My Journey

I am a proud mother to two beautiful daughters and one son, one son in-law, and grandparent to two special grandbabies. I have been painting since I can remember, I stopped for a while after the sad passing of members of my family. 

It wasn't until 2022 that I picked up my brushes and touched canvas again actually as a form of pain relief. Having suffered a severe injury leaving me with a difficult to manage chronic pain, I remembered that painting transports me into a place where nothing else exists, and it has helped me immensly in both my physical and mental health journeys. 

When I first started painting, I was creating art that I thought other people would like, I suppose you could say that the mask I was wearing extended to the art I felt I could share too. But throughout my healing journey I have learnt to lower the mask and truly express myself through the medium I connect with so deeply. 

A notable help in this has been the EMDR therapy technique that I found to be a huge help in reframing my trauma from my adult point of view, and that has been the crux of the art collated in my current exhibition. 

And while on the topic of reframing, I want to say thank you to angry teenage Karlie, I criticised her for so long but I wouldn't be here without her, warrior child.

This is just a light idea of who I am, but to know me better is to see my art, all are welcome.