Making a Life

What pieces or projects have you been working on lately?
I’ve been working on quiet, unfinished pieces — the ones that don’t always look like projects from the outside. I'm refining how I show up and paying attention to what I return to when no one’s watching. Letting old versions loosen their grip while something improved takes shape. Less about producing, more about attuning to myself.

What did you learn (or unlearn) while working on them?
I learned that the creative process isn’t linear, it often starts, pauses, or stops. I unlearned the need to rush the process. Being creative often means letting ideas arrive messy and letting my intuition lead.

What words, ideas, or emotions were running through your head?
In the act of becoming, I already am.

Were there any conversations, movies, music, or books that made their way into that work?
Rather than one specific book, film or piece of music, it is often fragments taken: lines/lyrics, melodies, lighting in a shot, that subtly shapes my work.

What's been the most difficult thing you've faced recently in your creative process?
Balancing life with a toddler while trying to create. Learning how to work within unpredictability. Instead of completely separating my creativity from being a parent, I’m finding inspiration in small moments and shared interactions. The act of creating alongside rather than apart is helping to reshape how and why I create.

What is your favorite restaurant and what do you recommend we order?
Rogue Bistro in Brisbane is amazing. They have a set menu that changes every month. Their spicy margaritas are a must try.

If your life were a movie this month, what would it be called and who would write the soundtrack?
The title would be: Making a life. The soundtrack would be by dust, an Australian-based punk act.

Recommend one or more artists you follow who inspire you, and tell us what you like most about their work or their way of working.
I draw a lot of my inspiration across design, art, architecture, and fashion, but when it comes to photography, I’m most influenced by artists who find meaning in what many consider to be ordinary moments or objects.

Saul Leiter inspires me for his ability to turn aspects such as blur, reflections and colour, into something that is intimate and often looks like a painting.

Vivian Maier 's work resonates with me for its instinctiveness and ability to capture candid moments. Her images feel both deeply personal and universally human.

William Eggleston inspires me through his fearless use of colour and his commitment to the everyday. He elevates what many would consider the mundane into beautiful photographs.

Joshua Charow 's work speaks to me for its emotional intimacy and softness. There’s a sense of tenderness and vulnerability in his work that really captures what it means to be a creative person.