Tshepiso Hashtag Tailor Motaung.

 Here is an interesting human being who does not want to conform to titles; Tshepiso Hashtag Tailor Motaung.

Tshepiso HashtagTailor Motaung in the flesh.

How would you describe yourself to one who has never heard about you? Who is Tshepiso? And what is Tshepiso all about?

Tshepiso is a creative, born and bred in Pretoria, studied in Johannesburg. Stand up guy next door with a love for anything regarded as different. I would say I am a pretty broad minded free spirited creative. An aspiring all rounder that is what I would like to be called. I like to stay away from labelling myself as a "stylist, photographer & artist", I fell it boxes in a lot of creativity.

 

What makes Tshepiso different: His stance to not be boxed, or his ability to show who he is through his work?

I would say I am more open to new things, which might sound cliché but I feel less people put that in practice. I like to start trends mostly than trying to follow everything that pops up. "Outta the box", if you may...my work speaks for itself as I am not such a "loud or out there" kind of person.

Art is defied by what you know it to be.

I have noticed the subtle yet careful attention you pay to details. What brought about such an attention to detail quality in you?

I guess it is my love for art that inspired that from childhood. I used to practice drawing and painting everyday and the need to perfect each piece motivates that. The graphic design aspect also demands every detail to be in check.

 

Have you continued painting and drawing? Or have the other aspects of your out of the box taken over?

When I get time I get to do a few drawings but fashion and street photography have taken quite a chunk of my time of recently.

 

What does your 9 to 5 job entail?

Actually my 9 to 5 has got nothing to do with creativity but rather paperwork and office duties.

 

How do you balance it all?

I have a 9 to 5 job, during the week, so I travel with my camera most of the time and make sure I look the part daily.

 

And from where do you draw your inspiration?

My mood, people around me, things I hear, global

 

Who are you most closest to?

I am closest to my family and my partner; they support what they would deem "my crazy ideas" Which goes a long way in getting what you want in life; A decent support structure.

 

This is some of HashtagTailor's work

How have you contributed to the art scene of the world?

My contribution has been very minimal according to me as my best work is yet to come, apart from features of my work on several sites, admin work on several pages and networking with some of the best in the industry. The journey has only begun.

I like your positivity, what obstacles or experiences have you gone through that have cemented your positive outlook on life?

I have gone through stages in life where art or my creative aspect had to be shunned aside in order to maintain a decent living to chopping and changing schools to ideas/projects that seemed to work failing....pushing through those kind of situations gives one the knack to carry on trying till you get recognition that substantially reflect your efforts.

How would you like to be remembered? And who do you want to remember you?

I would like to be remembered firstly as an artist and a free spirited innovator who looked at the world with a big mirror in his hands, as what people do eventually reflects in my work. The African continent must remember me....then the rest of the globe.

 

From the heart

Caro-on-the-grind

xoxo

 

THE STRENGTH BEHIND ONE OF TENACIOUS SOUL'S POWERFUL AFRIWOMAN.



Tiisetso Masenge with her fiancee Karabo Kola



A love story

We met during the school holidays of August in 2009 when I visited my family in Winterveldt and He visited his family in Winterveldt from Johannesburg, while He was with his cousin and brother in-law at a local Super market. I went passed him when his brother in-law told him "You said you wanted a woman who is well behaved mo kasi (in the township)"(since most ladies mo kasi were shebeen queens) He approached me and introduced himself, I smiled at him and our hearts were taken away immediately. Our relationship didn't start off with FIRE like most relationships would so the 1st 2 years were a bit tough due to distance so we've been together for 5 years.

We started dating on the 23rd of August 2009 Supporting each other's dreams and goals creates an emotional connection therefore we support each other by encouraging one another, we sit down and talk about whatever idea/dream/goal we have and try to analyze it together. It’s not easy but understanding each other's passion and believing in each other makes us to conquer.

He was about to leave for Cape Town for Basic Military Training and we had already bought promise rings (not engagement) but not wearing them. In the morning on the 4th of August as I was helping him pack his bags he asked for the promise rings and I smiled and asked why he didn't answer me, I reached for my bag and gave them to him and he went on one knee and asked me to be his wife, the future mother of his kids and spend the rest of my life with him.

Tiisetso loves Karabo’s sense of humour and Karabo loves the unconditional love she has for him, her passion on everything she does, her nose, eyes and beauty. Her stance kills him

A story untold yet visibly mind blowing; E N J O Y

Naledi Nokukhanya Chirwa and Martin Harmse

From the heart
Pictures taken by Caroline Masonganye
Styling: The Models' own

 

Creole Music Group from the Embassy of Colombia in South Africa graced South Africa with its presence to celebrate their independence day.

