Discovering the joys of an art practice in 2003, after a long public service career, Martha works in mixed media, printmaking and encaustics. She loves to create using texture, colour and shape, often in ways that are abstract or non-objective, but always working intuitively, letting the art happen. She studied printmaking with Rob Hinchley and mixed media with Suzanne Warren Powell and attended many workshops with well-known artists.

Martha has exhibited with the Ottawa Mixed Media Association (OMMA).  Her prints have been juried into International Print shows at the Ottawa School of Art, in Hong Kong and Cuba . Martha began exhibiting her art at Art Credo and with other artists at an annual Christmas show. Since 2012, Martha has been part of a Christmas Boutique to raise funds for the Hospice at May Court. Her work has been displayed at the Crichton St Gallery and continues to be found at the Green Counter Boutique in Carleton Place.  She is currently an associate at Galerie Old Chelsea where her work is permanently on display. 

Martha loves to be a weekly volunteer with  the art program at Hospice Care Ottawa.  She has also given workshops and demonstrations, sharing her passion with encaustics and acrylics and mixed media