Cornelia Van Berkel attended art school in the Netherlands and exhibited her sculptures and paintings before coming to Canada in 1979. She is one of a select few Delfts Blue Painters trained in Holland. This is a very old traditional style of adorning ceramic items which she also did for many years in Canada. Amongst many of her popular designs was raised sea stars on ceramic items. After 34 years of a successful ceramics business she has retired to concentrate on painting driftwood, canvases, and wood. Cornelia lives and works on the Sunshine Coast, B.C.
