Wood Engraving Wednesday

SARAH VAN NIEKERK

English artist Sarah Van Niekerk (1934 - 2018) was an award-winning Illustrator and wood engraver, a member of the Society of Wood Engravers (SWE), and the Society's chair, 1995-1998. This print, Rams, was printed from the original block in 2020 Vision: Nineteen Wood Engravers, One Collector, and the Artists Who Inspired Them, printed in 2020 by Patrick Randle’s Nomad Letterpress at the Whittington Press in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, in an edition of 340 copies for the 100th anniversary of the Society of Wood Engravers. Unfortunately, Van Niekerk died during the planning of the book and her daughter Jess wrote the text for mother's entry and helped select the block to be printed.

Sarah Van Niekerk attended the Central School of Arts and Crafts (1951-1954) where she studied with wood engraver and sculptor Gertrude Hermes who greatly influenced her work. She continued her education at the Slade School (1955-1956) and much later taught wood engraving at the Royal Academy of Art (1976-1986) and the City and Guilds Art School (1979-1998), and for many years was a tutor at West Dean College. Besides being a member of SWE, she was also a Fellow of the Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers and a Royal West of England Academician.

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01/66 Headpiece to Genesis by Sarah van Niekerk

01/66 Headpiece to Genesis by Sarah van Niekerk Wood engraving by Sarah van Niekerk (British 1934-2018) in The Reader’s Digest Bible (illustrated edition) 1990

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Most Beautiful Women Cricketers in the World

Women's cricket is becoming popular after WPL matches. There are many beautiful women cricketers from around the world. Here are a few famous women cricketers:

- Ellyse Perry - Australian all-rounder knew for her stunning looks and incredible cricketing ability. - Smriti Mandanna - Smriti is known for her stylish strokeplay and aggressive batting style. She has scored several centuries and half-centuries in international cricket and has been consistently ranked among the top batters in the world. - Mithali Raj - Indian batswoman and former captain considered one of the best female cricketers of all time. - Suzie Bates - New Zealand opener who has been praised for her elegant stroke play and good looks. - Sarah Taylor - Former England wicketkeeper-batswoman is known for her attractive strokeplay and striking looks. - Deandra Dottin - West Indies all-rounder known for her power-hitting and striking looks.

Beautiful Women Cricketers who are famous too

Women's cricket has been rapidly growing all over the world in recent years. The sport is attracting more investment from various countries, and many talented women cricketers have emerged on the international stage.

One of the most prominent women cricketers is Ellyse Perry from Australia. She is known for her incredible all-around skills, being able to bowl at a high pace, bat with precision, and field with agility. Mithali Raj from India is another highly regarded player who has made significant contributions to the Indian national team. She is a skilled batswoman and has been recognized as one of the greatest players in the history of women's cricket. Suzie Bates from New Zealand is yet another talented cricketer who has proven her worth time and again. She has scored more than 4,000 runs in international cricket and is also a decent medium-pacer. Meg Lanning, also from Australia, is another player who has made significant strides in international cricket. She is known for her aggressive batting style and has played an instrumental role in leading the Australian team to several major titles. Sarah Taylor from England is a highly regarded wicketkeeper-batsman. She is known for her excellent keeping skills and her ability to play big shots in the middle overs of a game. Stafanie Taylor from West Indies is another all-rounder who has made significant contributions to the game. She has scored over 3,500 runs and taken more than 100 wickets in her international career. Jhulan Goswami from India is one of the best fast bowlers in the world. She has consistently troubled batsmen with her pace and swing and has picked up more than 200 wickets in her international career. Chamari Athapaththu from Sri Lanka is another well-known player who has performed remarkably well in international cricket. She holds the record for the highest individual score in a Women's World Cup game and is also a handy bowler. Dane van Niekerk from South Africa is a highly regarded all-rounder who has made significant contributions to her national team. She has taken more than 100 wickets in her international career and is also a reliable batsman. Alyssa Healy from Australia is a highly regarded wicketkeeper-batsman who has scored more than 2,500 runs in her international career. She is known for her aggressive batting style and her excellent keeping skills. These women cricketers have achieved great success in their careers, both individually and as part of their respective national teams. They have broken new records, won major tournaments, and inspired a generation of young girls to take up the sport of cricket. Women's cricket is gaining increased recognition and respect worldwide, and these players are at the forefront of this revolution. The growth of women's cricket has been fueled by several factors, including increased investment from cricket boards, better infrastructure, and increased media coverage. Many cricket boards are now investing heavily in women's cricket, providing better facilities and training opportunities for their female players. This has resulted in the emergence of talented women cricketers from all over the world. Improved infrastructure has also played a crucial role in the growth of women's cricket. Many countries now boast of excellent cricket grounds, which provide a perfect platform for players to showcase their skills. The increased media coverage of women's cricket has also helped to raise its profile and attract more fans to the sport. In conclusion, women's cricket has come a long way in recent years, and its growth shows no signs of slowing down. The emergence of talented women cricketers from all over the world has provided a boost to the sport, and it is only a matter of time before women's cricket achieves parity with the men's game. These women cricketers are true ambassadors of the sport, and they continue to inspire a generation of young girls to take up the sport and chase their dreams. Read the full article

