Elspeth's studies have nothing to do with what she does now (a degree in literature at the University of the West Indies, St. Augustine and a master's in criminology at Cambridge University, England). Returning from England, she went in a completely different direction: Nine years as an advertising copywriter. In 1999 she left to "follow her heart" —to expand and explore. She has since been an independent multimedia artist.

• Music Instrumental soundtracks created on her keyboard workstation are "music for the movie of your mind," she describes, creating an interactive experience. She asks the audience to close their eyes, eyelids becoming each person's screen for visuals her music inspires. Strong Eastern and Celtic vibes with an overall mystical spirit make for a visual, meditational experience. She composes soundtracks for screen and other projects: short films, videos, commercials, documentaries and theater productions. Her third CD, Infinite (2002), marks her debut as a singer. Musically, it departs from the weaving textures of her keyboard music, as she accompanies herself with acoustic guitar. She refers to this form of her music as "acoustic folk mantras" because of repetition of certain phrases and sitar-like guitar playing. Other CDs include Moving Pictures (2000) and Manzilla (2001.
• Film/video Elspeth has two original short films to her credit: Six (1998) and All of Emily(2002).
• Installation art Through three-dimensional interactive art Elspeth explores spiritual and emotional themes, inviting viewers to experience rather than merely observe. She uses non-traditional media, in particular, old windows and doors. A specialty is ambient "window lamps" made from the windows of old houses.
• Photography Elspeth's newly coined genre for thiswork is fictography (Fict from fiction and ography from photography). She takes a series of photographs and fictionalizes them with the story they inspire. The result is a "still film" on photographic paper. The mood or story they evoke become bases for music soundtracks.
• Happy Hippy Productions is Elspeth's multimedia company involving a network of partners in creative fields doing independent creative ventures. The aim of every project is to uplift people through creativity. Example: Last October's All Creatures Great and Small Concert at the Little Carib Theatre, Woodbrook (Trinidad) benefitting the Animal Welfare Network (AWN) to support rescue, re-homing and rehabilitating animals.

Contact Elspeth by email or phone: 645-5832 or 786-2539.