As a teenager she attended boarding school in England and later studied at Art College in Lisbon and London before moving back to the Algarve permanently in 1982, when her father was diagnosed with a brain tumour.
For some years her work was inspired by ancient Celtic and Iberian imagery, as can be seen in the Acrobat displayed here.
She worked in a variety of media including oils, acrylics, ink, watercolour and ceramics.
Estudio Destra, which continues to be a working studio and workshop[1]) is located in a 16th-century Jewish townhouse in Silves, Algarve.
Kate’s splendid works are free interpretations of ancient Iberian, Islamic and pre-Islamic designs.