Born in Zimbabwe, Felix has a background in jewellery and design, with a brief foray into ceramics and began painting in 2005. Trained as a goldsmith in Zimbabwe and Germany, she spent 20 years working as a jewellery designer, interrupted by five years in ceramics, in Cornwall, UK.
Moving to Ireland in 1995, Felix set up her jewellery studio and taught part time. On retiring from teaching, she began painting seriously, now spending more time at her easel than her workbench.
Working mostly in oils or pastels, her subjects can range from the light on the landscape, to trying to capture the personalities of rooks, or the exploration of texture, with a particular interest in dereliction, decay and the patinas and colours of rust.
Felix’s fine jewellery is mostly one-off pieces, working in gold silver and mixed metals, occasionally including found objects (feathers, bone, cats whiskers) inspired by nature and sometimes simply flights of fancy.
Along with the Mór Artists Collective, Felix is a member of Visual Artists Ireland, DCCOI, River Barn Artists and the Lavit Gallery, Cork.
