I grew up on a sheep farm west of Melbourne in Australia, and have had the love of all kinds of art for as long as I can remember. In my last few years of high school , I went on a art trip to Europe, including London, Paris, Florence and Rome. I also went on my own to Ireland, Scotland and Denmark. It opened my eyes to all the wonderful art of the ages. I was in love. I knew that Europe was meant for me. I went back to Australia and finished high school, studied photography for only one year, but Europe was calling me.
I landed in London in may 2005, worked and travelled, and I found myself in a small town, Pierantonio, Umbria in Italy. A family, Chrissie from the UK, David from just down the road from my family home in Australia and their little girl Eli, they had started up renting out villias. It was a dream, i was only going to stay for a week and help earn my way but i ended up staying for over a month.
That was the place that led me to study art in florence. i studied art at Angel Academe of Art for three years, the way they taught was perfect for me, it was all hands on. No test, no written anything, it was perfect. They were the best years of my life but sadly i ran out of money and coundn't finish. I will keep going with what i have learnt until i find the funds to complete my study and reach my full potential.