Jillian has been painting in oil for several years. Her work reflects a narrative style, often incorporating iconic buildings and people. Her studio is at her home, and she will open it for the first time in 2021.
Marlene has exhibited successfully in Waikato and Franklin. Her gallery displays mostlu subjects in acrylic and pastel paintings along with needle nuno felted miniature dogs and a variety of handcrafted gifts. Marlene has been a maker for many years.
A yearning to come home to Auckland, and an understanding husband, has enabled me to open my studio/gallery – Gallery 61. I paint in oils, the depth and richness highlighting the beauty of Aotearoa. My varied work is held in collections throughout New Zealand and overseas.
I am also an author and illustrator of children’s books and have just launched my second book, which is has been translated to Te Reo.
Claire and Stephen combine resourcefulness and creativity to create unique, custom pieces of artwork. This could be from corten steel, wood or ponga logs. These two clever cookies are on a mission to improve garden aesthetics across the country with their upcycled Rustic Designs.
The gallery has one of a kind art and metal sculptures made from repurposed materials. All pieces are made with a variety of weird and wonderful objects. My creations started life as household items like kitchen utensils or everyday objects we tend to throw away. My sculptures have been crafted into interesting forms that would look good in any home.
Riverhaven Artland is being built out of love. When Guy Blundell’s wife Sue died over 20 years ago he started planting trees with a view of creating an arboretum. Inspired by English Landscape Architect Capability Brown he planted thousands of ornamental trees and now many years later Riverhaven looks like a park.
Along the way he fell in love with Sculpture and a new seed was planted. He decided he would make Riverhaven a Sculpture Park, to share his love of the land and Art with others. Together with his daughter Katie (Katie Blundell Artist) they are making his dream a reality.
Danielle runs her Mosaic business from her home studio and additionally teaches classes. She creates mosaic pop art 3 dimensional sculptures on cement and terracotta pots out of tile and sometimes tile/glass combinations, that can be displayed either indoor or outdoors. She also creates stained glass mosaic interior/exterior lighting and stained glass mosaic windows.
Elaine Sharplin’s art reflects the places she has travelled and her love of nature. In the 1990s Adrienne Sauerland tutored her in folk art. Later, Karen Moody’s Karaka art group enabled her to work with oil on canvas. She enjoys restoring old items like milk cans into works of art. Contact email: esharplin@xtra.co.nz
Glenda Fisher works from her small seaside studio in Big Bay. Glenda was introduced to Encaustic Art and it has become her new passion. The transparent quality of the wax has a huge appeal and it has taken her in a new and exciting direction.
Tracey Majurey is a local Artist currently living at Clarks Beach where she has a tiny Work Studio creating Jewellery, Textiles, and Assemblages from everyday items, recycling and repurposing, giving these objects a new lease of life. Tracey is a self taught artist, winning a collection of awards from around the region.