Our Story
Everyone has a story to tell. Capturing those stories, in all their wonderous glory, is what nurtures our curiosity of life and those who live it. Different backgrounds, different paths, different values – joy and sadness and everything in-between, deserves to be told and preserved for those here now and those to come. And why not turn those stories into exceptional pieces of art whilst we’re at it?!
I have a deep love of storytelling. So, in the winter of 2020, when the world retreated as the pandemic advanced, I embarked on a creative venture of love – pairing brilliant photography with first-person narratives, creating the most memorable and valuable artworks imaginable.
Our Story -
The Process
A Tale Of Two People
How I connect the dots:
interview each person separately
draw out memories & stories - laugh, cry, reminisce
hand weave the content into first person narrative
Pair the words with a stunning photograph
Create a unique wall art piece worth noticing
It’s storytelling, done differently. And makes the most delightful gift for any two people - be they aligned by love, family, passion, or event.
*Photography by the sharpest shooter in the business, Mr Aaron Pocock.
Our Story
Ray’s Story (sample)
“I met Dawn on a Saturday. I played football at Merino then went to the local hotel for a meal and a few drinks. There was a lady playing piano, typical roll-out-the-barrel type stuff. There was an older lady there, actually not even old, maybe 30-35, so old to me. I was dancing with her because she was the only lady there, everyone else was a footy player.
Dawn and her girlfriend Jan walked in and I thought “Wow, that’s a nice looking girl.” I asked her to have a dance. I had a pair of thick purple cords on. When they were going to leave, I walked out to the car and asked Dawn if she wanted to go to a cricket windup the next day. She said yes, she was pretty excited. I was actually going with another girl at the time.
I wrote her a letter and told her I met someone else and that I don’t think we matched easily anyway. At the time, Dawn was a Sunday school teacher, so I had to wait until she finished before I picked her up. I think that was the last time she ever taught. When we went to the cricket windup, she wore the shortest dress I’d ever seen.”
Dawn’s Story (sample)
“I had a heart attack on April 1st, 2019. Well look, it was no surprise – lifestyle, smokes, wine, lack of exercise. I was scared, but not once did I think I would die. Honestly, my first thought was “I can’t leave Ray, he won’t cope.”
“We’ve been married 46 years. He’s sweet, I’m savoury. We are two halves of a whole. The secret to marriage is find someone you like, someone you’re physically attracted to, someone who has the same values. You should have the same goals.
“I hope we’ve shown the kids that good parenting doesn’t need to be hard, it shouldn’t be a sacrifice, it should be fun. My motto in life is “If it’s gonna be, it’s up to me”. I hope I’ve passed my ambition onto my kids. “The universe will provide” is bullshit - do it yourself.”
“Ray asked me to marry him in the garage on the farm. It was a Saturday and we’d been to the drive-in. You have to understand I was 18, he was 19. The next day he asked Gerald for permission to marry me. Gerald said “Well, you know she never finishes anything she started?” When Ray told his father, his father said “Don’t you think you’re a bit young?” But he also said the same thing when I was pregnant with Braith, and Ray said “What do you expect me to do, put it back?”