Many of you know Wilna as the winner of Making Memories first MM Idol competition. Today you are going to get to know her a little better.
- Describe your scrapbooking style:
I will define my style as lyrical. Lyrical means "expressive of deep emotion, of personal nature" and another meaning is "poetic." I love the combination of words and art on my pages and try as I might, I just cannot change those two aspects of scrapbooking for me. Lyrical also refers to the romantic in me. I love subtle colors and muted tones.
- What has been your most rewarding scrapbooking moment to date?
The most rewarding moment to date was without a doubt winning the MM Idol contest. For a few reasons, first I had the opportunity to work with MM and as I realized again at CHA, working with this company is an awesome privilege. Secondly, the competition stretched me as a scrapbooker and showed me that I can do more than I ever imagined.
- What keeps you motivated and inspired when you are working with deadlines?
I would say music and movies. The reason being is that one's mind cannot think two thoughts at once and when I am stressed, it's better to keep my mind on something else while my hands work! My iMac is on my scrap desk and one of the reasons I got it is to have a wide screen to watch movies on. I love watching movie previews and movies like Pride and Prejudice The Bourne movies, Much ado about nothing, Shakespeare in Love, The man in the Iron mask, The count of Montecristo and one of my all time favorite movies are The four feathers.
I love listening to music. My favorite band is Third Day. But I must admit that I love most music! Music really sets the tone for me to work and my biggest dream is a full surround sound in my scrapbook room! Imagine that! But I don't think my husband will agree because a) I will never come out and b) I will bring the house down with the volume.
- Tell us three things you can’t live without when scrapbooking.
Ok, so you know about my iMac. The other 2 things are my craft knife which I have had for 17 years and then I HAVE to say... Making Memories scrapbook colors (their wonderful paint).
- Tell us about your family.
Josias and I have been married since we were 20 years old in 1991. Both of us were full time students for 4 years. He studied medicine and I studied art at the University of Pretoria. We graduated in 1996. In 1997 our first girl, Tia was born and then Kirstin in 1999 and Jana in 2001. We moved from South Africa to Canada in 2005 and have been living in Saskatchewan ever since. We love our town and the friends we have made here.
- What TV shows do you enjoy watching?
I am not a big TV fan, but my husband works Tuesday evenings so every Tuesday I love to watch NCIS. Mostly I would watch CNN. I love news.
- Who in the industry inspires you?
This is a beautiful question. So many people! I love Mary Grace and Elizabeth Dillow sure knows how to tell stories! . To be quite frank, my most inspiration lately comes from this group of women's work. Go there and be prepared to be amazed!
- Describe a typical day in your life.
I am not “the” morning person, so my day starts at 8 am. After the kids are off to school, I take time and clean the house a bit. I would not say I do it (house cleaning and stuff) all the time, but I do something every day. I love the quietness of my home in the mornings. Then I would bury myself in my scrapbook room and work on projects and pages until Josias comes home for lunch. We love to have coffee together, so we would grab something small to eat at home and go to our Starbucks just around the corner to have coffee. I love a house blend, but he loves a latte. After lunch, I have an hour or two to finish up what I am doing because after I fetch the girls from School, I am a taxi. All three of them have dancing almost everyday and that keeps my busy in the afternoons. I think I should start a scrapbook class at the dance school for all the moms there! I love to cook so I usually cook for dinner (as my moms do) and after the girls go to bed, Josias and I would read or sit and chat. I love spending time with him. I think that's why we don't like watching so much television!
- What is one word best describes you?
HE{ART}. I am all in this one word. My heart is my art. My art is about my heart, my heart is my faith, and my love and my life; my art is my process. Like breathing and rain and tears.
