Tricia Heriz-Smith comes from a long line of writers and artists who have influenced her life from the earliest years as the family shared stories of Joseph Severn and his close friendship with Keats; John Ruskin who married into the family; P. C. Wren, on whose knee she sat and whose stories were her earliest readings.

These influences have motivated Tricia to find and express her own voice in celebration or remembrance of key moments in a rich and varied life spanning 3 continents and 7 decades.