[2] In the 1960s, she was, alongside her cousin Elizabeth Ellis, one of the first Māori women to attend Elam, graduating with a Diploma in Fine Arts in 1964.
[1][3] During her time at Elam, she would return to Ruatoria for the holidays, where she met her future husband, Victor Lodge.
[1] She has several works in bronze, including two in the permanent collection of Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki (Hine Puhitapu and Korikori), and two in the permanent collection of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū (Te Toka a Tōrea and Mata Whenua).
While her works do not contain specific Māori motifs or visual links, they capture the wairua (spirit) of her home.
[9] In the 1990s, she assisted Roger Blackley in an exhibition of works by C. F. Goldie at Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki by tracing descendants of the portrait subjects.