I left class mid-drawing, heart racing, and drove straight to VCA. I didn’t know if I’d be accepted. I didn’t even know if I belonged. But I applied anyway, and everything changed.

I worked evenings in a lab and studied art by day. Exhausted, inspired, alive. TAFE gave me more than skill, it gave me belonging.

I didn’t choose art. It chose me. After years of chasing a life that wasn’t mine. From grief to growth, this is how I found my way back to myself.

This week I’m continuing my doorway photo series, paired with research on their symbolism. Michael Moore’s work reveals doors as rich visual metaphors—barriers, thresholds, symbols of inclusion, exclusion, protection, desire, and even death. I’m fascinated by how one architectural element can hold so much meaning—and I explore that visually through my photography.

This week I’m sharing my doorway photo series, drawn from years of daily image-making. Recently, I explored the symbolism of doors—thresholds between worlds, tied to rites of passage and transformation. Inspired by this idea, and by artists like @patrickpound, my collection reflects on moments of transition and the spaces we pass through, both physically and symbolically.

A perfectionist drawn to the flawed—I turn to art for comfort. These studies, made before a recent hospital stay, echo life's quiet fragility.

Well, to be honest, I grew up dreaming of becoming a… wait for it… scientist. Yes, you read that right—a scientist! I got a microscope...

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