Artworks

Korowai

A group collaboration with Korrena Kidd and Teshai Hastie-Broughton, using wire mesh, domestic plastic and wooden clothes pegs. A contemporary take on a traditional form.

Diverse DNA

Acrylic on canvas, created as a contemporary Kowhaiwhai piece. Also incorporating
Ta-Moko with in the design.

Women of Maori Myth & Legend

A photographic series
(from left)

Hine Titama- being the gateway between the light and the dark, she is the goddess of the dawn, Also the first child of Tane and Hine-ahu-one. she then later became Hine-nui-te-po.

Rona- The daughter of Tangaroa, goddess of the tides, who was kidnapped by the moon.

Hine-nui-te-po– The goddess of death and darkness. When Hine Titama discovered that her husband Tane was also her father, she fled to the under world in anger and shame, and became Hine-nui-te-po.

Papatuanuku– The Earth mother.

Hine-ahu-one– The first women created by Tane. Tane created her from the earth, and she became his wife, together the they had their first child Hine Titama.

Mahuika- The goddess of fire.

Night Alive

A photographic series. Inspired by the quote ” I often think that the night is more alive and richly coloured than the day ” by Vincent Van Gogh.

Kowhaiwhai

Acrylic on MDF. Very first Kowhaiwhai panel,done in a more traditional style, Mainly used to decorate the rafters inside a Wharenui ( meeting-house ). This design is personal as it depicts a story about my Whanau.

Re-Growth

Inspired by a previous work ” pollinated “. Also exploring other techniques, combining a traditional design with a not so traditional Maori application.

Wheku

Very first carving, with learning your knowledge and appreciation grows greatly for something that you use to think was just pretty.

Moko Pop

A digital printed series, A collaborative work with another artist Meshel Bennett.

Rainbow Moko

Artist proof from an edition of 4, ink on paper, screen printed image. A Moko Kauae a traditional tattoo worn on the chins of Maori women. The design within the Moko has no meaning its more about what the Moko represents.

Stamped

Ink on paper, taking an old style of printing (etching) and combining it with a new form of printing (digital printing) to create this work which is an artist proof from a series of 6. A photographic self-portrait with a Moko that appears to be stamped over the top.

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