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Thank you to everyone who helped Team Brown (Trench)Coats complete 204 tasks in a week!

One can only play GISH with the help of family, friends, and kind strangers! We are grateful to everyone who joined in on a challenge, helped us locate an obscure item, helped us brainstorm how to find something, joined us in large group endeavours like the “I Will Vote” challenge, and generally took time to help us meet our crazy goal of completing as many challenges as we possibly could (and doing them well)!

When you look through our gallery of photos and images, please remember that it took at least a village to get these done!

We want to thank:

Allana Gerke; Alyson Karper Orr; Amanda Clark; Amy Massiah-Karwandy*; Amy Smith; Andie Giddings; Angela Kongelbak; Ann Hutchinson; Arline Smith; Ashley Semenoff; Bill Allman; Billie Meech; Birgit Zorzi and Elliott; @brassbelles; Brenda Henderson; Cali and Mark Mullins and their pet geese, pigs and Liquid the cat; Brian Fischer; Calcasieu Parish Public Library staff; Carrie Oswalt Gruhn; Carroll Lefebvre; Catherine Smith; C.D. Saint; Claire Fenton; Clara Kongelbak; Cheryl Lewis; Cheryl Noon; Chris Malcolm; Colleen Spier; Contessa Sookeroff; Corinne Bucher; Dan Sutherland; Danica Stene; Daniel Williams*; Dave Andersen; David Luggi; Diane Sowden; Dylan Winchester; Eliot Pearce; Elizabeth Manning; Emily Garland*; Eric Kongelbak; Erika Boelling; Fiona Kelly; Frank Martin; Fraser Valley Bengals; Fraser Valley Regional Library (Tsawwassen); Gina Anton; Global News; Greg Gerke; Gretchen Copenhaver and Nimbus; Gwen Semenoff; Hannah Burnett; Harvey Delaney; Ian Burnett;  In Out Parcel (Point Roberts, WA); Itamar Keren; Jackie and Ron Swallow; Jacqueline Fehr*; Janelle and Kenzie Clegg; Jean-Ann Stene; Jenifer Crawford and her dancing Swedish friends; Jennifer and Chris Casillas; Jenny Ting; Jereme Brooks; Jim and Sandy Shepard; Joan Cotie; Joelle Thiessen; Johann Carillo; Jonathan Der and 4 year old JJ; Julie Daum*; Justice Institute of BC Fire & Safety Department; Kai Winchester; Kalev Fitness Solution;  Karen Moffat; Kari Boyle; Katherine Coddington and Flick; Kathleen O’Neill; Katie Bailey;  Katie Stene; Katy Ellsworth; Kay Gejdos; Kelly Hayton; Kelsey Smith; Kent Highnam; Kiersten Sawchuk; Kris Woofter; Larry and Paula Nelson; Laura Eparvier; Laura, Darin, Christie and Charlie Johnson; Laura Smith*; Lauren Toews; Laurine Dane; Leslie Benham; Linda Dobson; Linda Mallard; Lindsay Wilkins; Lorraine Burnett; Lori Ecker; Lori Van Niekerk*; Marcella Snell; Marian Kito; Marilyn Hartley; Mark East; Mark Meredith*; Marsha Major; Matt Greer; Matt McDonald; Matt Williams*; @melirene13; Melody Hardesty; Michael Rott; Michelle Beda; Miggs Sawchuk; Miranda and Miriam Malcolm; Mitch Snyder; Mona Boucher; Myke Skidmore; Natalie Owens; New Westminster Farmers Market; New Westminster Fire and Rescue Services; Oni Buchanan; Ora Henderson; Osa Sjostrom; Paige Burnett; Paul Mounter; Pauline Rae; Raeleen and James Long; Red’s Grill; Rick Lewis; Robyn Hicks; Roger Holland; Roger Moss; Rosalind East; Rose Da Silva; Sana, Muhammed, and family; Sarah Fisher; Sarah Vander Veen; Scott Stene; Sethric; Shelby Delaney; Shelley Lewis; Shelley Martin; Sherry Elizabeth; Shoppers Drug Mart (Tsawwassen Post); Stephanie “Schroeds” Schroeder; Stephen Smith; Susan Boyd; Susan Copenhaver; Suzanne Pratt; Ted Field; Todd Gates; Tom Martin; Tony Faber; Townline Construction; Travis and Matt at Give and Take Tree Service; Tsawwassen Wellness Centre; Tsawwassen Town Centre Mall; Vanessa Kwai; Vivian Tang Ng; Washington Gish Facebook group; Wendy Lakusta*

