
July 2024
‘Takaparawhau’
…art inspired by a recent visit to the place of the blog title and an impressive Māori carving sculpture there…

‘Takaparawhau’
…art inspired by a recent visit to the place of the blog title and an impressive Māori carving sculpture there…

‘Wooden Spiral ( Te Oro)’
… carved from trees, representing trees…

‘Laden Ship’

‘Face Of Stone’

‘Tekoteko II’

‘Taking Flight’

This very evocative wood carving/ painting got me thinking of some favourite bird things….
My Avian Awards
A modern jazz classic!

The unblinking stare of a pouwhenua ( carved wooden figurine ) of Hoturoa.
Hoturoa was an an ancestral Maori naval commander of centuries ago.
His image stands upon an Auckland headland, high above the sea.
Gazing out over the ocean and almost, it seems,across time…