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Artists // Michele Batchelder
I was born in Namibia in 1958. Lived in Cape Town and then Durban where I grew up and was educated. I did a three year Art Course at Durban Commercial High School
which I completed in 1976, majoring in ceramics and painting. I began paining at the age of 3 with the encouragement of my father and uncle who both saw potential
in my early scribbles. At the age of 5, they bought me oils which I have loved since.
After leaving school I continued to paint, draw and had a pottery studio, where I taught and produced ceramics for the local art stores.
I am inspired by many things... things I see, touch, feel and
hear. When travelling through this vast country of such beauty, it never ceases to amaze how varied the landscape and people are. The images I get in my minds
eye translates the feelings that music creates for me. I love textures and create texture to mimic the feeling of, for example, leather, rock, or sand. And...
of course... people... Such colorful creatures! The different cultures and their different beliefs are always an inspiration!
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