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15 Aug

REVAMP - 2026

A twice woven, plant dyed work, handwoven with linen and silk yarns and dyed with dyers chamomile flowers sourced in Aotearoa. Framed for presentation.

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15 Aug

Atlas Art - Across Oceans - 2026

Collage on card, made up of original gelli-printed and origami papers plus vintage road maps and old atlases. This framed composition is influenced by the sacred geometry that underpins the natural world and has long appeared in ancient art and modern design across the planet, both secular and spiritual.

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15 Aug

Atlas Art – Across Oceans - 2026

Collage on card, made up of original gelli-printed and origami papers plus vintage road maps and old atlases. This framed composition is influenced by the sacred geometry that underpins the natural world and has long appeared in ancient art and modern design across the planet, both secular and spiritual.

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15 Aug

Atlas Art - Passion Heart - 2026

Collage on card, made up of original gelli-printed and origami papers plus vintage maps. This framed composition is influenced by the sacred geometry that underpins the natural world and has long appeared in ancient art and modern design across the planet, both secular and spiritual.

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15 Aug

Dakoda - 2026

I love the way the light plays off his soft fur. Showing its many colours

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15 Aug

Karioitahi - 2026

Life at the beach. The colours of the water and the sand.

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14 Aug

Keruru's Nest is Best - 2026

Kiwiana in the backyard. Keruru and chick make their nest in a kete kai, eyeing up luscious kiwifruit for supper. Theyre comfortaby situated in the shade of the puriri tree. The tea table sports antique family treaures – a Royal Doulton coffee pot and its matching milk jug. Framed watercolour painting on cotton rag paper

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14 Aug

Dad's Day - 2026

Dad’s day off, mowing the lawns then a cup of tea in a comfy chair surrounded by flowers and fruit. Feel the summer sun, smell the freshly mown grass, listen to the bees buzz! Relax! Framed watercolour painting on cotton rag paper.

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14 Aug

My Happy Place - 2026

Colours, scents, sunlight and flowers make for a perfect afternoon pottering in the garden – accompanied, of course, by the cat. Framed watercolour painting on cotton rag paper

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14 Aug

Altogether - 2026

A selection of kina shells of varying sizes and colours, with some shells upside down.

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