Based in Melbourne Australia, I’ve been working professionally full time as a graphic recorder since 2017, and I couldn’t be happier.
Prior to this I spent most of my adult life as a graphic designer and occasional scribe, helping people communicate their message visually – so the transition has been a natural one! Years of design has helped me understand and master a bunch of things that are important to graphic recording. Hierarchy, balance, brand, colour – it’s important to me that my canvas is beautiful and pleasing to the eye.
Secretly I also spent a couple of years painting little faces at children’s birthday parties when my kids were young. I feel like this has helped develop my linework and style as an illustrator!
I live with two teenage boys who I love and adore, an incredibly handy husband, and a miniature schnauzer named Otto (who often makes an appearance in my drawings any time a dog is necessary or not necessary).
I am obsessed with the work I get to do for a living. I love how it serves a room and a purpose. I love playing with ideas on a page and finding the connections between them. I love capturing stories, especially those of marginalised folks, and illuminating them for the world to see.
I am also obsessed with cooking, travelling, eating while travelling, lettering, and dog walks around the block.
Professional Member & Acting President of Graphic Recorders Australia – our little industry association
soooo... how did I get to become a graphic recorder?
Get ready for the origin story.
I discovered the fact that drawing on walls to make meaning was a job people could be paid for through a serendipitous accident.
Way back in 2001 I answered the phone one day when my flatmate’s friend rang to say hello. She was a Knowledge Worker with the Accelerated Solutions Environment, and when she described the work she did I remember being in awe.
I had a chance to try it myself, moonlighting with the ASE in Sydney a couple of times while working for an engineering firm as a designer in Brisbane – it felt like running away to join the circus on the back of a glittering unicorn!
I brought the skill set back to Arup, and on occasion over the next 10 to 15 years, have managed to mix up my graphic design work with the occasional graphic recording project.
This all changed a few years ago when Brandy Agerbeck (Global Graphic Facilitation legend) came out to Australia to run her 3-day Lab. Since, I’ve been graphic recording at events all over Australia and loving every single minute of it!
If the idea of graphic recording interests you, do check out Graphic Recorders Australia. It’s a great association with fantastic members who are both learning the work and seasoned professionals!
Some of the awesome companies
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wanna chat?
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