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Yolande van Heerden
Artist designs for the soul in the Delta
Inside Yolande van Heerden’s colorful studio, it was all sunshine and rainbows as she flitted around the room — pouring paint into plastic containers, hanging large sheets of paper on the wall with clothespins.
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While rain fell outside, cheerful Yolande was making sure all was ready for the class of 3- and 4-year-olds who were on their way. “I live for this,” she said as she stopped and smiled. There’s no doubt Yolande loves what she does. Her sunny disposition and kind smile greeted every child as they rushed in from the downpour into the studio behind her Greenwood home. A box of blocks and small action figures kept the children busy while their mothers handled the financial business of art classes with Yolande. It wasn’t long before she had each child in a painting shirt and busy painting his or her own masterpiece on the paper hung on the wall.
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Summer 2015