Sculptor of realistic wildlife, who grew up on a farm and game ranch in what is now Zimbabwe. She studied graphic art in Harare before moving to London, having a studio on the River Thames. Toms exhibited in Britain, America, South Africa and New Zealand and had several solo exhibitions in London. Her bronze Sitting Lioness was included in September Show, 2003, at The Wykeham Gallery, Stockbridge, and in 2004 The John Davies Gallery at Stow-on-the-Wold showed Toms’s bronzes in its New Year exhibition. Many collections worldwide held her work.