[6] While she taught for over thirty years as Senior Art Mistress at the Sydney Church of England Girls' Grammar School in Darlinghurst, this did not belay her own artistic endeavours.

"[8] A frequent exhibitor of her work, Cambridge's style did receive compliments among the harsh critiques of female artists of the period.

"Miss Cambridge is a painter of originality extremely sensitive to mood" said the Sydney Morning Herald's critic,[9] and the Daily Telegraph said "her watercolours have always a feminine grace of line and a precise delicacy of tonal adjustment" while in the same article saying she was capable of better.

[10] Another artist who contributed to her education was Roland Wakelin, and many reviews discuss his influence on her work.

[14] Her friendship with Grace Cossington-Smith continued throughout their lives, helping her overcome the hardships of pursuing a creative life.