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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, and this year some of my work was included in Riverdale Arts 51st Exhibition Mixed Media Exhibition.