Nothing beats live performances and I was serenaded by sounds from Colombia that ranged from the reggae rhythm to the socca and the calypso. Dancing became involuntary:  

 The 7-member band consists of Orlin Grenard Bent who plays the Guitar. Marlon Acosta Pomare plays the Mandolin. Felix Mitchell Gordon plays the guitar too. Fandor Barker Grenard plays the Maracas. and Leodan Grenard Archbol plays the horse jaw. john Jany DeCatloz plays the percussion and Alex Martinez Pomane plays the Tinafono.

THE TINAFONO: 

THE PERCUSSION DRUMS

THE FULL DRUM SET

FROM THE HEART

Caro-on-the-grind

InOracle's Oracle>>>



'True love does not get old."

 Till this day there is a mural at my house that reads "to love and be
loved is the greatest joy on earth." I never really knew the depth of
these words until one beautiful day in the spring of 2009. When my
eyes gazed upon the face of a stranger. At first sight it felt as
though I had known this being my entire life. I was enticed by his
genuine smile every time I stole a look from him, his Colgate white
teeth flashing before my very eyes made me want to know more about the
stranger that took me to worlds unknown.

Lira's album Soul and Mind features a song that goes "I met him
unexpectedly, something about him appealed to me. I could not figure
it out or even put my finger on it but I liked it." I had to figure
out who this divine being was, so right after the church service I
wasted no time in introducing myself. The conversation got off to a
bad start; he had been listening to music on his phone and was merrily
singing along. I asked him if he can sing he answers 'no' I ask him
how so because I heard him sing. He laughs it off and introduces
himself. A few minutes later we are sitting down and chatting away
like two old friends would normally do after a church service.
Four years later the gentleman I met once upon a dream is still a part
of my life. More real than the figure that had enchanted the living
lights out of me.

Throughout these years I have learnt to create my
own definition of love, and that which it can become for me. To have
grown to find that love is what I make it out to be has become sweeter
than the greatest honey comb bees could have ever created. Life is not
a bed of rose petals but with the love found in those close to me I
have learnt to savour every moment and hold it dear. It is not an
everyday gift to have found love so real and unconditional. And for me
to have been found by such a love leaves me eternally grateful to God
for his incredible grace.

Life is what you make out of it, and through
the good and the bad I have decided to have my big, brown eyes fixed
on the love I have received and that has kept me sane. It has led me
to being a happier person who is not afraid of laughing at herself or
even admitting to her faults.

Love exists all around and spreading a
great dose of it through smiles and hugs to strangers does not cost a
cent, infact it is good for one's soul. The very humble Mother Theresa
once said "the fruit of faith is love, the fruit of love is service
and the fruit of service is peace."

Dearest my perception of love

I have been found by a man who loved me before my very existence.

A man whose rib I was made from.

A man who created me in his image.

A man who had dedicated his life to making me reach my wildest dreams.

A man who does not slumber nor sleep just to look out for me.

He is madly in love with me.

He is the definition of love

He is love

He did it all of me: eternity past.

holy, righteous, marvellous he has made me.

Words fail me as I try to explain to you how loved I am.

He holds me close to his chest and holds me tight at night.

He holds my hand and walks with me everywhere.

He is evidently omnipotent in my life.

He has never diasppointed me.

He is a faithful father.

He is a friend with an accessible ear for all eternity.

He is there for me.

He shapes my character and being daily.

He has pre-destined my existence.

I exist because He is.

The Alpha and Omega.

I saw him save me from the claws of three bull dogs.

I saw him heal my heart problems completely.

I am seeing him heal my mom off of cancer.

He has healed my brother off of a rare form of osteoathritis.

He has never let me go to bed hungry.

He is there for me.

And an all rounded husband who has made me the apple of his eye.

Christ in me.

From the HE-ART of a Tenacious, Huggling StrART Mate

#@Carone91

Sadness

Words build you up and those same words can break you down.

It is true that I decide whether or not to be happy but there are words from your loved ones that can lead you to a road of self destruction and pain. How one says something to you can either build you up or tear you down. It is in the emphasis of these words upon your life that can change your mood. Here I am trying to move past the hurt and pain but lo it is proving to be impossible. Hence I am allowing myself to be in the moment.

The funny part about words is that putting them into action is harder than saying them and it really should not be like that. Here is to a more positive outlook into everything I am told and hear along my walk of life. Constructive criticism is meant to built me up into a better person and more than anything I am to do just that. Here is to positively controlling my outlook on life.

Do not forget to smile :)

From the heart

Caro-on-the-grind