
Something about myself
I live and work on a small farm in Stellenbosch and I am very blessed to be surrounded by a loving family consisting of my husband Danie, 5 sons , 5 daughters [ in laws ] and 7 grand children.
My studio is spacious, full of light, with magnificent views on a vineyard, dam and the surrounding mountains.
I am a potter as well as a painter. I think in a way it is like having two children – They are different, but I love them equally, and each one occupies a special place in my heart.
My maiden name was Vermooten, and I grew up in Coligny, a small town in North West. Art was not part of the school curriculum but I always had a sketchbook at hand .My favourite subject was biology, not only because of my love for nature but also because we had to make sketches of the plants ,insects etc.
After graduating at the University of Pretoria I enrolled for a further year and achieved a national diploma in higher education.
I live and work on a small farm in Stellenbosch and I am very blessed to be surrounded by a loving family consisting of my husband Danie, 5 sons , 5 daughters [ in laws ] and 7 grand children.
My studio is spacious, full of light, with magnificent views on a vineyard, dam and the surrounding mountains.
I am a potter as well as a painter. I think in a way it is like having two children – They are different, but I love them equally, and each one occupies a special place in my heart.
My maiden name was Vermooten, and I grew up in Coligny, a small town in North West. Art was not part of the school curriculum but I always had a sketchbook at hand .My favourite subject was biology, not only because of my love for nature but also because we had to make sketches of the plants ,insects etc.
After graduating at the University of Pretoria I enrolled for a further year and achieved a national diploma in higher education.