Virginia Watson
ABOVE: Golden Bay - Oil From Burnout to Backcountry: The Artistic Evolution of Virginia Watson For many, the dream of leaving…
Rob Foote
Above: Burrow Bloom "No one can see how long an artwork took to paint - so I take my time." I’ve…
Joanne Luker
ABOVE: Rangitoto Porcelain SHARDS OF JOY Born in the UK, Joanne Luker loved art at high school: “I have always enjoyed…
Gaylene Lonergan
SILK Gaylene Lonergan was taught the art of painting on silk by a master silk painter in Bali, Indonesia around 30…
Nancy Frazer
Nancy Frazer is a full-time self-taught artist who specialises in contemporary art, using acrylics on canvas with a strong emphasis on…
Graham Christensen
Graham Christensen is a rural artist living in the Manawatu. At 72 Graham has spent the majority of his life involved…
Mary Sneyd
FABRIC AND THREAD By Matt Mortimer Artists of all types are often asked about their favourite instruments to make their creations…
Raewyn Harris
KORU CREATIONS By Matt Mortimer We are spoilt across our wonderful country with such natural wonders and beauty right on our…
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.”
Julia Sternkopf
THE GIFT OF TIME
THE GIFT OF TIMEJulia Sternkopf is a self-taught artist, originally from Germany. She loved to draw and paint as a child and in high school, she drew people’s portraits for $20 a shot, although her real interest at that time was music. She moved to New Zealand in 2018 and is happily ensconced in Lake Hawea where she gains much inspiration from the scenery surrounding her.
Always having been told that being an artist is not a good career choice, Julia was disappointed with her art education at school. “We never even looked at the Old Masters and were solely focussed on Modern Art – I didn’t enjoy that very much.”