The daughter of an architect, Rene enjoys working with geometric shapes, line and collage. Following the death of her husband and son, she experienced a period of homelessness. At a low point one of her friends invited her to attend an art project and she has been returning ever since. "There's always something new to see or learn," says Rene. She works slowly and patiently due to a degenerative eye condition. Several of her works have been published and sold at exhibitions.