Welcome to Chocolat Negro,
I am an artist, designer and the publisher of the online magazine "The Mdantsane Way".
Mdantsane is the second biggest township in South Africa, that was created under the Apartheid Regime in 1962 as a settlement for cheap African labor needed for industrial development sites in the region.
Today it is an African, unique, eclectic and vibrant place.
The Mdantsane Way is a new kind of online magazine: authentic, personal and interactive, with engaging long-form storytelling. It is a journal profiling and documenting the second biggest township in South Africa-which to us means narrative with a strong sense of place, character or time. We’ve run stories about the Nelson Mandela Day in Mdantsane, being a mother, woman and a poet writing in Isixhosa and about the only Old Age Home in Mdantsane.
We believe in the power of positive journalism and we are known for our street photography and our series of short movies, that we publish through the magazine.
If you are interested come and visit us at.
www.mdantsaneway.com
This store features my Mixed Media Art, Fine Art Photography, Photographic Installations, African Themed Photography from my different series, and a selection of natural history inspired specimen prints.
I love color and expressive form. And I hope that my shops brings you a little of that rich and creative spirit that is influencing my life every day.
You can see the treasuries in which my items have been featured here:
http://www.etsy.com/treasury/search/chocolatnegro
For news, updates and more information about me and my work, and where my inspiration comes from, please have a look the following websites and my blogs:
http://www.chocolat-negro.com
http://www.chocolattnegro.blogspot.com ( a design and lifestyle blog)
http://www.lucyandisa.com ( a website about my fiber and mixed media art)
http://www.chocolatnegro.wordpress.com ( a blog about Mali and Development Work)
Shipping from South Africa to most overseas destinations takes between 14 -21 days. Sometimes it can be a little longer.
To see my recycled design range go to my other store "Chocolat Negro Recycled Design and Art" on etsy at:
http://www.koenigottokars.etsy.com
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