After graduating in 1991 Miriam was awarded a scholarship by the French Government to pursue post-graduate studies in Textile Design and Industrial Applications at Mulhouse, the textile firm in Alsace, France. Returning to Jamaica, she went on to complete several important commisssions including the the interior design of the Balloon Bar for the Sans Souci Hotel, Sans Souci Lido on Jamaica’s North Coast. Next an apprentiship in bookbinding under the tuition of Dr. John Inglewood and the opportunity to study sign language at the Jamaica Association for the Deaf would lead to her eventual appointment as Project Director for The Jamaica Association for the Deaf Binders (J.A.D. Binders) which operates as a vocational unit teaching the hearing impaired Fine Hand Book binding and the making of customised accessories. Miriam is well trave��lled, in addition to her studies in France and England, she has also attended workshops in St Peterburg, Moscow, Zagorski, Russia, and Boxmeer in The Netherlands. PA-S 2000