My series of Artworks, "Gaia's fortitude", was inspired by the first poem I learned. In Year 6, I recited:

"I love a sunburnt country,

A land of sweeping plains,

Of ragged mountain ranges,

Of droughts and flooding rains."

I knew at a young age that our country was resilient. As I have grown, our media has become saturated with footage of uncontrolled blazes, unforgiving drought, and land submerged in torrents of water. The ancient and rugged landscape that we call home inspired the title of my artwork, "Gaia's fortitude." Gaia is the personification of earth and land, an ancient deity representing Mother Nature. It is in her fortitude that I see beauty. My artwork, inspired by the surreal works of Australian artist Dave Groom, aims to convey both the stoic beauty of our country alongside the hardship it faces. I explore the recent surge in climatic disasters and the continual battle our landscape faces.

In the wake of the 2020 bushfires were scenes of destruction engulfing the media and Art-world. My artwork pays homage to the landscape's resilience, with incredible regrowth framing the tragedies that have scarred our country.