She has also worked widely abroad, including in Ireland, Scotland, South Africa, New Zealand, America and Tobago. She particularly enjoys helping others to become storytellers and has led many training courses for teachers, librarians, parent groups and other storytellers.

She devised the TV series, ‘By Word Of Mouth’, has compiled several children’s books including ‘Time For Telling’ and ‘Tales from Africa’ and has published two children’s novels, ‘Open Secret’ and ‘Elephant Luck’.

She has appeared on TV and in educational videos, including for the National Oracy Project, and has been Chair of the Society for Storytelling. She is the author of two storytelling books for adults working with children, ‘The Little Book of Storytelling’ and ‘Cooking Up a Story’, and her performance pieces include ‘Travels With My Welsh Aunt’.

She has conducted numerous projects with musicians and visual artists and works from bases in London and her native Pembrokeshire. Her repertoire is formed from traditional stories from many cultures including Wales and she also works through the medium of Welsh with Primary-age children. In workshops, she links the traditional tale with personal stories and storymaking.