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The Face That Follows You
The Wonder Face
This face was created by Ron van Zyl just about 40 years ago. It is still just as popular now as it was back then. We have heard countless stories of how this face has been the influence of major changes in people’s lives. Feel free to send us your story!
Watch a Short Video of the face moving.
How does the face work?
Ron was making a negative (mold) of a face from clay one day (40 years ago), accidentally it fell on the ground. When he picked it up he noticed that it followed him. That’s how it came into being. The face works with light reflection. You will notice it is friendlier when it is standing in good light, and it seems sad when the light is low. Keep moving it around until you find the best spot for it.
Prices
The Wonder Face (as we call it) is available in various sizes.
| Name | Size | Price |
| Small Face | 20 cm high x 17 cm wide | R150.00 |
| Medium Face | 30 cm high x 24 cm wide | R300.00 |
| Box Face | 34 cm high x 26 cm wide | R350.00 |
| Large Face | 64 cm high x 45 cm wide | R800.00 |
| Extra Large Face | 100 cm high x 70 cm wide | R2000.00 |
| Night Lamps | 23 cm high x 18 cm wide | R350.00 |
Large Face
These Faces can all stand on their own. They have a footpiece.
Boxed Face
This face has a frame around it and a hook at the back. It hangs on the wall and can not stand on its own.
The Extra Large Face
This face is specifically for outside purposes. You buy the shell only and then build it into a wall. The Shell is only the area around the face where the hairline flats out.
Small Keepsake: R60.00
This miniature replica is pasted onto a piece of wild olive wood.
We do not like to send these articles via Post because they tend to break. You can however phone us to order them and we will try and send your purchase with a friend. Alternatively, you can request us to use door to door courier service at your own risk.
Cold Bronze Artworks
These Items were made by Ron van Zyl in clay and then molded. They are made from a Cement and Ash product designed by Ron himself. The product is Weather resistant and can be used outdoors.
Abraham and Sarah
Material: Cold Bronze (Weather Resistant Product)
Dimensions: 23cm high x 35cm Wide
Price: R800.00
Display: Free Standing
Ron made a few items depicting the first items on the list of the Fruit of the Spirit. Abraham and Sarah represents Love.
The Passion Head
Material: Cold Bronze (Weather Resistant Product)
Dimensions: 60cm high x 45cm Wide
Price: R2000.00
Display: Wall Mountable
This sculpture is made to hang on a wall a little higher than eye height. When this sculpture hangs on the wall it looks as if it is looking down towards you.
Authority
Material: Cold Bronze (Weather Resistant Product)
Dimensions: 60cm high x 45cm Wide
Price: R2000.00
Display: Wall mountable
Medium Crucifix
Material: Cold Bronze moun
ted on Wild Olive Wood Cross
Dimensions: 72cm high x 60cm Wide
Price: R2500.00
Display: Wall mountable
Praying Hands
Material: Cold Bronze (Weather Resistant Product)
Dimensions: 54cm high x 38cm Wide
Price: R1000.00
Display: Wall Mountable
Small Crucifix
Material: Cold Bronze (Weather Resistant Product)
Dimensions:45cm high x 28cm Wide
Price: R500.00 and R600
Display: Wall Mountable
Large Cross
Material: Cold Bronze (Weather Resistant Product)
Dimensions: 150cm high x 112cm Wide
Price: R10000.00
Display: Wall Mountable
Prayer
Material: Cold Bronze (Weather Resistant Product)
Dimensions: 23cm high x 35cm Wide
Price: R800.00
Display: Free Standing
Eagle
Material: Cold Bronze (Weather Resistant Product)
Dimensions: 95cm high x 130cm Wide
Price: R2000.00
Display: Wall Mountable
Sower and Reaper
Material: Cold Bronze (Weather Resistant Product)
Dimensions: 140cm high x 95cm Wide
Price: R6000.00
Display: Wall Mountable
Grace
Material: Cold Bronze (Weather Resistant Product)
on Marble base
Dimensions: 57cm high x 27cm Wide
Price: R1500.00
Display: Free Standing
You take Grace from God as a Child- with two hands,
under the Shadow in the Secret Place.
