I recently returned from a trip to Kakadu National Park, and it’s hard to put into words just how extraordinary it was. It’s a place where ancient landscapes stretch endlessly, where crocodiles snap in the rivers, and where the sky is alive with birdlife.

I spent much of my time looking up — watching the silhouettes of kites, black-necked storks, and magpie geese trace patterns across the sky. It was both humbling and energising, and I know the experience will shape my upcoming work in quiet but powerful ways.

There’s something about seeing nature that raw and vast that reminds you of your smallness, and your responsibility — a perspective I hope to carry into the studio as I sketch out new ideas.