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As a young child, I remember winning the handwriting competitions at our local show. I would sit and draw for hours and paint onto canvas to challenge myself and what I could do . It became clear that this was my calling. Am I an artist? No I wouldn’t say that I am, however I enjoyed being ‘neat’ and back then certainly challenged throughout my senior schooling years I found that art ‘grounded’ me to some extent. I always remember saying to dad that I wanted to be a tattoo artist when I left school, his reply “There’s no money in it” (I remind him every now and again and he still stands by what he said). I always looked at tattoos as if they were art on a blank canvas. Not fulfilling my desire to tattoo, to my dad’s delight I was very lucky to be offered a full time apprenticeship in sign writing once finishing school. It was rare in such a small town to have such an opportunity offered so close to home. Soon after, I started my first year and later completed my 4 years in signwriting to become ‘Trade Qualified’. Loving the industry and the endless list of what can be achieved inspired me to keep furthering my skills. I also completed courses in air brushing, wrapping vehicles, continued to paint for our local show and picked up some bits and pieces along the way. I continued to work for the same company for nearly 10 years before branching out on my own and starting Eagle Eye Signs & Graphics. My husband worked a full time job so I predominantly ran the business for the first few years as a sole trader until our family grew. Kiara was born and 4 years later, Nate. Rob and I decided we needed to build our business to allow for future growth so we sold where we were and built our second home where we currently work today. We are now a partnership and work as a very dedicated team together. Rob has picked up the industry quite quick and often puts up with me telling him what to do. It hasn’t been smooth sailing and we have certainly had hurdles to jump over but like most businesses when your drive is so strong you continue to get up in the morning and keep going. The industry is challenging and keeps us on our toes. I would be lying if I said I knew everything about the industry after all this time. In fact, we learn about new products every single week. We need to keep up with our modern society and allow ourselves to keep growing to facilitate the demands of what is to offer. We pride ourselves on the quality of our work and have extremely high standards of what we produce. 19 years on and we still find what we do rewarding and somewhat satisfying. Rob and I will continue to grow our business and keep smashing goals. We are currently in the process of discussing our next exciting ‘add on’ to our business and look forward to many more years of creativity and sharing our passion with you all. Some of the services we offer are: Large Format Printing – Banners – Shop Front Signage – A-Frames – Corflute Signage – Vehicle Signage – Trucks – Vans – Boats – Pull Up Banners – Stubby Coolers – Flyers – Business Cards – Graphic Design Service and much more. Please visit our website www.eagleeyesigns.com.au or check out our Facebook page.
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