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Hi there! I am a South African expat, now happily
settled in the lovely Kent countryside in the UK.

I love everything meaningful and beautiful,
which I try to capture in different media.

My inspiration for all of this: the people that I love, 
and the love that God has for me.

Ek deel graag met jou die vreugdes van dit
wat mooi en betekenisvol is.
Stap gerus saam

Writing

Creating pictures with words & building it into stories

Blog

Here I like to share the impressions & discoveries encountered on my journey through life.

Articles

Sharing words of wisdom (not always my own) with you, covering a variety of subjects.

Books

Do have a look at the three books I have written.

Arts and Crafts

Creating with lines, shapes, colours & textures

Sketchbook

A pencil and sketchbook in hand I’m happy – whether walking around my favourite art gallery or simply sitting down for a coffee.

Painting

I work mainly in water colours but am ready to embark on an adventure with oils and multimedia.

Embroidery

Being creative with stitching is one of the joys in my life – from embellishing a facecloth to creating a ring cushion for my daughter’s wedding.

Series 13

… started off with an apron with a message and branched out to other joyful creations.

Cooking

This is about imagining, preparing, serving & enjoying food can always be a feast.

Elsa Schiaparelli once said: A good cook is like a sorceress who dispenses happiness.

Blog

Chicken chorizo and caper delight

Inspired by a grand chef on www.thechefproject.com , I adapted his Chicken Chorizo and Olive Stuffed Pastry and came up with this stunning result:  Ingredients – amounts depending on availability and choice: Chicken portions or spring chickens (poussin)...

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When everything goes wrong

I was reminded of the priests standing in the middle of the Jordan with the ark of the covenant when I read in Psalm 114 how the sea flees and the river Jordan turns back, the earth trembles at the presence of the Lord, the rock turns into a pool of water...

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