[5][6] She inaugurated the program of calligraphy courses at the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., and later developed her own private classes and annual workshops.
In 1971 the family moved to the United States after Peter was appointed Chief of Conservation at the Library of Congress.
Once she obtained a teaching job in 1976, she was able to be more selective about what calligraphy work she took on and dedicate more time to develop her craft as an art form.
[7] Between 1961 and 1978, Waters hand-lettered and illustrated an illuminated manuscript of Dylan Thomas' Under Milk Wood.
[6][11] Time-Line Triptych is the name of an artwork from 1986 which consists of three works individually titled Ancient, Mediaeval and Modern in gouache and pastel.