Mother Ntombikayise Skosana
and her daughter Melody Mazibuko showcase their love for art in a form of colorful
and easy to wear African prints that cater for both young and the old.
Melody Mazibuko was born in
Mpumalanga, grew up at Kwa-Thema and later moved to Soshanguve, Pretoria.
Mazibuko got the art inspiration from her mom,
Ntombikayise Skosana whom she named her business “House of Kayise” after.
Her journey of designing
shoes began after she was excluded from of varsity but has been painting and
drawing since primary school level.
She sometimes experienced challenges
of delivering their ordered customer takkies on time to their respectful
places.
“Like any other business,
we have had challenges but we also found adequate ways of dealing with them,”
said Melody.
They have customers as far
as Cape Town and London but they have found reliable and efficient ways of
distributing their products all over the world.
They also have retail
stores that they supply with their Ndebele takkies such as Shada Store in
Johannesburg and trialing some of their Ndebele takkies overseas.
Some of her achievements
include an award that she won at the Africa Craft Trust 2017 as one of the Top
25 creatives in South Africa.
"I basically learned how to grow in art
business and how to trade internationally. It was a transforming encounter, so
thankful for it", said Melody.
Melody urges people to look
within their talents and they will go far.
“It never ceases to amaze me how much time
people waste searching endlessly for magic shortcuts to entrepreneurial success
and fulfillment when the only real path is staring them right in the face. Use
your talent,” Melody added.
The House of Kayise plans
to have more shops where they will supply customers all over Africa.
They also have a wish to supply their products
abroad in Amsterdam shops.
Melody’s most intimate wish
is to have an Art Institution where people will be shaped into becoming the
best versions of themselves in terms of artistry and entrepreneurship.
She added that young people
should be passionate about what they do.
"Passion opens doors.
All you need to do is to choose honestly, focus and work smart on what you want
to grow,” said Melody.
