The Botswanacraft is beaming with art works that are guaranteed to interest art lovers, especially the paintings, drawings, prints, and collages by Petra Rohr-Rouendaal, which somehow give a true depiction and reflection of African culture, not taking away anything from beautiful ceramic works by Rika von Schwerin-Franken and Wendy Keorapetse Phatsima.
Rohr-Rouendaal has a number of interesting artworks on display, which include paintings, drawings, prints and collages. Her artworks on display will catch anyone's attention even if they are not art enthusiasts. The art works on display include a beautiful charcoal drawing, titled 'What Lies Ahead'. The breath-taking artwork shows a woman carrying a baby on her back, a common thing for many African women who carry their babies on their backs while doing household chores. The facial expression on the woman's face ties in with the title, with a worrisome look, while the baby is sleeping peacefully on her mother's back. Another piece of her work, which simply shows the Setswana traditional life or village life is 'Horns of Africa', an oil on canvas painting. The painting shows a traditional African women carrying a bowl on her head, with several mud houses (huts) on the background and at least two other figures. The painting gives more of an African feel as even the other objects that appear in the background are those found in villages, like three-legged pots.
