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Piwakawaka"Such joyful encounters I have with piwakawaka. Sometimes they join me in the garden or on my walks. Their presence makes me feel lucky that they have chosen me to spend time with".Dimensions: A3 size paper (30x42cm)

Rose"As a small child, I liked to make perfume out of rose petals. I was fascinated by the small petals and how I could put them in water and make my very own perfume".Dimensions: A3 size paper (30x42cm)

Tui"I love to put out sugar water for our local tui’s and watch them lineup, drink, squabble, flap and fluff themselves up".Dimensions: A3 size paper (30x42cm)

Blossom"This work reminds me how I love to watch the tui’s flocking to the cherry blossom trees near my house each spring".Dimensions: A3 size paper (30x42cm)

Buttercup‘Do you like butter?’ asked my younger sister Hannah as she held a buttercup under my chin to see if it left a yellow glow indicating that I did. ‘You do’ she would always say.Dimensions: A3 size paper (30x42cm)

Perfume"Falling in love, like a flower fragrance, can intoxicate and transform. We see the world in a new light".Dimensions: A3 size paper (30x42cm)

Wild musik"Joseph Banks (botanist on Captain Cook’s 1770 voyage to Aotearoa) writes poetically describing the sound and cacophony of the dawn chorus. It makes me wish to hear that sound one-day. This typographic work seeks to express visually the sounds of that bird song".Dimensions: A3 size paper (30x42cm)

Dance"When we dance we can’t help but be right here in the present moment".Dimensions: A3 size paper (30x42cm)Print number 10/100

Dance world"This work reminds me that the beauty in the world can only be experienced in the present moment. That when you are dancing, you are present and connected to the world".Dimensions: A3 size paper (30x42cm)Print Number: 10/100

PiwakawakaSuch joyful encounters I have with piwakawaka. Sometimes they join me in the garden or on my walks. Their presence makes me feel lucky that they have chosen me to spend time with.Dimensions: 31w x 43h cm

Oil and gold leaf on canvas. Framed in recycled RimuAbout this workThis painting is inspired by Picasso’s painting Family of Saltimbatiques (itinerant circus performers). I was drawn to the harlequin aesthetic in particular the colours used. My painting is an abstract response to Picasso’s work....