As a child I was forever busy finding creative opportunities to reinterpret the world around me through painting, drawing, story writing, weaving, print making, leather work and more. You name it I tried it! Anything that the hands and imagination could work together on was my playground.
This playground closed for many decades until a move to the vibrantly beautiful Atherton Tablelands in far north Queensland ignited the desire to play again. Here, as a self-taught painter, my early works captured the colour-filled essence of living in this wonderfuly abundant part of the world.
Following two solo painting exhibitions hosted by the Tablelands Regional Council in 2016 and 2019, I sought to develop my art career further. Enrolling in the Bachelor of Creative Arts - Visual Arts at the University of Southern Queensland (USQ), I moved to Toowoomba to study on-campus in 2020.
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As an emerging artist at USQ my current studio practice pushes me to explore the driving forces behind my work. Diving deep into my own stories and personal experiences I am experimenting with new ways of expression through painting, drawing and mixed media in a body of work titled the "Evolution Series".
My work has recently been influenced by the trauma of losing my husband to suicide and I am finding new ways of expressing the very human experiences of resilience, courage, forgiveness, gratitude and self-love.