Handmade toadstool with a swing, snail and other little things in a small bell jar.
An acrylic painting on a saw blade as if someone left everything as it was
Wet on wet watercolour. By using fewer colours and letting the pigment flow with the water, this painting gives an image of hills, water and the impressive northern lights.
A small abstract design with watercolour and ink. The painting shows the light of the morning sun, shining out at the viewer, suggesting the promise of a new day.
Like so many rustic villas of their day, they have either gone, are in a state of collapse, or beautifully restored. I have tried to capture the essence of our number 8 wire mentality, where we have adopted the ‘She’ll be Right’ attitude. The gate strung up by wire, the battens almost deemed useless, the […]
In the Muka are two tui, in colours that are not always visible to us when in flight. On close inspection, tui are especially colourful and rich in patterning, and are an icon held dearly in the hearts of New Zealanders. The muka refers to the variety of harakeke, prized for it’s weaving qualities. Both […]
The image I have created is directly from a photograph taken by my nephew in 2026, and is of the Routeburn River in the height of summer. Anyone who has walked the Routeburn Track will identify with the turquoise of the glacial waters, and the clarity of the shallows, seeing the river bed through the […]
I’ve always loved Neptune’s Necklace, a common seaweed found along New Zealand’s coastline. Its chain of air-filled bladders helps it float with the tide, and I’m fascinated by the similarity between those natural forms and my own process of blowing air into molten glass. Made one at a time using a blowtorch, these sculptures are […]
I’ve always loved Neptune’s Necklace, a common seaweed found along New Zealand’s coastline. Its chain of air-filled bladders helps it float with the tide, and I’m fascinated by the similarity between those natural forms and my own process of blowing air into molten glass. Made one at a time using a blowtorch, these sculptures are […]
