My Story

For as long as I can remember, creating has been as natural to me as breathing. At seven years old, I was already selling my handmade jewellery beside my mother’s market stall in Hout Bay - perched on a little stand my dad built just for me. From then on, I never stopped making. I was the weird art kid sketching in the back of class, experimenting with clay, silicone, wood, and metal during my Fine Art studies, and forever chasing that spark that comes when something beautiful takes shape in my hands.

After university, I found myself in the world of film - ten years and counting, of wild sets, long days, and big visions. I love it. Film has given me the capacity to do incredible things and meet extraordinary people on wildly creative projects. After several years I realised I needed a creative outlet of my own, and so Ember was born. 

I have been on a bit of a journey back to myself - to the slow process of making with my own hands, guided by instinct more than anything else. There are rough days, of course - projects abandoned halfway because they just "don't feel right". Moments of doubt where I question if I’ve lost it entirely - "Am I still on the right path?!" But I’ve learned that those days are necessary. They’re part of the evolution.

Then come the days of pure magic - when the metal, flame, and form finally align, and I feel that surge of “fuck yes, this is it.” That’s the energy I want others to experience when they journey with me - whether carving a ring in one of my workshops, wearing a piece I’ve made, collaborating with me at exhibitions, standing in front of something I’ve created, even on a hike or having a beer at the beach with me. 

Everything I do, I do with depth of soul and a strong reverence for nature. She is my constant teacher. I trek into the wilderness for days at a time to connect with her. Through my work, I want to remind people that we are wild sun warriors, connected, and capable of making things that matter - or don't - so long as you're having fun! So you'll notice my creations are textured, full of life and imperfect. They carry the marks of hands, tools and humanity. I want my work to awaken that same spark in others - to remind you that creation is not about perfection, it’s about presence, process, and play.

I started creating because I couldn’t help it… and now I do it because the world needs what only creation can give back. This is my way of staying alive - of honouring that child on her little wooden stand, still selling tiny treasures made with love.