In Somerset West, contemporary embroidery artist JC Bolke is proving that you can feel colour as much as see it. A visual arts teacher who has taught from Asia to The Middle East, he now travels through his works, finding their way into collections across the world.
While JC has been commissioned to cover a range of subjects, including landscapes consisting of forty different colours, portraits are a favourite.
“I started doing my embroidery artworks back in China when I was stuck in lockdown and wondering what I was going to do with myself. I started selling it when I came back to South Africa – and within the first month three of my artworks sold,” shares JC.