Isabel studied BA (FA) Information Design at the University of Pretoria (UP), graduating in 1988. After graduating she worked in the design industry. In 1990 she and her family relocated to the Vaal Triangle where she started her career as a lecturer in Graphic Design at the Vaal Triangle Technikon. From 2000 to 2008 she lectured part-time in Information Design at the Department of Visual Arts, UP.
In 2010 she realised a lifelong dream when she attended evening classes at Stellenbosch University’s Department of Jewellery Design. This hobby turned into a passion and after several semester-long short courses over four years, she teamed up with a goldsmith to work in her studio in Somerset West. It is from here, and at her home-based studio, that she produces original silver jewellery pieces.