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Where art becomes healing — and healing becomes legacy.
funding life-changing surgeries for children born with cleft conditions —
children who deserve the same chance my daughter received,
the same chance I received.
(Photo: Our daughter at two weeks old — tiny, brave,
and already teaching us what beauty truly means.).
Every Smile Carries a Story
I was born with a cleft lip —
a visible difference that shaped the way I expressed myself,
the way I connected,
the way the world saw me.
Years later, holding my newborn daughter,
I saw that same difference reflected back.
She, too, was born with a cleft lip.
In that instant, everything shifted.
I was no longer the child living the story —
I became the mother guiding another through it.
What followed was a journey woven with
surgery, surrender, fear, and grace.
Through it, I began to see the body not as something to be fixed,
but as something sacred.
Whole. Worthy. Complete.
That realisation lives inside everything I create.
My art became a devotion —
a way to translate healing into form,
and form into presence.
Through this work, I give back.
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Why Operation Smile Australia
Because giving back smiles
is giving back confidence.
is giving back childhood.
is giving back dignity.
is giving back light.
This isn’t strategy.
It isn’t branding.
It’s personal.
It’s my story.
It’s my daughter’s story.
And with your support —
it becomes our shared story:
a story of healing, hope, and new beginnings.
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Before. During. After.
Before:
A wide, fearless, untouched smile — the one she arrived with.
During:
The courage of a tiny body in hospital gowns,
heart pressed against mine,
moving into the unknown.
After:
A new smile — tender, swollen,
full of possibility and grace.
A sacred journey of transformation.
A story of love in motion. 🤍
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Thank You - Your Support Creates Change
When you invest in my work,
you support more than art for intentional interiors —
you help create life-changing surgeries
that rebuild smiles, futures, and families.
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👉 Learn more: Operation Smile Australia
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