[2][4] She also learned under the esteemed Rangi Hetet and Erenora Puketapu-Hetet whilst completing a Bachelor of Design and Art at Te Wānanga o Raukawa.
[4] In 2008, she was the de Young Museum's artist-in-residence in San Francisco, which coincided with the event Māori Art Meets America.
[4][8] Her work has been included in international exhibitions such as E tū Ake[9] which toured to Musée du quai Branly, Paris and Museo de las Culturas, Mexico City.
[11][12] In 1990, she was commissioned by the National Library of New Zealand to produce tukutuku (woven panels) for the Nga Kupu Korero exhibition which toured the country and focused on issues surrounding the Treaty of Waitangi, 150 years after its signing.
[4] In 2004, she presented the Tui Cloak,[13] a garment made with harakeke and inspired by the white throat feathers of the Tūī bird.