I completed a Bachelor of Fine and Applied Art at the University of Rajasthan, exhibiting and entering in any drawing competition or art prize that came around. I came to live in the Southern Highlands, in surroundings as far removed from my desert childhood than I could imagine. Around me on all sides rise tall eucalypts – a reedy dam and little seasonal creeks. Dry, Sydney sandstone bush too. An extraordinary ever changing number of small ecosystems to bear witness to. I found myself drawn to the amazing plant forms I saw – extraordinary seed pods, the colours and structure to be found in a single insect bitten eucalypt leaf. And the birds, and the ants – there are many species of both living around us. And of course other saviours of this earth – the bees. They all give us so much joy! My day to day work is as a picture framer, art restorer, and picture and mirror hanger, all jobs that keep my senses honed and give me a wonderful daily exposure to art.