Moses
Material: Cold Bronze (Weather Resistant Product)
Dimensions: 68cm high x 66cm Wide
Price: R10000.00
Display: Free Standing
Moses has a mantle over his head because he was the
most humble man on the face of the earth. (Numbers 22)
Mother and Child
Material: Cold Bronze (Weather Resistant Product)
Dimensions: 74cm high x 60cm Wide
Price: R3000.00
Display: Wall Mountable
Elijah in the Cave
Material: Cold Bronze (Weather Resistant Product)
Dimensions: 24cm high x 20cm Wide
Price: R800.00 Each
Display: Free standing
Elijah ran away and hid in a cave where he waited for God.
First there was a strong wind as seen by the sculpture on the left
(wind in his hair). Eventually when God did show up in the still small
voice, Elijah pulled his cloak over his head the second sculpture.
Medical Doctor Logo with hands giving honor
Material: Cold Bronze (Weather Resistant Product)
Dimensions: 49cm high x 23cm Wide
Price: R1000.00
Display: Free standing
A special gift for a Medical Doctor. Hands raised upwards
giving thanks to God for the skill of Doctors.
Single worship hand
Material: Cold Bronze (Weather Resistant Product)
Dimensions: 46cm high x 27cm Wide
Price: R800.00
Display: Free standing
This hand is a timeless sculpture and perfect for any setting. You can even put it into your water feature. Available with or without a hole in the palm. On request the hole will be drilled all the way through so that it can be used for a water feature with water slowly coming out of the palm.
He Touched Me
Material: Cold Bronze (Weather Resistant Product)
Dimensions: 100cm high x 38cm Wide
Price: R10000.00
Display: Free standing
The Original artwork was made from Wild Olive wood. This
beautiful artwork is an all round favorite, even for tombstones.
Peace – Lilly of the Valley
Material: Cold Bronze (Weather Resistant Product)
Dimensions: 29cm high x 23cm Wide
Price: R800.00
Display: Free standing
One of the Fruits of the Spirit. Peace is resembled by
a hand on the Bible. Knowledge of the word gives us peace and
introduces us to Jesus the Lilly of the Valley.
North Wind
Material: Cold Bronze (Weather Resistant Product)
Dimensions: 52cm high x 33cm Wide
Price: R1200.00
Display: Wall mountable
This original was made from Lead Wood. Unique and wonderful. Cold bronze replicas are now available, colored exactly as the original but at a third of the price. It will fool even the best of us.
Worship Him
Material: Cold Bronze (Weather Resistant Product)
Dimensions: 30cm high x 27cm Wide
Price: R500.00
Display: Wall mountable
Crucifix Hand
Material: Cold Bronze (Weather Resistant Product)
Dimensions: 38cm high x 16cm Wide
Price: R1200.00
Display: Wall mountable or free standing
This original was made from Lead Wood. This cold bronze replica has a hole drilled into the palm of the hand. In this picture it is used as a water feature with water coming out of the hole in the hand. Alternatively you can get it with a nail in the hole. Can be mounted on a wall or built into your water feature.
My cup runneth over – Water feature
Material: Cold Bronze (Weather Resistant Product)
Dimensions: 100cm high x 63cm Wide
Price: R8000.00
Display: Wall mountable or to be built in
This water feature has a hand holding a pitcher over another hand holding a cup. The water comes out of the pitcher and runs into the cup, it overflows and runs into the pond below.
Pulpit for a church
(Made on Order only)
Material: Cold Bronze (Weather Resistant Product)
Dimensions: 120cm high x 93cm Wide
Price: R15000.00
Display: Free standing
A Beautiful pulpit for your Church. It has enough space on top for a laptop and notepad with a flat area for water. It also has shelves on the inside. Can be made according to your height with custom holes for electric wires.
Freedom from Self (Made on Order only)
Material: Cold Bronze (Weather Resistant Product)
Dimensions: 200cm high (From top of hand to foot measurement)
Price: R40 000.00 per unit
Display: Free standing
This life size female figure is breaking away from her old nature which is portrayed by the demon like figure holding her legs. Some have previously been made with eagles or doves on their forearms, others with snakes and shekels or swords. Each tell a different story of breaking free. These figures are made on order and samples can be seen at The Shoe in the Tea Garden.
