“I now find myself in the daily adventure and mystery of trying to figure out how to make the petal curl up or down.”

I started my development as an artist with a long apprenticeship in the craft of Batik, starting with the process of fabric printing using copper stamps called tjaps which are dipped into hot wax and printed on the fabric which is then dyed and then again reprinted with wax and again dyed until the desired result is achieved.  This eventually led to adapting the batik process of waxing and dying into creating art works which were sold in galleries and from the studio.

When I moved to Calitzdorp I felt the need to change my method of expression and started painting with oils and acrylics. Having no previous training in painting , it has been a process of trial and error, which in itself has been a great learning experience.  Painting with oils or acrylic gave me the freedom to be more spontaneous although oil is definitely my medium of choice.

My artistic endeavours however became very stunted once I opened a coffee shop and only found time intermittently to paint.  I have recently closed the coffee shop and now find myself in the daily adventure and mystery of trying to figure out how to make the petal curl up or down.