20/01/2026
2016 Flashback...here we go!
I ‘officially’ put my brand out into the world in 2012 on Big Cartel. I didn’t have a vision or an expectation, I was alone for the ride. It took about 12 months to hit a sale and I cannot describe that feeling; it is something everyone needs to experience! Since hitting publish in 2012, so much has happened in the last 24 years! Writing that down doesn’t feel real.
In those first four years, I gave it everything. 2016 became a turning point for my in so many ways. I moved to the other side of Australia, chasing more, wanting to see more, do more, and hoping my glasses would take off. I ended up landing an incredible corporate role and have been genuinely happy working full time since, but that early vision and someort of dream never disappeared.
That same year, I was lucky enough to have my first celebrity client, Kat Graham! A surreal moment that completely shook me. Not long after came Cody Santique, another milestone. Two celebrities that were huge in 2016, it blew my mind.
2016 was also full of creativity. I had several photoshoots and released my best‑selling pair, The Punch, which changed the game for my brand. It led me toward more commercial designs, something I don’t regret, even if it’s not a path I’ll take again. I was also apart of 5 showrooms internationally and had my creations walk Taiwan fashion festival a few times that year.
Around that time, I also created three perfumes that were stocked locally in Perth. One bottle I still have and wear at special occasions. Every spray takes me back to the fun and excitment I had creating those produucts. I’ve always loved beauty and cosmetics manufacturing, and one day I’d love to explore that side again, but for now, A Rock On A Lens has some of its biggest things yet to come this year.
I want to say thank you for 2016. It was one of the best years of my life, moving to Melbourne, starting a new chapter, and laying the foundation for everything I have and everything I’m still working toward today.
#2016