Carrol Boyes, the Cape Town-based and South African artist is dead.
The legendary artist died on Wednesday night after a brief sickness.
Her death has stirred a sombre mood in the country.
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The cause of her death, according to those close to her, is a brief illness.
According to the spokesperson of her company, she died at her home after a short illness.
The spokesperson of her company expressed how much of a blow the news of her death was.
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The news of the death of the legendary artist has affected most people.
You might want to know about the deceased and how she impacted those around her.
The cause of her death has been alleged to be a brief illness.
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Barbara passed on after a long battle with cancer.
Barbara Jackson was also an artist based in Cape Town and was popular for her unique ceramic pieces.
She is an alumnus of the University of Pretoria.
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She practised as a teacher of English and Art for the early years of her career.
That is how she ended up venturing in the world of design.
In her position, she had no other choice apart from making her idea a reality.
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The first products that she worked on were unconventional pieces of cutlery.
She also ventured into recreating the boring tableware and those that were traditionally boring into pieces that were fascinating.
Being a newbie in the venture, she started by using affordable equipment.
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She would then transform them into admirable pieces of art that would attract most clients to her.
This trend went on for the six years that followed.
She settled for constructing a site in her father’s farm in Limpopo.
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The general manager played the role of overseeing the operations in the company.
She focused on the global marketing of the products that the company made.
She also diversified and tapped into the opportunity that the export market had posed for her.
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In the process, she established several branded stores that would sell her products.
She was also famous for Carrol Boyes gift ideas.
She established branches of her business in thirty different countries.
Carrol Boyes dead
The latter met her death on 14th August 2019 at her home.
The cause of her death is claimed to be a short illness.
Her legacy will live through her art.
She graduated from Meru University of Science and Technology with a Bachelor of Technology in Civil Engineering in 2019.
In 2023, Priscillah finished the AFP course on Digital Investigation Techniques.
She has been writing articles on Briefly.co.za since 2019.
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