Isabelle Therese Moreau was born in England to a French father and German mother, Isabelle grew up amongst a family of artists, actors and musicians. Her greatest inspiration was the artist Molly Blake, who instilled in her a love of puppets, a recurring theme in Izzy‘s creative life.On leaving school Izzy was apprenticed to restorers of paintings, furniture and ceramics in association with the V&A, in the days when elderly masters passed on their secrets of gesso, gilding and restoration to the select few.She continued studying Fine Arts & 3d and was also involved in postgraduate lecturing in Art (up to MA), and teaching Drama and Theatre Arts.As an artist in residence her skills as a teacher and artist combined perfectly, running workshops in colleges, schools, universities, libraries, council estates, prisons and mental health centres, in conjunction with exhibiting her art all over Europe.Izzy’s art and teaching became more and more community based, teaching teachers how to teach art, teaching artists how to run workshops, mentoring artists in residence and creating strategies for art development in the community and outreach arts programmes.In due course she was in charge of art adult education centres across the south east of England. Responsible for tutors, buildings, writing and moderating art and craft units across the UK . Throughout this time she also worked for television as a presenter for the BBC, ITV, and channel 4.