Jilly trained as a sculptor at Exeter College of Art with her artistic career flourishing during her earlier years living in Nigeria where the art forms there fired her imagination with carvings and textiles. 

Now back in the UK and living in an idyllic house on the banks of the River Dart with her husband, her inspiration comes from the ancient trees and woodlands surrounding the area of the South Hams. 

Jilly exhibits her sculptures at many prestigious galleries all over the UK including the Hannah Pescher Sculpture Garden and Art Parks International.