Artist's statement I create these fibre sculpture figures to honour life, and life is most obvious through its creatures’ expressions. Be that creature human or animal, our expressions are the loudest testament to being alive. We, with our millions of individually unique faces and bodies, are what make earth exciting, dramatic, passionate, miserable, ecstatic, turbulent, gentle, hateful, beautiful and so much more, just by resting our head this way or looking at each other that way, closing our eyes or opening our mouths to Roaar or howl at the moon. And then there are our offspring…watching, learning, imitating and aspiring to become us, until their old enough to love who they are. This is where my creations come in. To teach children at a young age to love their childhood and bring them into the art world through their own world of storytelling and expressions. We confine art to the adult world and our appreciation is often attached to “experience”. At the same time we crave that uncomplicated, free expression that often eludes experienced artists as they lose the child within them, and with the child, their truest freedom of expression. Nature is where I find my freedom. My child. And that is where my figures, along with a story written up for each one, is inspired from. To be a reminder that there remains much to love about life
Becoming a work of art
Batik makes getting dressed a work of art. Being designed by artists who never repeat their design, wearing it truly transforms one into a one of a kind masterpiece. In this section you will find some beautiful unique items to accessories from scarves to bags, clothes and even the occasional hat. Styles ranging from Beach wear for both adults & children as well as designs made for more elegant occasions.
Batik is so versatile and beautiful there are so many different styles to create and I tend to create whatever happens to inspire me at the time, so you will find quite a variety to choose from.
As in all the batik on my site, the material is 100% Egyptian cotton, freehand, one of a kind designs made by the famous artists of the Wissa Wassef art centre (www.wissawassef.com/batik). The artists never repeat their designs so each item I create using their material is one of a kind too.
The batik is dyed using fast fixed colours so it won't fade after washing.