“Nana korobi, ya oki” - “Fall down seven times, stand up eight.” Japanese Proverb

I was born and grew up in Africa and art first showed up in my life in the form of creative play [ask my baby sister, she loved it, she hated it]. Living on this magical continent was the perfect amphitheatre and backdrop for nourishing and expanding my already creative mind. Later "doodling" became my thing as I turned my thoughts to playing in my sketchbooks. As a young adult, travelling the world further enriched my growing catalogue of ideas but at this stage I did not know I wanted be an Artist but something was definitely brewing.

I trained in printmaking which lead to a career in Advertising and Design and I was lucky to work for key Agencies based in Cape Town and London. After meeting my partner I left this all behind and moved to New Zealand where I currently reside with my husband and two daughters, and our cat.

I always had a very strong feeling that I needed to explore my own creativity and after a plethora of courses and workshops I allowed  "self taught artist" to be attached to my name.

I am always learning and love what I do especially the diversity of experimenting with different techniques and enjoy how one medium informs the other.

My work normally begins in either my sketchbook or on my iPad Pro, after which it is refined in Photoshop or Illustrator. I find inspiration everywhere but
​I particularly love drawing plants and birds. Showing up everyday is key to my practice.