Today as I sit crocheting scarves and hats, I am watching a few episodes of Art21.  One of the artists featured in the episode I'm watching is William Kentridge, a contemporary South African artist.  I first discovered Kentridge on one of my many visits to the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago - quite possibly my most favourite place to visit. 

Kentridge creates these beautiful short videos often made from his charcoal drawings.  He photographs each movement of the drawing - he builds up layers and then erases them only to draw them again.  At one of the most compelling of my visits to the MCA, I saw three or four of his videos being played at one time in an inimate, dark room.  I was completely engaged and yet totally distracted, trying to focus on the storyline being told in all of the videos.  I could have sat there for hours. 

So as a way of tipping my hat to this artist who never fails to fill me with inspiration, I share with my readers a short taster of his work.  I implore you to do a bit of research about him and find more lengthy videos