Her father was a painter and her mother was a potter. On leaving college she opened up her own gallery in Copenhagen but now lives and works in the North of Scotland.
Her sculptural ceramics are made in stoneware, fired and then hand painted. Her figures are acutely observed and are full of character. Illona also creates more abstract pieces, but still loosely based on human forms.
In 1997 she was awarded the Zonta Club Prize and Medal at the Aberdeen Artists Association.
Her work is featured in numerous private and public collections world-wide.
New bronze and stoneware sculptures now live on these gallery pages.
Prices range from £330 - £4,500
Laid Back Lady (h)43 x 55 x 45cm, bronze, edition of 12