Thuhlo the egg eating giraffe. Sculpture

Cat de Lange is an entrepreneur, qualified designer and visual artist who is from South Africa, a country with a tumultuous yet rich multi cultural history. She draws inspiration from her everyday life, thoughts and surroundings, stories and struggles, interesting people and diverse cultures, encounters, experiences and emotions, fads and feelings, facts, fantasy and fiction. In some of her work she aspires to visually comment on current local and global issues that she feels strongly about, to create awareness and entice people to think and possibly open up broader conversation about these matters. Cat has two serious potentially deadly and/or debilitating diseases Lupus SLE and Dermatomyositis which currently has no cure, however she decides not to dwell on that. Her art is her medicine, outlet and escape where she can be Alice in wonderland or Dorothy of to find the wonderful wizard of Oz. Much of her work is fun and whimsical to lighten moods and rooms and heal wounds. As a child she was fascinated with the tiny books of Beatrix Potter and from there the love for rabbits with character and personality formed. She believes each rabbit whispers their name to her while busy sculpting them. Cat mainly focusses on sculpting using mostly clay, beeswax or cement and paint. She does not however bind herself to one specific medium or style if she is in the mood to try out something new. She mostly makes one of a kind pieces but enquiries on sold pieces and commissions are more than welcome. Artist Statement Although I am from European decent I was born and raised in South Africa, therefore my home will always be in Africa. I hope to capture a piece of magic from my colourful country in each of my works of art. What is so special about Africa you might ask? Let me tell you why: There's a highway of stars across the heavens There's a whispering song of the wind in the grass There's a rolling thunder across the Savanna A hope and a dream at the edge of the sky And your life is a story like the wind Your life is a story like the wind But I'm searching for a great heart to stand me by Underneath the African sky, a great heart to stand me by I'm searching for the spirit of the great heart to hold and keep me by I'm searching for the spirit of the great heart under African skies Johnny Clegg & Savuka