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I grew up in a small town in Central Otago, left to study fashion design at Wellington Polytechnic, and then went to work for the New Zealand Ballet and Opera Trust. I managed the Wardrobe Department, manufacturing and designing costumes for all types of theatre and film until I had my first child, when I worked freelance in the same areas for the remainder of my “paid” working life …. particularly with historical dance and music when possible.

I paint and play with 3D figures, but am most comfortable working with fabric, collage, and stitch.

During various COVID lockdowns I tried to express this loveliness in a simplified way using the resources I had to hand in the Te Horo series.

In 2023 I had a solo exhibition "A Thing of Shreds and Patches" at the From Out of the Blue Studio Gallery, Opunake, South Taranaki; in 2024 some of my work was included in the Riverdale Arts 51st Exhibition Mixed Media Exhibition; and in 2025 some was included in the Hutt Art Society Exhibition in May, and the October Forrester Gallery, Oamaru, "Landscapes of Desire" exhibition showing my What Lies Beyond series.

I started 2026 by judging The Taranaki Collection at the From Out of the Blue Studio Gallery.  Being judge, some of my work was also shown.