*Former members of Team Brown(Trench)Coats that couldn’t play full-time this year due to schedules.

ISTD Inspo

Year 3 - ISTD

(04 November 2020)

These are some of my favourite past entries for ISTD that I found on Behance. 

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The Hidden Figures. || ISTD_2020 by Miuh | Buchner Studio

https://www.behance.net/gallery/104691211/The-Hidden-Figures-ISTD_2020?tracking_source=search_projects_recommended%7CIStd

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ISTD Pass Membership 2020 | Paradiso | Möbius Strip by Giada Vitiello

https://www.behance.net/gallery/101980463/ISTD-Pass-Membership-2020-Paradiso-Moebius-Strip?tracking_source=search_projects_recommended%7CIStd

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ISTD [2020] - Significance of Numbers by Eldalene van Niekerk

https://www.behance.net/gallery/105985861/ISTD-Significance-of-Numbers-Eldalene-van-Niekerk

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200 Years of Frankenstein | ISTD Commendation 2018 by Hailey Cumming

https://www.behance.net/gallery/66662847/200-Years-of-Frankenstein-ISTD-Commendation-2018

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ISTD 2016: The Science of Philosophy by Sarah Beddow

https://www.behance.net/gallery/36875121/ISTD-2016-The-Science-of-Philosophy

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Thirteen Month Calendar – ISTD Publication by Liam Hamill

https://www.behance.net/gallery/67846511/Thirteen-Month-Calendar-ISTD-Publication?tracking_source=search_projects_recommended%7CIStd

