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I initially started with ceramics under the tutelage of Soeki Irodokromo. I became very passionate about the craft, and asked my sister in law Dorothé van den Berg (Italy), to teach me the basics of raku firing, which was still rather unknown in Suriname at that time. After that I took various courses in clay turning and decoration techniques. I now make my own raku […]

In 2013 I was taught the art of Batik in Yogyakarta at Batik Nakula Sadewa of Bpk. Bambang Sumardyono. In addition to batik paintings, I also use the batik technique on the so-called ‘Man Bangi’, wooden maroon benches, some of which include woodcarvings and some that don’t. I also use the ‘canting’ and ‘malam’ (wax) on my ceramics to create patterns on my work. This […]

My preference for Asian, African and Indigenous influences is rooted in my homeland. I work with acrylics on canvas and occasionally add various materials that I find in the woods, the water, or on the ground. Suriname and my environment are my greatest muses. An old dugout canoe, driftwood, an old chair… it doesn’t matter. Endlessly fantasizing about the second or third life of an […]

I learned the porcelain painting and scratch techniques from a well-known porcelain painter in the Netherlands: Tiny Debie (www.tinydebie.nl). I now use that technique to decorate tableware with ‘kotomisi’ images. In addition to applying images to tea pots, milk jugs and other items of crockery or china, I occasionally also add an ‘ODO’, a Surinamese proverb or saying. I use glazes that require firing at […]