Originally from Hungary, I trained as an economist and worked in the Ministry of Youth, Family and Social Affairs in Budapest.

But my first love was always craft. After moving to Dublin with my husband, I started a new career in publishing. But when the recession hit, both of us lost our jobs. I had to find a new way of making a living, and the obvious thing was craft.

Determined to find a way of creating something beautiful without spending money on materials, I wove baskets from newspapers, I made mosaic portraits from eggshells and pretty soon up-cycling became my main business.