South Africa, England power into T20 World Cup semifinals

Laura Wolvaardt smacked a crucial 53 as South Africa whipped Pakistan to make only their second women's Twenty20 World Cup semifinals Sunday, where they were joined by former champions England who swept past the West Indies. Proteas captain Dane van Niekerk won the toss and opted to bat on a slow track at Sydney Showgrounds, with her team making a competitive 136 for six, boosted by Wolvaardt's late fireworks. In reply Pakistan, missing captain Bismah Maroof who was ruled out of the tournament on Saturday with a broken thumb, could only manage 119 for five. "I'm really happy, but have to give credit to Pakistan, they gave it a massive go and kept coming at us," said van Niekerk. "It was an incredible game to be a part of," she added, while paying tribute to Wolvaardt. "It's only her third time batting at five, she usually bats at the top, and to display her skills like that, she got us the winning total." South Africa have won three from three in Group B - including a six-wicket humbling of England and a 113-run thumping of Thailand - to make a second T20 semifinal following their efforts in 2014. England, 2009 champions and runners up at the last tournament, secured their place with a comfortable 46-run win over the West Indies, courtesy of fine bowling and a battling 57 from Natalie Sciver. India are already through from Group A, with defending champions Australia playing New Zealand on Monday to determine who gets the last berth. The dangerous Lizelle Lee, who smashed a century against Thailand, immediately went on the attack as she opened the South African innings. But pace spearhead Diana Baig bowled a beautiful outswinger and she got an edge to Sidra Nawaz behind the stumps in a big breakthrough for Pakistan. Baig struck again with van Niekerk gone for three to leave South Africa at 17 for two. Mignon du Preez (17) and Marizanne Kapp (31) steaded the ship, then Wolvaardt played what proved to be a critical knock. She carved out a high-quality 53 from 36 balls, including fours off the final three deliveries. Pakistan made a brisk start, whacking a quick 18 before Shabnim Ismail removed Muneeba Ali in a rare T20 wicket-maiden. Omaima Sohail lasted just three balls before being run out in a comical mix-up with stand-in skipper Javeria Khan, then the dangerous Nida Dar departed for three. A desperately unlucky Khan was batting beautifully in her 100th T20 when she was run out for 31. Needing 58 off the last five overs, Aliya Riaz (39 not out) and Iram Javed (17 not out) did their best but were denied by tight bowling. In the later game, England won the toss and powered to a competitive 143 for five, with the West Indies ending on a paltry 97. "It was just very professional, we knew we had to keep it simple and that's what we did today," said England captain Heather Knight. "We've been playing knockout cricket from the second game and we've reacted very well. Hopefully we can carry that forward." It didn't start well for England with Tammy Beaumont trapped lbw on the fourth ball, but Danni Wyatt put on 50 for the next wicket with Sciver before she was caught for 29. Knight and Sciver kept the scoreboard ticking over with quick singles until the skipper was run out for 17. Sciver brought up her third half-century of the tournament before being dismissed an over from the end, with Amy Jones making a late 23-run cameo. The West Indies made slow progress in the run chase and disaster struck when dangerwoman Stefanie Taylor was stretchered off in agony, seemingly with a groin strain, on 15, and it proved to be pivotal. Shemaine Campbelle was bowled by Sarah Glenn for 10 the next ball and they never recovered. Read the full article

Reyn du Preez Biography, Wiki, Age, Family, Net Worth, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Fast Facts You Need to Know

Reyn du Preez Biography, Wiki, Age, Family, Net Worth, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Fast Facts You Need to Know

Reyn du Preez Biography, Reyn du Preez Wiki

Reyn du Preez is a Cape Town-based model who is in the spotlight after he was caught on a CCTV camera inappropriately touching a waitress at a local restaurant. The model has since lost his representation at not one but two modeling agencies.

has lost his representation at not one but two modeling agencies.

This after the footage of the incident, which…

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Wood Engraving Wednesday

HARRY BROCKWAY & SARAH VAN NIEKERK

British wood engraver Harry Brockway (b. 1958) pays homage to one of his major influences, English wood engraver Sarah Van Niekerk (1934-2018) in 2020 Vision: Nineteen Wood Engravers, One Collector, and the Artists Who Inspired Them, printed in 2020 by Patrick Randle’s Nomad Letterpress at the Whittington Press in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, in an edition of 340 copies for the 100th anniversary of the Society of Wood Engravers.

In his presentation, Brockway has a block by Van Niekerk reprinted, Severn Bore (top), and then engraves a self-portrait of himself printing Van Niekerk’s block, which he titles Printing Severn Bore (below). Van Niekerk’s block was loaned for this printing by Jess Van Niekerk and Brockway produced his engraving for this publication. Of Brockway’s relationship to Van Niekerk and to this particular print, Brockway writes:

I first met Sarah at the Royal Academy in the autumn of 1981. Sarah had taken over as tutor of wood engraving from her mentor Gertrude Hermes some five years previously. . . . I nervously ventured into the print department and was immediately presented with a block and a few tools and left to get on with it. Sarah’s teaching technique was quite subtle. I cannot remember being told how it should be done beyond a basic demonstration of how to hold the tools. She had a quite manner and an air of authority. She . . . taught mainly by allowing me to work alongside her as she worked on her own block. I now realise what a privilege this one-to-one tuition was. . . .

