Dorine has been a ceramic artist for many years. Past work focused on functional pieces and smaller sculptural work such as masks and hand-built pieces. More recently, her work is centered on the creation of large sculptural pieces that include other materials such as leather. Her work is inspired by looking at inequality in the lived experiences of women in the world today. She is interested in the balance or lack of balance in micro and macro environments in both her world and the broader environment on this planet.

Her large sculptural work also includes wearable sculpture. She has created clay armour. This body of work looks at armour being both protection from outside forces and inside protection or hiding of self; armour is both protection from the outside but also hides what is inside.

Dorine also works with relief printing processes such as woodcuts and linocuts. The focus of this work has been global issues such as consumerism and climate change. She has also created works with a more personal focus.

Another avenue Dorine has pursued has been large sculptural work that includes the use of found materials such as rubber tire tubes. She has applied traditional processes, such as knitting to this material to express the links between personal heritage and change. She is interested in change in the use of traditional practices as it relates to decay and heritage.

Additionally, Dorine is fascinated by the world of digital sculpture. This exploration allows for ‘other world’ creations to exist. The ability to create work that can be reworked with simple key strokes is amazing. Iterations can be worked and reworked with the addition or subtraction of elements as well as the ability to shape and manipulate structures in a way that is often not possible in the physical world. She recently attended a residency in Italy where she was able to finish a marble sculpture that was robotically milled using a digital file she created.