Biography

Valerie was born in Basel, Switzerland, where she was educated and spent her childhood. When she was quite young, she always loved to draw and paint. At the age of 12, she started to paint on china. Later in her life, while staying in Indonesia for 3 months, she adopted new mediums such as batik and painting on silk. In Solo and Jog Jakarta she had the opportunity to be taught by gifted masters.

When she came to Australia 22 years ago, she was fascinated by the space, light and colours of this beautiful continent, which evoked in her the inspiration and sensation of converting a shimmering mass of silk into vivid, vibrant and luminous colours. Painting on silk became her passion and is giving her much pleasure and satisfaction. And until now she has never put down her brush.