Prophet
Material: Cold Bronze (Weather Resistant Product)
Dimensions: 40 cm high
Price: R1200.00 per unit
Display: Free standing
This is a copy of an original work. These Prophet style faces is the signature work of Ron van Zyl.
Ron also makes artworks on order.
Man With Pipe
Material: Cold Bronze (Weather Resistant Product)
Dimensions: 35 cm high and 45cm wide
Price: R1200.00 per unit
Display: Free standing
The Armor of God
This sculpture was made in clay by Ron van Zyl and was then moulded. These sculptures are made from Cold Bronze and is weather resistant.
It portrays Jesus holding the Armour of God mentioned in Ephesians 6 on his chest.
We are to clothe ourselves with Christ.
Dimensions: 82cm high and 77 cm wide
It is wall mountable.
To order any of these items please send us the name of the item by clicking here.
Ron van Zyl – His Life – His Art
Ron van Zyl, was born in Cape Town in 1950. He grew up around the Cape,then joined the South-African Navy in 1968 to 1974 when he left to settle near Ohrigstad
His brother Past. Paul van Zyl as well as his parents had already moved here, and he started the Alpha Omega Bible Garden on the way to the Echo Caves. Here he built the 16 meter high rock face, called ‘The Dammed’ depicting tormented figures in Hell.
Whilst living there he met his wife Yvonne, married and moved away to a small piece of land a local farmer gave them. Once again they built a shop ‘Ron’s Art’ which they stocked with their own artwork and curious to make a living. Their two children Michell and Aldo was born and eventually in 1990 through the help of a friend and partner they bought the current property on which the Shoe is today.
After The Shoe was build they started to develop the rest of the property.
Accommodation, Restaurant, Shop and Tea Garden came into being over the following years and eventually around 1996 Ron was able to get to his vision– he started building the Cave.
Easter Weekend of 1999 their son, Aldo took the first tour through this special man-made Cave in which the spiritual world is explained by sculptures, sound and lighting. After he received divine inspiration to paint a large painting in 2005, the very painting used as an introduction to the Cave tour, a transformation took place in their lives.
Many other divinely inspired paintings came about and Ron wrote his first book, called ’The Line’. This new transformation was made official and in 2007 ’The Shoe Ministries’ of which Ron and his family are the founding members were established.
The Shoe Ministries now makes it their mission to teach people about true Christianity. The Cross of Jesus Christ is the centre of their teaching and their main topic today is to teach and guide people into the knowledge of a clear conscience which can only be obtained by the blood of Jesus.
Throughout all of this Ron had to be the artist, builder, developer, architect, author and head of his house. Up to date he has written nine books, painted numerous paintings and carved an unbelievable amount of sculptures, he conducts teaching seminars, and still does guided tours through their Man-made Cave. He has obtained his Doctors Degree in Theology and his books are a part of a teaching program hosted by Word in Truth College International. He still lives and works actively with his family on this current property today.
See Ron’s Artworks
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Wooden Artworks of Ron van Zyl
Current Wooden Carvings of Ron van Zyl, on show now and available to purchase.
Red Ivory Lion
This Lion is carved from a solid Red Ivory log. The foot piece is of the same wood.
Dimensions: 73cm High and 42 cm Wide
Weight: Approx 80kg
Price: R30 000.00 (ZAR)
Sculptures can be shipped across borders and overseas, as well as locally. If you should be interested in purchasing a sculpture please contact us by sending the name of the Sculpture you are interested in.
Order out of Chaos
Material: Wild Olive Wood hand and Red Ivory base
The Dimensions of this sculpture is: 60 cm high, 55 cm Wide
The Weight is Approximately 40 kg.
Price: R15 000.00 (ZAR)
Sculptures can be shipped across borders and overseas, as well as locally. If you should be interested in purchasing a sculpture please contact us by sending the name of the Sculpture you are interested in.
