Hayley is a multi-disciplinary artist, with a focus on blacksmithing. 

She graduated in 2021 from the Sculptural Metal Program at the Kootenay School of Arts. 

In 2022, she received the Stefan Karfakis Memorial Scholarship for an extended workshop at the Center of Metal Arts in Johnstown Pennsylvania, as well as the Marie Zimmerman Legacy Scholarship for a workshop at Peters Valley School of Craft.