After 25 years of creating ceramic animals and other sculptures out of her home studio in Waiwera, Jill moved to Snells Beach.

No longer having room for drying or firing her sculptures, Jill migrated to a textural and often colourful medium of recycled fabrics and wire. Each sculpture is unique.

Jill is very passionate about animals and their welfare. Most of her work seeks to capture their individual personalities and to reflect that special bond that can exist between us and our animals.

As an artist she has been invited to present her work in many exhibitions and held an exhibition of her own in Tauranga after the Rena disaster - showcasing the plight of the penguins.

Jill has taught ceramic classes for home-schooled and local children. And for three years she tutored as a ceramic artist on a voluntary basis at the Auckland City Mission.