Interview for North West Melbourne Precinct Association

A little while ago, I had the lovely Joyce from Bright Smart and photographer Anna Encio come over to my house to interview and photograph my work for a feature in North West Melbourne Precinct Association trader profile emails. Interviews are interesting, you don’t often stop and think much about yourself or your life and your past. So much of my day is filled with ticking off a to-do list and the all encompassing role of being a parent. So when Joyce sat down with me and asked not just about my work, but my background, it was a great way to dive into my heritage and acknowledge my connection to the area that my family had lived and worked so many years ago and how my past has led me down a creative path.

The full interview was published on the trader profile section of the website, but I’ve dropped in a little snippets from the interview below:

“I've always been a creator and maker and loved making things from a young age. My mum studied textiles and was a wardrobe assistant, and there was always fabric in my house growing up.”

“I had no interest in fabric, or textiles to start with. I ended up studying multimedia at university and doing a lot of digital and web design, then later print design, with brochures and catalogues. But I didn’t want to work on the computer all the time and wanted to apply my skills to something more tactile. So I enrolled in a screen-printing short course, and that’s where Fabric Drawer got started.”

“There is a real joy for me in seeing something that I’ve designed come to life. You start with an idea, a bolt of fabric and then create something beautiful and functional from it; it’s really rewarding to witness that process from start to finish.”

Thanks to North West Melbourne Precinct Association for making this happen!