Paral was the principal of Studio 12, Manuka, Canberra who began exhibiting and designing from two rooms in the Manuka Arcade in April 1952. Initially her stock included pottery work from Martin Boyd, fabrics by Alisha Graham and Grant Featherston furniture. She was later joined at Studio 12 by designers Vivienne Pratt and Lyndal Evatt. The studio closed on 30 November 1978.