Alexandra Coppock-Bunce was born in Oxford. Her maternal family roots go back to the Edyvean family of Porthleven and the Paul family of Penzance. Her ancestry has been traced back through the generations to west Cornwall, a natural environment to which Alex has always been drawn.

She grew up in Wantage and attended Faringdon Country Grammar School for Girls. Living in Swindon, she had a career with BT in London. She spent as much time as possible visiting St Ives, taking occasional drawing lessons at St Ives School of Art and studying art with local tutors in Swindon.

In the early 2000s Alexandra took redundancy, re-training as a reiki teacher and psychotherapist. She also became a member of the Wyvern Dowsing Society. in 2004 she was artist in residence at West Swindon Libary and has also exhibited regularly with Swindon Open Studios and the Old Town Art Trail. She is a member of the Swindon Experimental Drawing Hub, using and re-using natural products and found objects. She has also designed magazine and book covers for a life writing group. Her work 'harnesses the subconscious to allow shapes and forms to evolve with minimal manipulation'.