Richard Scott : 15th May 2022

Right,

I couldn’t believe the reaction to the blog I sent out last Sunday. More that 30 people mailed me back with comments. And 2 people even phoned me. Thanks guys. One comment was to put in pictures. I didn’t want to do this as I want you to paint your own picture in your own mind of what I’m describing. Let’s see next time. Send me your thoughts. Pictures? YES/NO

This week was great. Monday morning, I broke my Wordel Record and got it in two rows. My first word was HEIST then SHINE. If you don’t know what Wordle is GOOGLE it. It’s a great way to communicate with your kids on WhatsApp every day and challenge them.

I got another 100% for my social media course Module 5 – Advertising on Social media. Only 3 weeks left on the course. I’m thinking of starting a social media company. The lesson I took out of the Module was that Social Media Platforms are holding us all to ransom. I can post something and they will first feed other sponsored pages to my followers before my content. They have therefore built this platform for me to expose my brand and product and life but the majority of my followers will only see my content if I BOOST it.

Drivers licence update: On Tuesday both my UK and South African driver’s licences arrive on the same day. The UK one has a Union Jack on it as opposed to the European flag. LOL

Reporting back on the Tyvek paper wallets I want to do. Robin Sprong couldn’t print on the paper. It seems we need to find a flat bed printer. I need to GOOGLE that – any ideas?

I was listening to the radio and heard that Cape Town is the 3^rd best city in the world for tourists to visit. Quite a strange contrast to a country where 10% of the people own 80% of the wealth. There was quite a big debate. As you know artist like me rely on tourism so it was a bitter sweet moment as there are still very few tourists.

On Wednesday I had an Admin day. You know those days, emptying your inbox, filing invoices and photographing slips for Quickbooks so the Auditors can track income and expenses. Marco Garbero came to visit me in the afternoon at home. We talked Richard Scott art on the Secondary Market (Auction Houses) and where I’m going with that. Its quite a fascinating subject. I feel very honoured that I managed to tick that box off while I’m still alive i.e my art appearing at Auctions and the Secondary market where I have no control over. Therefore, if I die the engine is already running and my art will be remembered forever. Next week I will explain in a little more detail.

Thursday, I had a nice long telephone chat with James AA Thompson. My UK art dealer and one of my 5 best friends. I haven’t travelled to the UK for 3 years now. Quite weird considering I use to go for 10 days every 6 weeks. Emirates have downgraded me from Gold to Silver. James and I were discussing my art as a Fund and we started the conversation about the works in my private collection. Quite fascinating as James comes from an investment background. Ill tell you more as it happens.

Erik Kleinhans eventually decided to hang the 5 lighthouse I did with artist Ignatius Marx in his restaurant in Stellenbosch. I’ll send a pic once he’s opened and there are patrons on the seats and food on the tables.

I put together 3 more Magnetic Sculptures this week and took them to the shop in Woodstock on Thursday and hung them up. They looked so well together.

Yesterday Joanne and I went Mushroom foraging in Stellenbosch be we found nothing. We think we need to go closer to the mountains. We saw a north facing pine forest and it rained 2 days earlier so the conditions were right but no Pine mushrooms. I guess there was no mycelium under the ground. All we managed to forage was pinecones.

Richie my son passed his Instruments Exam, the 4^th out of eight Exams to get his Commercial Pilot Licence. So, he is halfway. Angelina, my daughter got chosen at Artscape this week to do a solo dance in the Performance LEAL end of May with New World Dance Theatre. Very proud dad.

Today was a lazy day. We saw an awesome place for sale in Higgovale. Perfect house for us. We will go see it in the week it might be the one.

This Friday and Saturday coming I’m having a POP UP at my shop in Woodstock which will allow people to come look and purchase all the Studio Experimental Art that I have produced over the last 20 years which is being made available for the first time. I will email you the details Wednesday.

Until then.

Richard