Artist Lientjie Wessels is fascinated by nature and humanity, but her work also explores the politics of migration and land issues in South Africa. A foody and decor stylist, Wessels has for the past two-and-a-half years returned to her first love - painting. Her initial solo exhibition took place at GIF in 1993 followed by exhibitions at Equus in Cape Town, Trent Gallery in Pretoria and The Art of Silver in Cullinan in April .Her new paintings, part of her On the Trail of Possible Enlightenment exhibition , focus on fauna and flora. The exhibition consists of 24 works on paper and 22 oil on canvas works as well as mixed media works on the pages of the book SA Trails at the Beginning of the 20th Century ."I'm passionate about nature as a theme - both in terms of our awareness of it and humanity's impact on the world. Mutation, either man-made or natural is a focus of my work," she says.By hosting her exhibition in the designer fashion recycle store Stuff We Love, in Melville, Wessels extends the idea of cycles and recycles.Her design company, Twig, was an early pioneer of the idea of re-purposing invader plants - she started using these "undesirable" natural materials to weave and manufacture sculptural lights and vessels.Stuff We Love, 4c Seventh Street, corner Second Avenue, Melville, until December 24..