Biana Bloomfield nee Wallace was born in Harrow. She studied at the Harrow school of Art. in 1947 she attended Hampstead Garden Suburb Institute where she studied lettering, textile design. Taught how to engrave by R.John Beedham. Illustrated a number of books and made 70-80 bookplates and letter heads between 1953-1972. A member of the S.W.E. (Society of Wood-Engravers)