She reached adulthood before she started painting, watching the work of others as she developed her skills.
When she looks at her dot painting — in the rich colours of central Australia — a bright crucifix she has put in it gives her strength, she said.
"I painted the Last Supper, Christ sitting with his disciples."
More than 60 Torres Strait Islander and Aboriginal artists have contributed to Our Mob, God's Story, a book just launched in Adelaide.