and reverence of all the wildlife...

@sillybeeful 2 года назад

Utterly breathtaking and so much fun, joy and humanity…. Thank you to all the hugely talented artists represented here..I shall be watching this again and again.

@ellenhaselman5020 6 месяцев назад

Fabulous tour and Fee is so enthusiastic and so passionte about her and her artists creations thx ❤

@tiffytattoo2450 2 года назад

I have to pause the video - I'm blown away by the pure talent of these amazing artists. My god, what a joy to look at each piece!

@martinethevenau69 2 года назад

Fee is an incredible woman who has a generous and compassionate heart for others. Her art is exquisite and empowering others to make and create these pieces is simply magnificent.

@tc7486 2 года назад

I never dreamed I’d be interested in something like this! Stephanie, you really are showing us the world! Thank you so much.

@leanneevans1838 2 года назад

How absolutely stunning, what exquisite artwork. How fabulous to hear the stories behind the pieces. Thank you Stephanie for sharing such an interesting video this week. Just love it!!

@lotusdolphin 2 года назад

Oh my gosh I am in total awe!!! Fee and her Motley crew of incredible artists and what she’s done for the whole culture and South Africa is beyond admirable. What an angel in her own right. Those pieces are just I’m lost for words. I have to say incredible again. The raw talent that these people have are beyond amazing. I can’t wait to go to the website and check Ardmore out. Thank you so much Stephanie for bringing this wonderful woman to light with her Merry band of artists!!! Love from me in California🤟🏻😎💜🍀🇺🇸

@Cenepk101 2 года назад

I am in tears over this woman’s lifetime commitment- to the community, art, celebration of life & of Creation. That was life changing.

@nlbhaduri 2 года назад

What amazing artists and incredible imagination to create these masterpieces! Ardmore seeems to be an artist’s haven, promoting creativity and community! Well done! Now, I’m going to check out the website…

@jennifercoughtrie4858 2 года назад

Fascinating such beautiful work. Love that it is a community project as well.

@rosemarieamparado4162 2 года назад

Every single piece of art intertwines the artist and the history. Amazing!

@user-bx5xf5ki8r 2 года назад

I am 76 and a newbie to pottery making. My heart was skipping with joy as I watched this amazing pottery designs from South Africa. Phillip you did an amazing job filming. Really captured the feeling of the pieces. Thank you both so much. Tucson, Arizona

@MsSherryjh 2 года назад

I loved this both times I watched before. Never get tired of it. I wish I could afford one. Thank you to all the creators!

@noreenalexander3836 2 года назад

so glad you featured this amazing company. This past Thursday I attended their new exhibition in beautiful grounds of Cellars Hohenhort Hotel (Cape Town) launching their Jabula range -- exquisite and magical art!

@TheChateauDiaries 2 года назад

I wish I could have seen that!

@barbaranielsen2888 Год назад

Wow! I love this concept of freedom of expresion for native artists! Freedom of spirit produces majic!

@cindymarie2475 2 года назад

I now have a new appreciation for African Ceramic with the love, skill and inspirations put in every piece❤

@jodrakeley8568 2 года назад

Absolutely wonderful, one of my favorites! Just amazing xx

@johne.p.massey6188 2 года назад

Stephanie, been watching your vlog almost three years now. This has to be one of your best. Thank you for sharing Fee Halstad with us. She and her artists are truly one of a kind. Thank you, thank you.

@suzannecall7822 2 года назад

I am want to hug this wonderful woman and thank her for the incredible way she encourages her artists to create & produce these amazing treasures.

@karenvilleda888 2 года назад

I love how her work represents a story. As an artist it’s what I’m most attracted to. The vibrant colors and the natural talent. What an amazing lady and God bless her and her team. Thank you for sharing.

@trinahayden747 2 года назад

What a remarkable lady ..The art and her love is magnificent…Brilliant artist …

@jadejohns3107 2 года назад

Oh my gosh! I was so going to suggest a day trip to Ardmore as your guide. So pleased you discovered them xox

@peggyvick935 2 года назад

Another Sunday’s adventure with Stephanie & Phillip! Thank you so very much for introducing us to this beautiful lady & her talented family of artisans. What an inspiration! Stephanie, your talent for interviewing is fantastic. I enjoyed every second. I love the way she described each piece, it’s meaning, & the artist. Fascinating. You two were destined to meet.

@liesavillandre3481 2 года назад

Wow, wow, wow! What an adventure in art! Beautiful and moving, your artists have such a rich story. Thanks for sharing.

@PNWShanaLee 2 года назад

What a beautiful beautiful tour and Fée’s love for the people and culture, her ability to bring out each individual artist is Amazing! May each of those artists all be appreciated and be fully aware that they’ve brought S. Africa to the entire world by way of their talents. 🙏🏼 Thank you Stephanie and Philip for sharing!

