In Maori mythology, the Kiwi gave up his beautiful feathers and the gift of flight to live on the forest floor eating bugs in order to protect the trees of the forest. The Kiwi is the beloved national bird of Aotearoa – New Zealand. Nocturnal, introverted and kind of curmudgeonly, the Kiwi has a bitContinue reading “Kiwi with Bracken Fairy”
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Ti Kouka
Word has it that if Ti Kouka – the Cabbage tree, flowers by Labor weekend at the end of October, we’ll have a hot summer. Sturdy, spiked, and sculptural, Ti Kouka stands firm against the cruelest easterly wind and the driest nor’ wester. It demonstrates resilience, strength, and character no matter which way the windContinue reading “Ti Kouka”
Salamander
The salamander is a magical creature, an amphibian that comes from water but survives in fire. Adaptable to different environments and sets of circumstances. Be like a salamander. The world brings fire and water in equal parts. Big love to whoever finds this post.
Seahorse
Rumour has it that it is very good luck to meet a seahorse and one should always stop to say hello and pass the time of day, if you should happen upon one.
Floating Clouds and Water
Leading a life of floating clouds and water.
passionfruit flowers and fairies
A bit of a gap since my last post. Just life being life and the artists way being the artists way. Swings and round-a-bouts as inspiration ebbs and flows as do the demands of the every day. I spent the Easter break at the family Bach, a wee cubby hole in a small village justContinue reading “passionfruit flowers and fairies”
Something Magical is about to Happen
I’m not sure why fairies keep appearing in my work but they do. I have decided to embrace them. They may not be deeply and importantly meaningful but they are joyful, mischievous and eternally optimistic, useful qualities at any time. I also have kind of an affinity leftover from childhood for fairies, pixies, elves andContinue reading “Something Magical is about to Happen”
Smokey Gnome Creative 