Nairobi, March 15 -- When you were in the presence of her creative genius and her selfless joy, you would never expect a time would come when Yony Waite would be no more.

When it did on February 13, 2024, we were still shocked, which is why such a diverse range of Kenyans and ex-pats came to her Memorial Tribute at Circle Art Gallery last Tuesday night and the rest of the week. That was where we also saw the last array of works that Yony left behind.

Thanks to her sister-in-law Linda Benvenuto Hopcraft who dug them all out of Yony's studio at Athi River, we saw them all, including her two beautifully evocative six-foot tall screens and one elegant, suggestive sofa displayed, for sale, and filling all the wall space in the Circle gallery...