Witi Ihimaera: Navigating the Stars book + Sofia Minson Giclée print (Collector's Edition)

Navigating the Stars: Māori Creation Myths written by Witi Ihimaera and artwork illustrations by Sofia Minson

Artist Sofia Minson's collector's edition: book giclée print

- Hard cover Navigating the Stars book signed by author Witi Ihimaera
- "Returning Home" (new artwork by Sofia Minson)
Museum archival paper print
Image size 20cm high x 13.5cm wide
Protected with acid free paper, unframed.
- Certificate of authenticity signed by Sofia
- Sofia Minson gift card

NZ

Story of the artwork

Sofia's artwork "Returning Home" is inspired by the proverb Witi includes in the book "At the same time as the spiral is going forward, it is returning - Te tōrino haere whakamua, whakamuri." The ancient, spiralling waka prow with a white kotuku perched on top, is life's journey forward, which ultimately takes us to the centre of ourselves.

The cosmos calls. The sun is glowing and yet the stars are seen through the misty skies above. Matariki, the st...