After Sarah died in June 2018 I acquired the press that she must have used to print Severn Bore. She lived in a house on the banks of the Severn and witnessed the Bore coming up the river “with the roar of a train.” Before she died Sarah had asked me to take some prints from the block as she was struggling to pull the handle of the press across. It is a demanding block to print with her characteristic cleared spaces and areas of black combined with delicate tones and swirling fine lines.

In my engraving I imagine printing Severn Bore on Sarah’s beloved Hopkinson & Cope press.

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07/66 Headpiece to Judges by Sarah van Niekerk

07/66 Headpiece to Judges by Sarah van Niekerk Wood engraving by Sarah van Niekerk (British 1934-2018) in The Reader’s Digest Bible (illustrated edition) 1990

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Check out the pics of hot, sizzling & hard working female cricketers

Check out the pics of hot, sizzling & hard working female cricketers

Cricket craze has reached its peak all over the globe. People love their favorite cricket stars and follow them as mini-Gods. The female cricketer players never get their due in spite of giving remarkable performances on the turf and looking hot each time they performed. In this article, we are going to showcase the list of the hottest female cricketers –

Mithali Raj –

At just 19 years of age,…

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Celebs and social media users slam Reyn du Preez's apology about 'groping' video

Celebs and social media users slam Reyn du Preez’s apology about ‘groping’ video

Some of SA’s biggest stars and social media users took to Twitter and Instagram on Tuesday to weigh in on an apology from model Reyn Du Preez, who was caught on camera “inappropriately touching” a Cape Town waitress.

Reyn issued the apology on his Instagram account after the waitress, Sarah Belgarion van Niekerk, shared her ordeal on her social media platforms.

“I am ashamed of how I acted and…

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YD vs SS Dream11 Prediction, Live Scores & Dream Team: Kia Super League

YD vs SS Match Timing & Match Details Yorkshire Diamonds and Surrey Stars game will start at 7 PM IST on August 20, 2019.

YD vs SS Broadcasting Details Yorkshire Diamonds and Surrey Stars game will be telecasted in England only. There is no broadcasting available in India. There is no live stream available either. Live score updates are available.

YD vs SS Dream 11 Squads Yorkshire Diamonds: Alyssa Healy, Katherine Brunt, Lauren Winfield (c), Beth Langston, Leigh Kasperek, Linsey Smith, Cordelia Griffith, Hollie Armitage, Alice Davidson Richards, Katie Levick, Katie George, Jemimah Rodrigues, Helen Fenby, Bess Heath, Georgia Davis.

Surrey Stars: Laura Marsh, Sarah Taylor, Marizanne Kapp, Dane van Niekerk, Natalie Sciver (c), Lizelle Lee, Bryony Smith, Grace Gibbs, Aylish Cranstone, Hannah Jones, Eva Gray, Mady Villiers, Rhianna Southby, Gwenan Davies, Amy Gordon.

YD vs SS Dream 11 Probable XI Yorkshire Diamonds: Alyssa Healy, Katherine Brunt, Lauren Winfield (c), Beth Langston, Leigh Kasperek, Linsey Smith, Cordelia Griffith, Hollie Armitage, Alice Davidson Richards, Jemimah Rodrigues, Bess Heath/Georgia Davis

Surrey Stars: Lizelle Lee, Bryony Smith, Sarah Taylor (wk), Natalie Sciver (c), Dane van Niekerk, Marizanne Kapp, Aylish Cranstone, Laura Marsh, Mady Villiers, Gwenan Davies, Amy Gordon

YD vs SS Dream 11 Team Wicket-keeper

A Healy

S Taylor (VC)

Batsmen

H Armitage

J Rodrigues

L Winfield

L Lee

All-rounders

H Fenby

D V Niekerk (C)

Bowlers

A Davidson

M Kapp

L Smith