Joanne has always created. 

Her love of fabric and thread - and the enduring satisfaction of making by hand is an inheritance.

Guided by her Aunt, a milliner and Head Teacher of Textiles & Design, Joanne spent her school holidays immersed in traditional garment construction and embroidery. Her maternal grandfather worked with Singer sewing machines in the 1960s, and her grandmother was a talented embroiderer and dressmaker. Making runs in the family.

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With formal qualifications in business management, marketing and human resources, Joanne spent over a decade living and working in the United Kingdom, followed by time in France. Travelling regularly throughout Europe deepened her appreciation for art, textiles, fashion and architecture - and the enduring elegance found in detail.

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Returning to Australia in 2014, Joanne and her husband settled in a small regional community on the Far South Coast, establishing a successful raspberry farm supplying local cafés, restaurants and families.

In 2023, Joanne completed a Certificate III in Applied Fashion Design and Technology, fulfilling a long-held ambition to formalise her training in textiles.

Today, she has established her practice as a contemporary maker, creating refined hand-stitched embroideries and textile objects designed to bring beauty, warmth and individuality into the home or place.