Hee Hee. This was a bright all white mannequin donated by Woolworths, which I painted brown for the museum. When the staff saw it they dressed her and pulled the scarf over her eyes. Apparently a new bride wears these clothes and must not show her eyes. She must follow a little child who walks in front of the young bride so that she shows that she will not look at another man again. After they had explained all this they said the mannequin was Sandile's bride! For you who don't know, Sandile is a handsome hunk who works at HDC (the Human Dignity Centre.
The museum has a storage area and the construction team didn't put in a door. I made the curtain out of children's balls so that it looked like a large beaded flag.
Finished at last! Those of you who know me from HDC and know that we are trying to get a museum going may also know that I was painting Mandela for this project. I am glad to have had the privilege because he is my hero. I think SA would be very different if a man such as Mandela was still leading us. Much to Derricks disgust, (because he wants others to know who painted it) I signed the picture Ndiyamthanda Mandela instead of my name - it means "I love Mandela."
