Raw Emotion

Irene was born in El Salvador in Central America. Even though her family migrated to Brisbane when she was only five, her Latin origins are evident in her passion for life and people.

With architects for parents, a writer for a sister and a musician for a brother, creativity runs through her veins. One of her fondest memories is with her father at his drawing board, drawing lines for his designs as he held the ruler for her. She remembers being kept preoccupied as a little girl with design magazines and told to choose her favourites; little did she know that while it was buying her parents some quiet