Craft art doyenne and promoter of social entrepreneurship, she established the Mogalakwena Craft Art Development Foundation and initiated a craft centre to support the economic and social upliftment of the Pedi community in the North Western province.

With a doctorate from the University of Pretoria, she authored Craft Art in South Africa, and followed up with Creative Intersections that represent ground breaking contributions to the field of tactile arts, and celebrate local ingenuity, versatilty and creative diversity.