Trudy is teacher trained - attaining her degree at
Brighton College of Art.

She taught up to 'A' level GCE in secondary and technical high school before teaching adults.

For twelve years she and her husband, Michael Pibworth, ran art holiday courses in Devon at Smithy Art Studio. In September 2001 they moved to Tintern, Chepstow in Monmouthshire to continue running small group art holiday courses, offering one to one tuition.