After
graduating from university, I undertook employment as an Italian
Translator and Art Therapist, among other things. Marriage
occasioning a move to England, I then began working as an artist in pen
and ink and watercolour, which I continued to do while bringing up my
two children. During this time, working to commission and
for exhibition, I began experimenting with soft pastels,
which became my preferred medium for several years. My work was
shown in various galleries in the UK, including with The Society of
Women Artists at Westminster Hall, London.