One of her biggest dreams is to establish a school aimed at nurturing and educating aspiring makeup and prosthetics artists in South Africa.

”I would love to have a warehouse fully stocked with all the necessary equipment, where artists can access facilities for a small fee, as not everyone can afford a full workshop. Being able to teach, collaborate with other professionals to share expertise, and have all machinery and products under the same roof would be absolutely incredible.”

“A major challenge faced by professionals in my industry locally is the difficulty of importing necessary products into the country, resulting in increased costs. The local FX industry isn't as recognised internationally, making it harder for businesses to start selling specialised products here. Access to proper products is limited, with only a handful of places offering them. While international or large-scale productions shooting in the country often handle imports or provide budgets for them, establishing big stores dedicated to FX supplies locally most likely won’t happen for a long time.”

She notes the rising demand for international beauty makeup brands, which has led to the emergence of specialty shops. By demonstrating similar demand for FX products, she hopes to catalyse the growth of the industry and eventually see dedicated stores catering to FX artists in South Africa.

Growing up, was she ever seen as the weird girl for loving everything bloody and strange? “I am still the weird girl and I'm 30 (years old). I’ve been called all kinds of names—someone on a livestream of an eNCA interview called me a devil child,” she laughs. “I don’t really care, because if my art evokes a feeling, I did my job.”

Having done many live demonstrations in front of thousands of people, there’s been no shortage of memorable questions about her craft.

“I have many fun ones! “Whose blood is that?” “Can you make me a wound so I can get off work?” “Will it hurt when I touch it?” One time a little girl, about 3 years old, wanted bloody dripping hands on her arm. (This kid is my spirit animal.) During demos I have also done live interviews for news stations, and at times have gotten lucky and film productions offered me work. I absolutely love the genuine reactions and emotions on people’s faces when they see my work. It is what drives me to become better every day. You can never stop learning in a creative world that is ever evolving.

“This truly is a job I will never be able to give up. I enjoy every stressful second of it, even if I have to work through the night sometimes. I truly love what I do and will be absolutely happy to answer any other questions if anyone wants to get into the industry or even just to learn!”

You can check out more of her awesome work on her instragram