[3] Her elder sister Aina is a ceramist,[4] who was married to sculptor Kristofer Leirdal from 1947.

Her public works include Høylandsfrisen (1975) at the Sandnes City Hall, the bronze bust honoring the poet and novelist Tarjei Vesaas (1986) in Åmot in Vinje, and the sculptures Klovn and To klovner (1992) at Grønlands torg in Oslo.

[6] Her most widely recognized work is the bronze statue Go'dagen (1980) which appears in Stavanger and Trondheim.

The sculpture was modeled after Anna Kornelia Holm (1885-1962) who had worked as a maid and in retirement was frequently seen at Torvet, Trondheim's market square, where her standard greeting was go' day (Go'dagen).

She was awarded the Ingeborg og Per Palle Storms ærespris [no] in 2001 and made a Knight 1st Class in the Order of St Olav in 2004.