Barbara Uini
Mostly a self-taught artist, Barbara Uini also studied illustration for a year at the Chisholm Institute in Melbourne, Australia. Serendipitously she…
Carla Sclanders
BLESSED INSPIRATION Born in South Africa and immigrating to New Zealand in 2020, Carla Sclanders is inspired by God. “He has…
Audrey Anderson
ALWAYS AN ARTIST Audrey Anderson grew up in a home where both her parents would draw and practice art. “When visiting…
Fiona Ehm
INTERVIEW WITH FIONA EHM How did you end up being an artist? I’ve always had a deep motivation to create. Early…
Fiona Garlick – Sculptor
Sometimes it takes a global pandemic to shift your thinking. Covid-19 and the visceral fear of the unknown that ensued in…
Naga Tsutsumi
By Carly Thomas Naga Tsutsumi works from a small studio in front of his suburban Palmerston North house. Just down the…
Sheelagh McHaffie
IN FOR THE RIDE A self taught artist, as her mother was, Sheelagh McHaffie has embraced her self discovery to art…
Rosemarie Murphy
PLAYING WITH LIGHT As a child Rosemarie Murphy always loved drawing and spent most of her pocket money on art materials,…
Kristin Kay
CLAY GIRL
CLAY GIRLIn her childhood, Kristin Kay’s eldest sister Simone, eight years older than her and very creative herself, would often make games to use their imagination. “She would also make me and my other sister Ruth monthly magazines, hand drawn women's fashion pages, puzzle pages, baking recipes, facts about animals, anything.
A magical childhood was had by us girls. Unfortunately, just after her 19th birthday, when she had become a young adult down in Christchurch, her driver crashed the car at quite a speed. No one survived. But I always remember her instilling her creativity in me, her drawings, how she could make something out of nothing. It just stuck - she is still a big part of me.”
Kristin Hyde
DREAM BIG, AIM HIGH
DREAM BIG, AIM HIGHHaving been a Flight Attendant for 32 years, and after taking a month's holiday with her eldest son in the Bahamas, the night Kristin Hyde flew out of Houston to come home was the night the world started closing its borders and unbeknown to her at the time, she had already crewed her last duty. They say ‘When life gives you Lemons, make lemonade’ ... so I did. I took the leap, and at 60 years old in a pandemic, I became a full-time artist.” Kristin tells us her story:
“I am mainly self-taught, having taken the odd class over the years, both online and in person. I have always been a bit of a closet creative. I would scrimp and save and spend my money on art or craft supplies. When my children were little, I started painting on terracotta pots for friends. They quickly became sought after and so I created ‘Pots for Tots.’ From there I have always dabbled over the years in many different artistic endeavours from mosaics and water colours, screen printing to beading then jewellery making, eco printing and felting. I was always eager to try new things, but painting has become the dominant leader.