The Owl House at Nieu-Bethesda
Helen Martins, The Owl House

Helen Martins, The Owl House, Nieu Bathesda

The owl house nieu-bethesda

Helen Martins was the creative force behind Nieu Bethesda's Owl House, a weird and wonderful paradise of concrete figurines and light reflecting glass.

The Camalyard behind the Owl House in Nieu-Bethesda These cement statues were made by Helen Martins & Koos Malgas. The museum is open 7 days a week & a must visit for all. For more information on Nieu-Bethesda - please visit http://www.camdeboocottages.co.za/index.php/nieu-bethesda

The Camalyard behind the Owl House in Nieu-Bethesda These cement statues were…

Backbend - a statue at the Owl House in Nieu-Bethesda - for more information on the Owl House visit - http://www.camdeboocottages.co.za/index.php/nieu-bethesda
A self-portrait of Helen Martins serving her father food. These cement statues were made by Helen Martins & Koos Malgas. The museum is open 7 days a week & a must visit for all. For more information on Nieu-Bethesda - please visit http://www.camdeboocottages.co.za/index.php/nieu-bethesda

A self-portrait of Helen Martins serving her father food. These cement statues were made by Helen Martins & Koos Malgas. The museum is open 7 days a week & a must visit for all.

The Owl House is a museum in Nieu-Bethesda, South Africa. The house itself was transformed by Helen Martins. She began an obsessive project around 1945 to decorate her home and garden. Martins used cement, glass and wire to decorate the interior of her home and later build sculptures in her garden. Almost all the walls of the interior of the house were covered in decorative and colourful crushed glass. In 1964, Koos Malgas helped her build the sculptures in her garden.
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Helen Martin's Owl House in Nieu Bethesda. A Place to dream... http://www.camdeboocottages.co.za/index.php/nieu-bethesda
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‘The Owl House’. This is the creation of Helen Martins who, isolated from the…

Helen in Camel Yard, courtesy of the Owl House Foundation

Helen Martins's mesmerising artistic legacy is an economic lifeline for an isolated Karoo dorpie, writes Nerine Dorman.

The Owl House, Helen Martins
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Tony's Place: Visionary Environment – Helen Martins and The Owl House of Nieu Bethesda

“On a cold winters' morning in at the age of seventy-eight, Helen Martins took her own life by swallowing caustic soda.

Owl House | Nieu Bethesda | South Africa | Modern Overland

Owl House | Nieu Bethesda | South Africa | Modern Overland

The Owl House - I am a great admirer of Helen Martins. Her legacy is still with us today, preserved by the custodians of Nieu-Bethesda

Tony's Place: Visionary Environment – Helen Martins and The Owl House of Nieu Bethesda

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