Born in the Netherlands, Elke is a self taught artist,
her main medium of choice is oils.

Elke focuses mainly on Still life, gaining inspiration for creating harmonised compositions from objects, usually household, that she collects from various sources and objects that surround her in her environment. These are carefully chosen for their interesting and unique qualities and are placed in simple, reflective arrangements.

Elke is also a ceramic artist, using different hand building techniques she emulates the graceful forms that are present in nature through sculpture.