Rose was busy turning all kinds of inert matter into life, when in 1985 she was commissioned by the Downhill Hotel, Ballina, Ireland, to produce two very special frogs for their Frogs Pavilion bar.   Subsequently, frogs have formed a large proportion of her considerable repertoire.

Rose has also developed a witty and unique line of humanoid frogs in response to commissions from all over the world including Europe, the United States and the Mediterranean.

After returning to Ireland in 1991, Rose produced  a new series of cast bronze pieces as limited editions of sporting frogs.
 
 
 

 
 
 

As well as cast bronze, Rose continues to work with stone - Connemara Marble being one of her favourites - and other materials.
 
 

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Aside from frogs, Rose has completed numerous commissions of a wide range of wildlife subjects, which afford the opportunity of realising a more simple and primitive interpretation to the humourous sophistication depicted in her frogs.

Rose's exhibition in Greystones, Co Wicklow in 1997 attracted quite a bit of attention, with Ronnie Drew of the Dubliners amongst the crowd.   The centre of attention was Rose's Bust of the late Luke Kelly, a fellow Dubliner, and friend of Rose's from the 1970's.  Denis Byrne of Coopers said Rose's exhibition was "by some distance one of the most successful shows which we have had a Coopers".

Now living back at Lisnavagh, in her new home with it's purpose built studio, Rose is as busy as ever.   Whilst Rose spends hour after hour amusing herself with new ideas for her frogs, she also spends important time sensitively sculpting more serious pieces, and exploiting her unique abilities to transform the inert into the living.