She first garnered attention for her 1899 work "Summer" for a competition held by The Studio Magazine, and her typographic lettering was subsequently shown at the Prima Esposizione Internazionale d'Arte Decorativa Moderna in 1902 in Turin. She was employed on a freelance basis by Talwin Morris, Art Director at the Glasgow-based publishers Blackie &amp; Son to design bookbindings for the firm and their London subsidiary, Gresham. Many of these designs were produced in several colourways.