@wesleyc1694 2 года назад

Creating a scarf for those you’ve lost is a loving beautiful gift

@alexmoses2177 2 года назад

ABSOLUTELY FASCINATING STORIES around ARDMORE. Thank Fee and you too Stephanie.... The designs, the colours, the history!! Thank you so much. ALEX xx

@JP-bv7bf 2 года назад

Thank you for taking us along to this amazing artist. Just love her work and her helping hand with the local people. God bless her and her artist workers. 🇨🇦

@carynkabat4208 2 года назад

Absolutely beautiful. Thank you for showcasing this beautiful work . As an art teacher and docent at a fine art museum this was something I really gravitate towards and appreciate. These are the kind of vlogs that you do so well.

@racebanning6390 2 года назад

HOW WONDERFUL THAT WAS.. WHAT A STORY ABOUT PEOPLE AND ENDURING . IM HUMBLED AND TAKEN AT THE BEAUTY IN THEIR ART!! THANK YOU STEPHANIE!!

@kellyhawes8901 2 года назад

Each piece is like a little world of its own. I'm so touched by Fee Halsted's encouragement of her artists, freeing them to create from their hearts. I also loved she has a harlequin Great Dane, as I also had two. ♥️

@neilgregg8497 2 года назад

The artists have captured the spirit of the animals and placed them in the clay and paint. These animals will live forever, bring their joy, courage and playfulness to all who look at them.

@Lovemy60to70era 6 месяцев назад

Stephanie you just broadened my knowledge of what amazing talent is out there in the world, thank you. I would love to own a piece no matter how small of this art it is magnificent. ❤

@jomo9862 2 года назад

I hope the ARTIST ( Africans) are getting payed well for their service. I'm sure she's being well paid for the inspiration but, are they being paid well for their designs. In other words what images come from their minds eye. I looked online for these Ardmore Ceramics and a coffee pot (not) is $1,500 for the small Neiman Marcus sells.

@morticiagomez6166 2 года назад

I’m sure they are! They have the law on their side

@kaygrott3809 2 года назад

Thank you Stephanie for this!!! What a TREAT to see this!!! Loved how she explained the process and shared the stories behind them but most importantly, the raw talent of the people of South Africa! What a Blessing! Again, I say with a heart of Gratitude….Thank You! Kay Grott

@amanda85_G 2 года назад

Maybe next time you could interview the black artists themselves? Or finding a black artist in South Africa that is creating art inspired by their culture?

@TheChateauDiaries 2 года назад

The artists at Ardmore are very much creating art inspired by their culture!

@amanda85_G 2 года назад

@@TheChateauDiaries yes, that is not what I meant. I meant that maybe next time you could find and speak to a black artist in South Africa that is creating art inspired by their culture. Not the owner, or teacher, of the workshop that they provide their art too.

@judithschrim145 2 года назад

My family and I live in the USA in Virginia. My daughter (your age) is an Art teacher and also has a Graphic Art business. I have just texted her to "do yourself a favor" and watch The Chateau Diaries "The African Ceramic Artists You Should Know About" while stopping your vlog and texting her this in the middle of viewing! Absolutely "A MUST SEE"...thank you for sharing this and I want one of everything..lol

@armibidsted6102 Год назад

What an amazing artist and all the African designers. Thank you Stephanie for bringing it to us❤❤

@sandrachartol1989 2 года назад

Thank you Stephanie to introduce us to this fabulous women, Mrs Fee and these wonderful and talented artists. Mrs Fee is really a lovely person !!!

@annabellemetteer7400 2 года назад

Wow! This was totally glorious! I can hardly catch my breath, there were so many stories and such incredible beauty, created by extraordinarily talented artists. Magnificent. Thank you Stephanie and Phillip for sharing your wonderful adventure.

@Marykguise 2 года назад

Oh my GOSH!! I’ve never seen anything like this!! And what an incredible lady and stories and incredible artists!! Wow!! Thank you for sharing!!!!

@diamondhair11 2 года назад

I absolutely love Ardmore......... The colors is what first drew me in.......and then the gorgeous shapes, mixed with the color and i am sold...... Sadly I do not have any Ardmore but would love to one day. Gorgeous, absolutely Gorgeous !!!

@lorrainechircop4411 2 года назад

Ardmore, what a place. My goodness. Absolutely amazing and the talent, outstanding... ❤🇦🇺

@maryannferguson6291 2 года назад

This is amazing work, such talented craftspeople !

