MarikaduToit-Art

17/05/2026

Sometimes you need to start again even though you thought you were close to the end🙃

Soo proud of how it turned out!
❤

05/05/2026

Being surrounded by paintings has made me want to try my hand again🥹

Also… painting to a 2010s mix to set the mood🤣

Defs still

29/03/2026

Geometric still life ft. My cat’s footprints because she really wanted to be part of the process

13/03/2026

Soo excited! Had an amazing experience to make our wedding bands!

26/02/2026

What an amazing look into the jewellery making world😱
Reminiscing on my bronze casting days🥹

24/02/2026

Check out this article I wrote on printmaking and Editions💞

Stephan Welz & Co.™ has entrenched itself at the forefront of the South African auction industry for nearly 50 years. With salerooms in Johannesburg and Cape Town, we offer you the most convenient way to consign and auction your valuables.

20/11/2025

Take a moment to rethink how we experience and value art. In her latest blog post, Marika Du Toit explores how audience traces—like fingerprints and rearranged materials—redefine the traditional roles in art galleries. Through her insightful journey, she challenges conventional exhibition norms and sparks a dialogue about meaningful connections between art and its viewers. Dive deeper into this thought-provoking narrative 🌟 👉 [Read more](https://wix.to/V17cMZm)

In most galleries, the marks left behind by audiences are treated as dirt or damage — smudges to be wiped away, fingerprints to be polished out, disruptions to be quietly corrected before the next viewer arrives. The space is to be kept clean and white, allowing the artworks to take centre stage. ...

20/11/2025

What happens to the marks left behind by audiences at art galleries? Instead of erasing these traces, let's explore their significance. Discover more in my latest blog post! https://wix.to/yYZgoJb

11/10/2025

Yesterday was one of the most interesting days in a long time.

From being summoned to court to testify against a man who approached me to traffic an endangered species after seeing my art

To stopping at in Potch on the way back for a much needed destraction🫣

To getting my first batch of developed pictures back taken by my Cannon FTB analogue camera

To then receiving the most surprising, scary and important meeting I have had to date in my art career!

A whirlwind of a day but the best one in a while. I cant wait to see what 2026 holds (over and above my wedding and honeymoon🤣🫶🏼)

26/09/2025

Discover a new perspective on art with Marika Du Toit's latest blog post, "The Gallery vs The Workshop: A Productive Tension." Explore how the interplay of order and creativity transforms traditional gallery spaces into arenas of interaction and imagination. 🌟 Dive into this fascinating concept and see how art can inspire play and connect us. Read more: [link] 🎨✨

Galleries have rules that most of us are taught early on. What if the gallery was made for noise, movement an disruption? A workshop?