My Creative JOURNEY
I love to create and make and I’ve had the opportunity to experiment and delve into many different techniques, genres and mediums. Below you can see some of my projects I have worked on over the years.
HAND ILLUSTRATED FLASH CARDS
I collaborated with a Remedial Therapist and hand painted these letters that would later be turned into flash cards by a graphic Designer. This took many months but I was really glad with the outcome.
Therapist: Sonelle Buytenday | Graphic Designer: Amy Harmse
Pretty Monster
I made this as a gift for my Niece
for her first Birthday.
Made with Felt and hand
embroidered
PAPER CUT ART
Hours and hours of cutting out little pieces of paper
and layering them create this beautiful 3D papercut scene.
This project was part of a spread hope initiative my art
teacher came up with during Covid to spread a little hope in all the doom and gloom we were surround by.
DANCE FLOOR STICKER
I Designed this Sticker for our wedding dance floor, It
was 1 x 1m and made it just that little bit more special.
RAINCOAT
Toddler raincoat made from
waterproof material
MY FIRST FAMILY PORTRAIT
This was my very first family portrait. I had this idea of drawing really simple cartoon portraits and I used my
own family as a practice run. When I looked at this
picture I can't believe how far I've come and how my skills have improved.
ALL ABOARD
I painted this big ship with some school craft paint on a huge piece of cardboard for a photo prop at a friend's sailor themed party.
THE ART CRITIC
My art teachers hosted a plein air getaway in Clarens. We sat in the Golden Gate Nature Park and painted for a
whole weekend. We were visited by horses and even
baboons at one point.
BABY SHOWER STYLING
The Baby Mama to-be had her own throne to sit on as the star of the show. The leaves where picked straight
out of the garden to create this beautiful setup
PHOTO EMBROIDERED HOOPS
Taking family photos to the nest level. I printed photos onto linen and then placed them into hoops and decorated them with hand embroidery
BEE
Tiny little bee painted for a gift car
MATRIC FAREWELL DRESS
In college I made this dress design as an assignment, it was on display when this customer came for a consultation for a consultation, she loved it so much, she wanted it exactly the same just in red.
MIDLANDS PLEIN AIR
This is a Plein air painting done at a friend's farm in the
Midlands. The main house over looks this beautiful little Dam. I spent an afternoon sitting on the lawn
painting this picturesque scene in watercolors. It now
hangs in one of the chalets.
HAVE A NICE POOH
I love quirky decor, and any sort of art that makes people laugh. I hand embroidered this hoop for my toilet.
WEDDING DRESS
This Bride knew exactly what she wanted. She
explained her dream dress as Ivory, soft, and
simple. The end product was exactly as she imaged
and it looked so romantic because of the cream
color.
HANDMADE CARDS
Every now and again I paint a whole Bunch of mini
cards with watercolor that I can use for gifts and
customer thank you cards.
EASTER CELEBRATIONS
I take my hat off to pastry chefs. Here and there I'll
give baking my best shot, and wow wee it's a lot of
work. My go to style is always naked cakes, I
suppose because they easy, and if you make a
mistake no one can tell!
FLOWER CROWN
Excuse the super sweaty face in this
photo. I made this lovely flower
crown for a friend’s Baby shower,
which was a tropical theme.
MATERNITY BELLY BAND
I never knew what a maternity belly band was until I
was commissioned to make one. If you don't know
either, it's basically a decorative belt normally made
from fabric flowers, for the Mom-to-be to wear at her
baby shower or maternity shot
CUTE MONSTER
Another gift I made, this one for my
nephew.
Hand embroidered and made from
Felt.
BABY MOBILE
A baby mobile of birds made from
felt and handmade pompoms
CUPCAKE STYLING
I didn't make these lovely raspberry and white
chocolate muffins but I did do the styling on the day.
I bought a whole lot of edible flowers, berries,
meringues and mint leaves and styled them on the day
DIGITAL FAMILY PORTRAIT
A digital family portrait
HANDMADE FABRIC FLOWERS
With a small coin sized piece of
metal, and a candle it's possible to
make the prettiest fabric flowers
SAVE THE DATE MAGNETS
I designed these save the dates and then had
them laser cut and stuck magnets on the back.
Best of all the elle could come out. So once the
event was over, the recipient could throw away
the outer edge
IMAGINED SPACES
Artist Alice Toich started the 21 days of art
challenge during the initial 21 days of lockdown
in S.A, a picture a day for 21 days. One of the
Challenges was imagined spaces, and this was
my take on it.
POUCH
I made these pouches from curtain
sample books that the fabric store
didn't need anymore
HOOP RING PILLOW
I hand embroidered & painted this Hoop for my
own wedding for a ring pillow.
I now keep it as special keep sake of the special day
Bridal Gown & Garter
A proud moment when
the Bride is wearing a
dress you made and the
garter
PIRATE CAKE DECOR
With the help of my Cricut machine I created this cake topper for my nephews cake.
BRIDE
Being her second wedding this bride opted for
something less traditional.
So we added a grey layer under a lace skirt, and
create a sort of Ombre effect by adding more lace
at the top of the skirt and letting it gradually fade
away towards the bottom.
TYPOGRAPHY
Sometime in my weekly art class, I need a little
downtime, something that is not to serious or
requires to much thinking, and my go to, is to do
some sort of quote that resonates with me at that
point in time. This was one of those down time
moments.
AVANT-GARDE
In my last year of studying fashion design we had
to design and construct a fashion collection, this
was my avant-garde finale piece from that
collection
PEG DOLL CAKE TOPPERS
I painted peg dolls of me and my husband to be
for our wedding cake. All the details of the outfit
was what we wore on the day.
They now sit on my kitchen windowsill and
remind me of the special day
MY DIY SURPRISE WEDDING
I planned and successfully pulled off a surprise
wedding in under 2 months. I used my creative
skills everywhere possible, from the design,
stationery, flowers arrangements, and accessories
RAG DOLL
This was soo much fun.
Literally made from rags of left
over fabric and with a hand
embroidered face
RAG DOLL
Image 2
CUSTOM GARTER
My friend always loved bows, whether it was on a handbag or shoes or clothing she loved it, so I designed a garter for her that featured a big bow for her wedding day
Party Styling
A cake/treat table is a great way to make an impact at a party. I styled this treat table at my Brother's 21st.
HAND PAINTED FABRIC
The bride to be wanted a specific sort of look and feel for the fabric, but I couldn't find anything close to what she wanted, so I decided to hand paint the fabric.
CHRISTMAS TREE
With the help of my dad we designed this steel Christmas tree. I wanted something minimalistic and something that is practical for the modern smaller apartments.
FRIDA INSPIRED PORTRAIT
I loved this project because the customer wanted to do a parody of a famous painting by artist Frida Kahlo, Two Frida's. This was a gift for her twin sister. it was such a lovely idea
HOME LINE DRAWING
Digitally drawn home for new owners as a gifts from the realtors
CUSTOM BRIDAL GARTER
One of the first tie on garters that made.
LINE DRAWING ON EMBROIDERY HOOP
I digitally drew this portrait and then cut it out with my cricut machineon HTV and transferred it on Linen
CUSTOM DOOR MAT
My friend call each other 'me darling' so i made them a special custom door matt
Custom Made Garter
Every so often I get to make a custom piece for a bride who wants something extra special.
Charcoal Drawing
This was my first attempt at charcoal. I've always loved ballerina poses as subject matters in art.
FLOWER GIRL DRESS
Too pretty, in her flower girl dress. The Back also featured a large bow
BRIDESMAIDS DRESSES
I made these Infinity dresses from bon bon and stretch mesh in a beautiful rich color