(“Ukungcweka: Stick
Fighting Game” by Xolile Ndlovu)
Thembeka Hazel Xolie Ndlovu’s work is currently on show at
the African Art Centre.
Born in 1981, Xolie resides in Richmond in the KwaZulu Natal
Midlands. She was introduced to embroidery during the Ntokozo development
project initiated by the African Art Centre in 2004, where seven young
unemployed single mothers living in KZN were skilled in the technique of
embroidery and appliqué.
Ten years later, Xolie is deemed to be a Master Crafter and
has evolved to producing a variety of embroidered textiles including bags, wall
hangings, cushion covers and kitchen-ware.
Xolie is committed to training other women in her community
to become successful craftswomen and says that her aim is to promote
sustainable development and rural regeneration in the community wherein she
lives. She currently works with a group of ten unemployed women whose only
source of income is from the embroidered products they produce.
She has participated in numerous group exhibitions and in
2011 she was selected from 367 applicants from 70 countries to participate in
The Santa Fe International Folk Art Market in Santa Fe, New Mexico in July,
2012. She has recently returned from
participating in the Africa Village 2013 in Moscow, Russia organised by SA Tourism.
Xolie continues to demonstrate her nimbleness in the art of
needle and thread.
For more information contact Director of the African Art
Centre, Sharon Crampton or Development Officer, Nozipho Zulu, on 031 312 3805
or email africanartcentre@afri-art.co.za or visit www.afriart.co.za. The African
Art Centre is situated at 94 Florida Road, Morningside.
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