” I was born in Brugge in 1940 and I live at the horse bridge just around the corner. I do original Lithography, you draw in reverse onto stone and then you engrave. I do watercolour on top of it after. You have good academys of art in Australia which are excellent for young people to learn. You had a very famous artist who did etching and litho prints as well. His name was Brown in Australia who was well known for erotic printing in the 1930’s and that was very naughty in that time but now they are very searched for.
When my grandson was little he was a very chubby baby and I sat him up on my table here and put a sign on him which said ‘baby for sale! He eat too much!’ and my daughter was not happy.
I never met my father as he was taken by the Germans with a lot of other men during the war and was beheaded but I now have 3 daughters and 6 grandchildren and even a great grandchild so I am very happy.
You need to believe in yourself and follow your heart…always, and the rest is history.”