A few years ago I was going through some stuff with my mental health, doubting myself as a mother and going into some dark places. I got to a point where I needed things to change. I didn’t recognise myself anymore.

I began setting intentional habits - going about my day mindfully rather than trying to control my circumstances or the people around me.

I would go for long walks immersing myself in the peace and solitude of nature. I meditated, prayed and listened to music.

We took family trips around Western Australia and this has brought me serenity. Strolling the white expanses of sand or watching whales as they gracefully breach the surface of our azure oceans. The Karri forests with their looming white trees envelope me, comfort me, and the solitude of the Blackwood River floods me with peace as I sit and watch the stars. They remind me that my Creator sits beside me and blesses me with just what I need.

I closed my photography/video business and started Breath Ceramics in 2022. Creating with my hands, in my own space, in my own time is a meditative act. It is pausing from the rush of to-do lists and re-imagining those white sands, azure oceans, enveloping forests and endless still rivers to bring mindfulness, simplicity and serenity to my designs. This is how Breath Ceramics was born.

I hope that my work brings people peace and serenity. I hope that it reminds them to pause and take time to soak in the beauty of our world. It is this peacefulness, this solitude and quietness that comes from Him as we steward His creation, this land.