Hello from the beautiful little South Pacific island nation of New Zealand, where I was born & have lived my entire life. I am the mother of 2 adult sons & I enjoy spending time with them & their families. I am retired now but had a long career as a ceramic artist, initially making a range of bowls & platters and later making large sculptures. I used to refer to it as "playing in the mud" & I loved it. Now that I am retired I still have the need to be creative, so I enjoy doing relief printing, gardening, sharing quality time with good friends & family, cooking/baking & my companion cat.