she runs an art gallery named m.a.d.d. in moto'otua. here, she organises dance and drama programmes, as well as creative writing programmes for children. she also illustrates children's books. she has organised creative writing workshops in tokelau under the university of south pacific, inspiring young tokelauan writers, most of them women. these workshops led to the publication of a collection of works from nine tokelauans in 1992, titled "nuanua in tokelau".