{"id":57,"count":2,"description":"Juanita Oosthuizen was born in Calvinia and grew up in the Cape platteland. From an early age she experimented creatively with paper, cloth and plastic \u2013 questioning, directing, observing \u2013 never settling for that which she found aesthetically displeasing.\r\n\r\nIn the 1990s she joined a corporate gifts company and was responsible for their packaging design. During this time, and after a visit to Europe, she discovered sheet polypropylene and used it successfully in packaging.\r\n\r\nIn 1998 she started her own company \u2013 Pepper Plum Designs \u2013 manufacturing and designing for the corporate and retail markets using mainly PVC and sheet polypropylene. Her designs included stationery and household items, and she regularly exhibited new designs and products with Design Indaba.\r\n\r\nSince 2013 she has been working as a professional Artist under the name \u2018J by Juanita\u2019 and creating minimalist works, capturing time and its experience.","link":"https:\/\/houtbaygallery.co.za\/hbg\/artist\/juanita-oosthuizen\/","name":"Juanita Oosthuizen","slug":"juanita-oosthuizen","taxonomy":"product_cat","parent":0,"meta":[],"menu_order":0,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/houtbaygallery.co.za\/hbg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat\/57","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/houtbaygallery.co.za\/hbg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/houtbaygallery.co.za\/hbg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/taxonomies\/product_cat"}],"wp:post_type":[{"href":"https:\/\/houtbaygallery.co.za\/hbg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?product_cat=57"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}