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Nieu-Bethesda is set in a fertile valley of the Sneeuberg Mountains, and the Owl House has contributed to it being a tourist attraction that offers guest-houses, restaurants, coffee shops, a pub, and art galleries.
As Helen Martins lay ill in bed one night considering her dull life, she resolved to bring some light and colour into it, and what began as a quest for light and colour soon developed into a fascination and obsession with the interplay of reflection, space, light and dark and different hues.
Over a period of about twelve years, she and Koos Malgas created from her imaginings the hundreds of sculptures that are found in ‘Camel Yard’. Her favourite animals – owls and camels – predominate the fantastical figures, and even the arched entranceway from the street is watched over by a double-faced owl.
Helen Martin’s wish was that her creations would be preserved as a museum. Today her artwork, once ridiculed by the villagers, has become one of the most importants drawcards to the village of Nieu-Bethesda.
Contact Details:
The Owl House
Telefax: (049) 8411733
Email: theowlhouse@mweb.co.za
Wesite: www.owlhouse.co.za
Owl House Foundation
P.O.Box 7
Nieu-Bethesda
6286
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