'I am in search for meaning and the expression of meaning in everyday items used for both utilitarian and ritual purposes. I am inspired philosophically by mystical traditions, also poetry and music. Visually the African urban and rural landscapes provide a source of pattern, texture and colour which I apply in my ceramic work.'


‘Clementina lives in St. James in Cape Town. Her old Edwardian house hangs on the cliff overlooking the expanse of False Bay. Her light airy studio is within sight and sound of the sea. Van der Walt has been a significant force in ceramics in South Africa for three decades. She has been a teacher and a production potter - her line of hand-painted table ware graces many a home with its riot of colour and African motifs. She is also a gallery owner and dealer in studio ceramics; and most importantly she is a ceramic artist.’
(by Wilma Cruise)