The Homes that Jill Built

 ‘The Homes that Jill Built’ was a photographic project supported by the Mount Alexander Shire Council through its Arts Funding Program.

My intention was to photograph and exhibit a series of black & white portraits of women owner builders in the Mt Alexander shire/ Central Victorian region.

As an owner builder myself at the time, I had experienced many of the highs & lows involved, and along the way had been continually inspired by stories of women, who either on their own, or with a partner, had also built their own homes.

In wanting to document other women who have embarked on this journey, I am also celebrating the extraordinary spirit of these women who are able to manage the emotional, mental and physical stress of building their own home whilst still nurturing home, work, family and relationships.