Find Sonja Wilker on Social Sites like Facebook, LinkedIn, Ecademy, etc.

Social Networking

I have added myself to the a number of Social Network sites like Facebook, LinkedIn and Ecademy with plans to go onto Twitter and others soon.

The links to my profiles on these sites are as follows:
Sonja on Facebook
Sonja on LinkedIn
Sonja on Ecademy

Thupelo "Found Objects" Art exhibition at Greatmore Studios

Greatmore Studios in Woodstock, Cape Town hosted Thupelo "Found Objects" Workshop

A group of us worked from 8 in the morning till 8 at night creating.
WOW! What a pleasure.

Getting out of my comfort zone with Thupelo “Found Objects” workshop 26 Sept 2008 – 11 Oct 2008
I have been surprised, fascinated and inspired by the variety of mark making and transforming rubbish, discarded by humanity (even hobos), into functional and/or pieces of beauty and art.

I have moved from mark making materials, paper, canvas and sculpture into a new world of creation using whatever I can find in my environment and changing it into something virtually unrecognisable from the source.

Click on the links below to see

my art Blog

my web album

Nova Constantia Art Exhibition

Group Exhibition at Nova Constantia with Judy Moolenschot

Self-portrait.

For more pics view my web album
or my Art blog


Our Art Group exhibited at Nova Constantia in March 2008. People loved the work and had very good comments.

What art means to me
As a child, I always loved drawing and painting and despite winning an award, I was told by a High School teacher that I did not have artistic ability. That remark took thirty years to overcome.

Art has now become an essential part of self-expression which was so often suppressed; especially in my job. Twenty five years of computers exercised my left brain. Then twelve years ago I discovered that making one's mark is gratifying whether through painting, photography, song, crafts and other arts. I have done some Painting and Figure drawing and eventually focussed on Process Art that considers the Product far less important than the act of being creative. This was liberating and I could express my rebellious, non-conformist nature.

While everything else in my life was about producing something, I learnt how to express my responses to the world in the ‘messy’, energetic marks I make. However, I can also ‘behave’ if I have to - or want to.

Texture, colour, contrast, energy and the dynamic dance between them, excite me. I don't mind making ‘mistakes’ as they can be fixed, changed, or used to add layer, movement, and depth.

Some of my paintings have been reproduced as covers for the SA Literary Journal (New Contrast magazine). Others have been published in books as examples of "process”.

Walking on the wild side in the Kruger National Park, Game Reserve

In May 2008 we went on a holiday that both Hugh and I have been dreaming about. We went on a game trail, walking through the bush, surrounded by animals.

Before dawn we would set out in a 4X4 vehicle to start our walk at sunrise till about 11 in the morning.

When we got back to camp a huge brunch would be waiting that we would enjoy in the "lapa", followed by siesta time in the heat of the day till about four when we would all pile into the truck and go out for more game viewing.

We had 2 rangers walking the bush with us who told us a lot about the marks animals made, their droppings, about birds, and insects. We had a fantastic time. See the webalbum for more pics

Trip to London in September 2008, livin' on a barge

We stayed on a barge when we visited London in September 2008. It was a wonderful experience. The water would recede completely and we would be stranded. The tide would come in and we would be afloat, twice a day.

We visited all the normal places and some of the not so normal places, and I will leave that up to your imagination.

We were there for Hugh's daughter's wedding. see our web album pics for before, the wedding, and after
Kellie and Michael's day
The wedding
The morning after the night before

Sanddrift long weekend in the Cederberg

The beautiful scenery on your way to the Sanddrift Camping site in the Cederberg mountains between Sitrusdal and Clanwilliam in the Western Cape, South Africa.
The long weekend in December we, with a host of friends, usually trek with tents and caravans to camp at the site which is right next to the river so that you can cool off. It has wonderful day walks all round, and "braai" facilites so that we can have our traditional African barbecue. Lovely shady trees protect us from the blazing sun. The ablutions are adequate. In the evenings we have poetry and singsongs around the camp fire. The ideal place to chill after a hectic year.