A woman and artist portrait: Yolandé Letshou
Yolande
is a London based British Artist and entrepreneur with a passion and gift for
all things fashion and art. She graduated in Journalism and worked in the media
industry whilst continuing to paint and being commissioned for work from
private clients.
Yolande'
s art journey started with landscapes and portraits, experimenting with
abstracts techniques and mediums but evolved in time towards drawing and painting
Fashion Illustrations which culminated in creating an art collection entitled
‘Love Genevieve’ (2007) that fused together her two passions: art and fashion.
This
collection launched a series of fashion themed greeting cards that were quickly
snapped up by mini design chain 'Lifestyle Bazaar'. After a successful launch
at their Shoreditch branch, most of her card designs sold out within just two
weeks.
Her
greeting cards have meaningful, empowering messages to make women feel special,
fabulous, unique with fabrics, bows, pearl beads, sequins and all things
fabulous.
The
latest collection –The Motherland greeting card range - is inspired by Africa
incorporating a range of beautiful African print fabrics and are suitable for a
wide range of occasions.
If
you believe in empowering women, you should buy her cards.
If
you love fashion, you should buy her cards.
If
you want to give something original and different and look cool at the same
time, you should buy her cards.
What
I like about Yolande is her passion for art and fashion which is palpable in
everything she does, her gifted use of colour and the empowering message for
women which is intrinsically linked in all her work. She is also an example in
practice of an empowered woman who supports
other women.
She
has and continues to deliver workshops and talks at a range of Academic
institutions via programmes such as the 'Aces Youth Project' and 'Inspirational
You' regularly speaks at conferences and hosts special events to inspire and
share her love of art with others.
This
one is one to watch…
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