Biography

I am a writer and artist, living in Sydney, Australia, with my family, which includes two teenaged children, a husband who is a public relations supremo and a "borrowed cat" - who likes to fight me for the keyboard and makes it into some of my paintings.

I started off as a "salty girl", growing up on the edge of McCarrs Creek in Pittwater - all bare feet, elbows and freckles. I spent three years growing into adulthood in Bathurst at what was then called Mitchell College of Advanced Education (now Charles Sturt University), learning the trade of journalism.

Returning to the "big smoke", I spent my career working in the biggest and best newsrooms in Australia, writing in areas of leadership, workplace, social equity, entrepreneurs, business, tourism, property, art, jewellery and general news.

Finalist Ravenswood Australian Women's Art Prize (emerging artist) 2019
Highly commended
Drummoyne Open Art Prize 2019