At 27, I made the life-changing move from Argentina to Australia, fulfilling a long-held dream of living abroad. I’d always felt drawn to the English language and culture and, once there, I quickly found a sense of home, belonging, and creative inspiration.

A few years later, I reconnected with a passion I’d set aside for years—art. As a child, I liked drawing, but it was colour that truly captivated me. I began taking night classes in oil painting at Julian Ashton at The Rocks, and that creative spark returned.

Motherhood briefly paused my art journey, but the urge to create kept growing. Looking for balance, I carved out small moments—painting watercolours at the kitchen table after the kids went to bed...