Mariette trained as a potter in Cornwall and made large garden pots and sculptures for nearly twenty years before switching to painting in 2003. Mariette retains an enduring love for pottery and ceramics which often form the subject of her still life paintings. She has a love of colour and a passion for painting fabrics and clothing; drawing on her own collection of 1950’s dresses and jackets, linking these with treasured objects to create a story in paint.