77 Days is an upcoming book inspired by my commitment to writing 1,000 words daily during a winter house sit in 2023.
Ko Wai au? Who am I? From where do my waters flow and where shall they go to?
Water is wellbeing, water is life ,what is my purpose in life?
Connection to who we are as Māori is connected to place, land, water, sun, moon, stars. And when I ask myself, ko wai au? Who am I? I remember that I am wai, water.
Moeraki. It wasn’t so much the boulders themselves that struck me. It was how I felt when I saw them. And the space around them that intrigued me.
Harakeke reminds me of my mother’s hands; each line, embedded with stories. She is the resilient nurturer who stands in all weather.
I see art works that have been created, not necessarily as finished works, but conversations that are ongoing.
I love creating wharariki paper. It is so strong, just like it's whanaunga (relation) harakeke, but much easier to process because the leaves are already soft.
When my niece passed away Nov 2021, her passing helped me realise the meaning of this work. That we are born to live on this whenua…
On Dec 31st 2010, I decided that I would paint a rock every day for 2011. If I did this, I would be nurturing my creativity and I would be able to share these special gifts, every day, with the world.