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I make custom pet ceramics based on the photos of pets you send me.

24/11/2025

Not much to show for Art Class Monday.

Our fearless leader, Basil, gave us the theme of "urban landscape" and I regret choosing this photo I took in Madrid. So many lines and windows and curly details 😭. I tried to back out and Teacher said no so here we are.

21/11/2025

Introducing Miss Poh 🩷❤️💛

René ordered a magnet of THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PUP WHO EVER LIVED to memorialise Poh. The reference pic is in the comments. Isn't she gorgeous? I want to shmoosh her.

Because fridge magnets are so quick to make you can still order them as Xmas gifts (also Xmas tree baubles) well into December.

19/11/2025

Lee ordered 3 Christmas tree baubles! All I need to make these is one good, front facing photo. They're quick and fun and only R300 each. Grab them while I'm still taking orders 🖤💛🩶

14/11/2025

Not to be too dramatic or anything... I might consider leaving custom magnets and Xmas tree decor open until early Dec... depending on how well a 43 yo woman with perimenopause, 4 dogs, and a Christmas party addiction copes with Season.

13/11/2025

R is for Rusty! Rusty is the latest member of Family Mitchell 🤎. Adam asked me to do a new 3D letter to complement the first one I made for them a few years ago.

I really love watching families grow over time. I never stayed in a job long enough to see the new Woolies hot cross bun range (chocolate for me!), let alone babies growing up and new pups joining the crew. Thank you, Adam and family, for letting me get to know Rusty.

08/11/2025

It's been 2 weeks since this moment of insane joy. The cake toppers are back with me getting a stand made so they can be displayed forever in all the homes Graeme and Meghan (and Franki and Luna and Sheba) make together.

This wedding was like closing a circle for me and The Husband. In 2013, I went to a new friend's (Alex) birthday party. She invited the boy she had a crush on (Rob). He invited his brother (Graeme) and a young man called Andrew for support because he really really liked Alex. I sat next to Andrew. I didn't know at the time (he hid his terrible pain), but Graeme was pining for a lost love (Meghan).

I married Andrew in 2019. Alex married Rob in 2023, and Graeme married Meghan 2 weeks ago. We all starting dating within 3 months of that night in Cape Town.

The Husband and I are family that the RaubenStamperAgnotti's never asked for. But dammit if we won't keep on turning up at events and making trouble for the bar tenders.

06/11/2025

A world first...

Maryke, who is also an artist, comes up with the best ideas.

She asked for magnet faces, but BIGGER, mounted to a canvas, that can hang on a wall.

I can't remember if this is an A2 or A3 canvas because year-end-brain. But Maryke's got 2 more of them in the order book already (lol, order book. I have an app and 2 scruffy notebooks that are fighting for their lives against my ADHD).

And this, folks, is how a lot of my products get added to the catalogue (I actually have a catalogue. It's a PDF I made on Canva that my stylish husband said he doesn't hate). So bring me your ideas! I love them!

03/11/2025

Art Class Monday! I made some great progress on The Husband And The Cat (still using oil pastels) but I'm going to put it away and start our new theme, 'urban landscapes', so I don't fall behind the class (again).

This time I'll be trying out oil painting instead of oil pastels, which kind of terrifies me.

The Riebeek Valley Hotel is the ONLY place to be when it's this hot. Today is 35C. The pool room is never uncomfortable and Paula the owner has some kind of voodoo magic which keeps the water spotless all year round.

28/10/2025

I'm late to post for Art Class Monday.

My goal is to finish all the WIPs in my folder AND the next project (theme: urban landscapes) before the end of the year.

And also do all the Xmas orders without a last minute rush (sure, I believe me too).

This piece is ALSO a portrait of my greatest muse, one Andrew aka The Husband Macfarlane. I took that photo of him in winter 2024, snuggling our insane cat Viviane, all tucked into a thick gown. It was a really good morning.

26/10/2025

We just went to the wedding of the decade on the roof of the Naspers building.

The wedding invite had a Lego bride and groom. It was so cute I knew I HAD to make them as cake toppers. And their children, Luna, Sheba, and Frankie of course. Thank goodness Meghan and Graeme agreed to let me sculpt this after I basically gave them no choice 😄.

They even trusted me enough to surprise them with the finished pieces.

Hearts are full and feet are sore. What a night.

Love and a lifetime of happiness to the bride and groom ❤️❤️❤️

22/10/2025

Making iced coffee and heading straight to the airconditioned studio. Anyone have a good rec for an ice crusher?

This is the reality of living in paradise. For about 4 months of the year it's slightly less like a holiday and more like a compulsory boot camp where you don't get fitter or lose weight, you just shuffle around checking if everyone has enough water and sunscreen.

Address

9 Piedmont Close
Riebeek-Wes
7306

Telephone

27822113881

Website

http://www.lesleytuchten.co.za/

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