Winnie was born on 1971 at Emmaus Hospital (KZN). She went to Emadolobheni Primary school. She worked as an artist at Ardmore Ceramics for the period of 1996-2020. An old friend, Thabile Ngubeni taught her how to paint, Thabile was also a painter at Ardmore. ‘’I’m doing this type of work because I love it, I even dream about it at night’’ says Winnie. Winnie added that being an artist helps her to support herself and her family.