Red Ivory Ornamental Table
Material: Red Ivory Wood
Dimensions: Height of the Table 93 cm, Length of the Table is 143 cm and the width of the table is 65 cm.
The Weight is Approximately 100 kg.
Price: R250 000.00 (ZAR)
Sculptures can be shipped across borders and overseas, as well as locally. If you should be interested in purchasing a sculpture please contact us by sending the name of the Sculpture you are interested in.
Red Ivory – Big 5
This is a solid Red Ivory log carved with the Elephant, Lion, Buffalo, Rhino and Leopard.
Material: Lead Wood
The Dimensions of this sculpture is: 122cm high, 75 cm Wide
The Weight is Approximately 90 kg.
Price: R100 000.00 (ZAR)
Sculptures can be shipped across borders and overseas, as well as locally. If you should be interested in purchasing a sculpture please contact us by sending the name of the Sculpture you are interested in.
Horse
This is a small carving of the face and mane of a horse in side view.
Material: Lead Wood
The Dimensions of this sculpture is: 40cm high, 26 cm Wide
The Weight is Approximately 15 kg.
Price: R6 000.00 (ZAR)
Sculptures can be shipped across borders and overseas, as well as locally. If you should be interested in purchasing a sculpture please contact us by sending the name of the Sculpture you are interested in.
Jonah
The Above art work is called JONAH and was carved from a Solid Lead Wood tree. Ron loves carving prophets from the Bible because they inspire him. The story of Jonah and the mercy and grace of God should remind us that God loves us and do not want us to be lost or removed from Him, no matter how great our sin is. If God had mercy on the city of Nineveh, how much more not on us.
The Dimensions of this sculpture is: 70cm high, 59 cm Wide
The Weight is Approximately 100 kg.
Price: R80 000.00 (ZAR)
Sculptures can be shipped across borders and overseas, as well as locally. If you should be interested in purchasing a sculpture please contact us by sending the name of the Sculpture you are interested in.
This Sculpture is called: “Are you Looking back?”. It was carved by Ron van Zyl from a solid piece of Lead wood. The sculpture is inspired by the words of Jesus in Luke 9:62 which says: “…No man having put his hand to the plough and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.” Ron was having a tough time getting prayers answered when the Lord spoke to him through this verse. He realized that continually looking back and referring to the past was why he was not getting his prayers met. We are to look to the future with a positive attitude. In this sculpture the man is looking at us with a stern face and frown, pointing over his shoulder and asking: ARE YOU LOOKING BACK?
The Dimensions of this sculpture: 72 cm high and 74 cm Wide
Weight is approximately 120kg
Price: R150 000.00 (ZAR) (SOLD)
Sculptures can be shipped across borders and overseas, as well as locally. If you should be interested in purchasing a sculpture please contact us by sending the name of the Sculpture you are interested in.
This Sculpture is called “Look at the Price”. The hand at the bottom is pointing upwards towards the top hand which has a nail through the palm. It is referring to the Price that Jesus Christ paid with his life on Golgotha when he died for the sins of the whole world. This sculpture is carved from a slice of a Lead wood tree branch. It can be wall mounted.
Dimensions of the sculpture: 110 cm high and the top Width is 78 cm.
Weight approximately: 45kg
Price: R 30 000.00 (ZAR)
Sculptures can be shipped across borders and overseas, as well as locally. If you should be interested in purchasing a sculpture please contact us by sending the name of the Sculpture you are interested in.
This Sculpture is called: “Love VS Hate”. It depicts two hands. The bottom hand is an open, soft and loving hand. The Top hand is an angry, aggressive fist. It is carved from a natural piece of Lead wood tree and mounted on a slice of Lead wood.
Dimensions of the sculpture: 125 cm high and 45cm Wide
Weight approximately: 80 kg
Price: R35 000.00 (ZAR)
Sculptures can be shipped across borders and overseas, as well as locally. If you should be interested in purchasing a sculpture please contact us by sending the name of the Sculpture you are interested in.
Feel free to leave your comments and tell Ron what do you think about his sculptures and the message he is trying to convey through his art.