Oct 4, 2026 · 56 min · 13 segments
Anthea Taljaard was born, raised, and lived most of her life in South Africa as a successful woman in business before a personal tragedy led her to take a role in education in Saudi Arabia. Four years…
Speaking about this, I think we need to talk about your work.
Mm-hmm.
Because it's very tied to this.
Mm-hmm.
Um, and how that starts is, funnily enough, during COVID.
Um, so short- After moving to Canada- COVID happens, and you, your plans of getting yourself back into the corporate world kind of fizzle out, and you decide to make a living selling art made by local artists in Canada.
Um, you have a business background.
You could have started any old business you would have liked.
Um, why art?
That's an interesting question, because art, uh, I won the worst, the consolation prize for the worst drawn stick man in my company in 20- early 2014, before the burns.
But the burns changed everything, because I couldn't talk about what I was feeling-
Mm
So color, uh, I had to get the ha- use of my hand back, so pottery and a few other things kicked in.
Hmm.
Um, but I took all my oil paints, and, um, I would paint desert scenes and different things, just for my own mental good health and whatever.
Speaking about this, I think we need to talk about your work.
Mm-hmm.
Because it's very tied to this.
Mm-hmm.
Um, and how that starts is, funnily enough, during COVID.
Um, so short- After moving to Canada- COVID happens, and you, your plans of getting yourself back into the corporate world kind of fizzle out, and you decide to make a living selling art made by local artists in Canada.
Um, you have a business background.
You could have started any old business you would have liked.
Um, why art?
That's an interesting question, because art, uh, I won the worst, the consolation prize for the worst drawn stick man in my company in 20- early 2014, before the burns.
But the burns changed everything, because I couldn't talk about what I was feeling-
Mm
So color, uh, I had to get the ha- use of my hand back, so pottery and a few other things kicked in.
Hmm.
Um, but I took all my oil paints, and, um, I would paint desert scenes and different things, just for my own mental good health and whatever.
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