"To African women out there, I say be proud of who you are and celebrate your uniqueness because your uniqueness is a jewel; it is what the world is coming to. Don't run away from something that the world is running to. That is my word to African beauties, that you are the gemstone that the world is looking for. But when they come, they shouldn't find you hidden in other people's identities and/or wishing you were someone else," Kakomee-Tjeja emphasized.
"Metal is a very durable material, and a woman is one complex and strong being. You'd have a woman being the core or the foundation of every household. She would have to take care of herself, [her] sons and daughters, her husband, and her everyday chores in the house," he pointed out.
"Art is an identity, and every artwork that an artist does carries part of them. It's like it takes part of your DNA because it has a signature of how you do it, how you put your mediums together, that on its own, it gets to be identified as this is African sculpture, this is Asian art, this is Chinese art, this is Chinese painting, is the fact that we attach titles, geographical titles to such, it says art indeed is an element of one's identity," he explained.