Elzeth
Art shaped by hand, place and instinct.
Sculpture and painting by Elzeth, encountered throughout Klawerjas.
Art at Klawerjas
Art lives here.
At Klawerjas, art is not separate from life. Sculptures and paintings are woven through the farm, the accommodation and the landscape — encountered as part of the character of the place.
Sculpture sits at the heart of the collection. Ceramic forms move between the figurative and the imagined — expressive, tactile and sometimes playful — while paintings explore colour, atmosphere and surface.
Across both, materials and forms shift between art and object, indoors and out. Some works command attention; others reveal themselves quietly as you move through Klawerjas.
Sculpture
Form, weight and character.
Sculpture is the central body of Elzeth's practice: expressive forms shaped through an instinctive relationship with material, texture and emotion.
Sculpture Study 01
Sculpture Study 02
Bumblebeasts
Ceramic studies in character, movement and form
Sculpture Study 03
Feelings
Ceramic studies in character and emotion
A playful study of expression, colour and character. Feelings brings together four individual ceramic works, each with its own personality yet conceived as part of the same sculptural conversation.
Ceramic · Mixed media
Four individual works · Available separately
More sculpture
Selected works.
A selection of other sculptural works by Elzeth Jacobs.
Shades of Emotion
Illuminated Thoughts
Intertwined
Awareness
Hidden
Ambiguity
Exposed
Fragmented Thoughts
Gravity
Expanding (2)
At Klawerjas
Bumblebeast Guardians
Welcoming guests at the Klawerjas entrance — two of Elzeth’s sculptural characters woven into the fabric of the farm.
At Klawerjas
Runner Duck Pond
A daily gathering by the pond — part of the rhythm of life at Klawerjas.
Painting
Studies in colour and place.
Painted surfaces extend Elzeth's study of emotion, texture and quiet contrast into colour.
Painting · Study 01
Clouds
Two studies of colour, atmosphere and movement.
Clouds Create 1
Oil on board
51 (W) × 71 (L) cm
Clouds Create 2
Oil on board
51 (W) × 71 (L) cm
Painting · Featured Work
Blurring Boundaries
Oil and ceramic on board
Moving between painted surface and sculptural form, Blurring Boundaries brings ceramic elements into the picture plane. The work sits between painting and object — extending Elzeth's exploration of form beyond the canvas.
Painting at Klawerjas
Art in the rooms.
Elzeth's paintings form part of the interiors at Klawerjas — collected, placed and lived with rather than separated into a formal gallery.
In Flute Cottage, paintings share the lounge with books, objects and sculptural pieces, becoming part of the character of the room.
Flute Cottage Lounge
Self-portrait
Old Masters-inspired portrait
Presto
Portrait of the Klawerjas Italian Greyhound
Collect
Some pieces leave the studio.
Selected sculptures and paintings are available directly from Elzeth. Enquire about a particular work, current availability or commissions.
Enquire about available work
The Artist
About Elzeth
Elzeth Jacobs is a self-taught South African artist working across sculpture, painting and mixed media. Her ceramic works use character, gesture and material to explore emotion, vulnerability and strength.
Her paintings extend the same curiosity into colour and surface, while works combining painted and ceramic elements deliberately blur the boundary between image and object. Across both practices, her work is instinctive, expressive and often quietly playful.
At Klawerjas, Elzeth’s art is part of the place itself. Works appear throughout the farm and accommodation, shaped by—and experienced alongside—the stillness, space and landscape of the Robertson Valley.
Sculpture · Painting · Mixed Media
Follow Elzeth
Follow the work.
New sculptures, paintings and works in progress — shared by Elzeth from Klawerjas and the studio.
@elzethjacobs