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When she had her back operation, she had already been experiencing pain in her wrists. Almost two years later, she would receive surgery for De Quervain's tenosynovitis - a repetitive stress injury caused by overuse, both from playing the piano and drawing.
While recovering from the operation, Ms Hyett decided to focus on her art. Because her wrists had pained her for so many years, she had become ambidextrous - allowing her to rest one while working with the other.
“Where I really started to become professional with the art was when I started at the Good Food Markets on Saturdays in Richmond.
“I didn’t have the resources to hire the marquee or anything, but luckily the owner mentored me through it. She loaned me a marquee, and also the Glossodia Fire Brigade loaned me stuff and got me going.
“It wasn’t long after starting at the markets that I was just on Gumtree one day looking up accommodation and I saw the shop advertised - I saw the rent of the shop and it sunk in that ‘hang on, I can do that - it’s feasible’.”
Ms Hyett’s studio gallery is called Shop 10 ¾. It’s based in the Old Post Office Arcade in Windsor Mall.
“It’s a studio gallery, a place for me to work from. I do portraits of people and pets from photos. People see me working and they come in and place a commission,” she said.
“I’m proud of where I’ve arrived at, from where I’ve been. It’s a story that does me proud but also one that does the community proud.”