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“Setting up my sculptures in the gardens of Wildekrans Country House gave me an opportunity to see my works in their rightful setting. My sculptures are habitually shown in the interior of a gallery and it takes some imagination to visualise them outdoors. But at Wildekrans my works find their natural outdoor home. Set in the gardens of the historic farm, works such as ‘Adam and Eve before the Fall’ and ‘I Can’t See With Mirror’ find a context comfortably in accordance with their slightly larger than life-size scale and organic clay materiality.

It was the vision of owners Alison Green and Barry Gould that foresaw how these works could fit into the garden setting. This is not surprising since Green and Gould have collected my work over the years. ‘SID’ and a flock of six ceramic sheep have graced their gardens for some time.

But Green and Gould have a gone a step further than just displaying my sculptures in a garden setting. Noting that I love to play with word and text they took the unusual decision to offer the walls of their historic home as a palette and page for me to write on. Textual aphorisms play a vital part in my work so Green decided that these creative jottings would enrich and inform the works in the garden. This gave me a chance to write on the walls and in so doing I could reveal the thought processes that lie behind the creation of the sculptures, ideas that are usually confined to my diary pages. At Wildekrans they have been given exposure where they can play their role of enhancing and sometimes explaining the meaning of the sculptures.”

Cape Dutch 1811 homestead with rambling country garden. The plunging vistas of the garden descend to the river setting, above the Houw Hoek Pass in the Elgin region of the Overberg, Western Cape. There you will find Wildekrans Country House.

Only an hours drive from Cape town, this historic estate is the perfect farm stay, country getaway.
Wildekrans Country House is inspired by a passion for good living, art, food and wine and exhibits a great love for the people of the area. Wine is from local wine cellars and our produce is sourced locally. Local empowerment initiatives like the Elgin Learning Foundation are supported.

The Homestead and garden is home to a private collection of SA contemporary art and antique furniture. Wildekrans Country House offers three bed and breakfast rooms and one self catering cottage. With only five rooms, guests are ensured a peaceful and private stay.

All of this comes together to give guests a warm and heartfelt stay, staying true to the kind nature of the country people. Guests arrive from the rushed city and leave relaxed and recharged.