Maquette of New Zealand born, Australian, World War ll, Resistance Fighter. She was nicknamed ‘The White Mouse’ for her ability to evade capture. She was uncompromising and almost recklessly heroic, yet loved by her friends for her huge sense of fun and honourable history. She is the most decorated of women heroines. She led hundreds of escapees through to safety from occupied France. There are few surviving photos of Nancy from the 1940’s period. She is 95yrs old. When I took this maquette to show to her, she said “beautiful…beautiful!” in quite a fierce voice. I wanted to give a sense of urgency and purpose in my portrait.