When I think back, I felt like I had the life that a lot of white American kids grew up with in the suburbs in the States. I started noticing, as Apartheid's grip weakened, that we had more and more black kids at school; I had more and more black friends. But I never really saw a separation between myself and the black kids at school.

As a visual arts teacher, I have to keep my mind open. I have explores styles from pointillism to cubism.

I try to not be self-conscious in my writing process.

I think I was just too young to even understand what was going on. When I was still living in South Africa, there was still so much racial tension.

I had my first exhibition in September, 2012. This was when I first introduced the public to my style of the incorporation of cloth in my paintings. It was well received and everyone was fascinated with the work on display. I also invited other young aspiring artist to display they work which was also well received.

Apart from the traditional paintings I also dabble with a little photography.

The racial conversation in the States is so multifaceted and multilayered. Obviously it's not always a positive conversation, but it's just so much more detailed than it was when I was growing up in South Africa.