@thatswhatilike_ 2 года назад

Wow wow wow!! How gorgeous was Fee! She’s an inspiration. Her designs and her teams artistry are purely stunning. Thank you Stephanie for showcasing this amazing lady. I for one will definitely buy something from the brand now I know more about it. I have been ill all weekend and watching your videos always cheers me up and makes me feel so much better. So thank you for that xx couldn’t love you anymore xx

@nannettecouch1945 2 года назад

Thank you for sharing, introducing us to this amazing woman! She is an example of how ONE PERSON can make such a huge difference in the world just by caring.

@kerrystevens9313 2 года назад

Wow! AWESOME! What a privilege to see and meet all those wonderful people creating the most exquisite ceramics and all that is developed from those!

@11orana 2 года назад

Thanks for showing us such a wonderful art studio.What a magnificent endeavor. Love the AIDs response through such magnificent art.

@magdalenaorzol 2 года назад

Stephanie thank you for showing us the beauty and the good in the world.

@jeanhawken4482 2 года назад

This is so special. Thankfully Stephanie gives us so much

@BernardDauphinais 2 года назад

Oh wow! Thank you for taking us to this studio. Stunning works of art! La beauté!

@juliatownsend4690 2 года назад

I am just overwhelmed by the beauty of it all. Thank you Stephanie for taking us along. Isn't she a lovely person. Too much to take in on one visit I will have to watch again.

@karentodd4910 2 года назад

Speechless. A wonderful lady that is making such a difference to so many lives, just fabulous!

@gailcraig4495 2 года назад

Oh my! OH. MY. ! I'm speechless! Thank you Stephanie for this amazing presentation of such fantastical art!

@MissQuite 2 года назад

Thank you for exhibiting our beautiful country and talent to the world 🇿🇦

@helenaneumann1872 2 года назад

Very interesting and inspiring. Great artists. Hope the artists get paid well...

@Mabbi54 2 года назад

The pangolin sculptures are speaking to this introverted art lover. They’re wonderful!

@user-qz5dq8kn4p 2 года назад

Thank you again Stephanie for another wonderful vlog I love when you do vids like these truly so kind of you to do so 🥰

@janicetaylor9795 2 года назад

That was brilliant! So interesting. What an amazing woman,so unselfish and talented, as are all her artists. Truly inspirational. Thank you.

@hellenashmore7734 2 года назад

thank you so much that you have made another South African known, it makes my heart sing.

@ellend9739 2 года назад

In one word , AMAZING ! Thank you Stephanie and Philip for taken the time filming this video! What a knowledgeable lady she was ! I am blown away by all she taught us !

@andrewmaygothling6454 2 года назад

Mind blown. What utterly gorgeous ceramics and fabrics.

@bernadettemckenzie7561 2 года назад

Absolutely stunning. Wonderful to see the artistic talents being championed and preserved in such an authentic way. Thank you for presenting it.

@andrealynnwatson4238 2 года назад

Ardmore is one of my most favourite places!! Even though I have visited numerous times... I never get bored watching Ardmore videos! So glad you made this excellent one for your followers.

@nancym.s303 2 года назад

The piece that you and Phillip purchased is AWESOME! What a fantastic memory to have at LaLande! 🥰

@peterwhite9261 2 года назад

I feel I have been transported and inspired. The art work is a history of lives and the stories can break one's heart but the message of hope inspires us all to live our best that we can be and instead of giving some fish, bring them to the river and teach them how to fish. Thank you so much for this and I am off now to check the site. Bless Fay and her family and artists.

@tiffanyb543 2 года назад

Wow! I had not heard of Ardmore before. Blown away by their talent

@cathrynuys7346 2 года назад

I am South African and have never seen this work before. Absolutely beautiful! Inspiring!

@estellenaude6041 2 года назад

Have seen them at Sun City and even in some of the camps shops at Kruger. I could just stare at them for hours, but sadly you won’t see them in the average South African households…VERY expensive!

@isaias4178 2 года назад

Im literally in tears the beauty in this video just wow the colors, the shapes, the stories behind everything it’s sensory overload almost

@mavismacdonald4158 2 года назад

STEPHANIE how talented are the people in South Africa ,just brilliant ,beautiful colours ,thanks for taken us on your trip to that wonderful place

@anthonylewischurchill-theg233 2 года назад

Fantastic episode and what a wonderful lady. Beautiful work I am going to look at their website right now!! Thank You Guys for sharing this Inspirational Vlog

@terraena1010 2 года назад

Every art piece shown in this video was amazing.

@Roisinct93 2 года назад

I’m obsessed Fay’s passion and eye and the artists is amazing thanks for sharing!

@paulawillett1563 2 года назад

Thank you Stephanie for teaching an old woman about African art. I'm so glad you brought the Sunday program back. Now I'm going to the web site for Ardmore where I will dive into it's beauty.