AUTO PAINT PROJECT COMMISSIONS
the 1963 American Rambler
This was my last automotive restoration paint project, proudly completed with Juice Kustoms in Queensland, 2023.
"My automotive custom paint clients are my tattoo clients. When collectors trust me with custom airbrushing on their high-value vehicles, they trust me with their skin. This multidisciplinary portfolio directly drives a heavy, loyal crossover clientele of automotive and bike enthusiasts straight into the tattoo chair."
Motorcycles by Erika
Worked on in: Australia, New Zealand and The USA, 2003 - 2025
Depression Awareness Bike
2015 - Paint generously donated to Heavy Duty – Doc Robinson.
Rivet removal, panel repairs, shaping, and refinishing by Clayton Curnow, NSW Australia.
Custom paint and final flow coat by me.
"As a creative, I’ve often found myself teetering on the edge — one project away from being pulled back into that overwhelming, soul-dulling vortex of “circumstantial depression” and “post-show blues.” A place where I lose myself… where my worth becomes tied to output, perfection, or the need to be needed or to belong.
But this project reminded me that creation can be healing. Sometimes, focusing on someone else and helping where I can — turning my struggle into grit, sweat, and colour — is how I can reclaim a little of myself."
