Words fail: I’m really going to miss Chantel Dartnall

But for those fortunate enough to have journeyed through her morsels, Pretoria’s Restaurant Mosaic will live on

09 February 2021 - 21:43 By Chris Thurman

Last week I was fortunate to make a third visit to the Orient Hotel in the Francolin Conservancy outside Pretoria. On the two previous occasions, I had donned my arts writer’s cap to write about the hotel’s expansive collection of paintings and sculpture. This was safe territory for a professional wordsmith well-practised at converting his responses to art into language. There was plenty to say; the works are beautiful and their setting exquisite. ..

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