Ever since discovering papermaking while studying at the South Australian School of Art, Joanna has sought to elevate handmade paper as a fine art material and progress the medium as a sustainable, commercial product.

In 1999 she established Dark Fibres Paper Mill in Scotland, where she worked with the National Trust for Scotland, Highland Distilleries and the University of St Andrews amongst other clients, to create bold, new, intrinsically Scottish papers.

In 2004 Joanna and her family emigrated to Tasmania to manage Australia’s largest handmade paper mill, Creative Paper. It was during this time she invented several notable new papers including Roo Poo Paper and helped to establish the Makers’ Workshop in Burnie.

In 2008 Joanna re-established her studio in Devonport. It’s here that she produces exhibition pieces and commissioned work, as well as a commercial range of environmentally-sound greeting cards and fine art prints.

Joanna’s papers are archival and entirely handmade using time-honoured processes and minimal electricity. Made from Australian plant fibres combined with 100% post-consumer, recycled, textiles sourced with the help of the recycling team at St Vincent de Paul.