Leeana Galloway - Ko Rūaumoko

Iwi: Ngāti Ruapani & Te Whānau-ā-Kai

Medium: Rimu, Paua, Harakeke, Thread, Beads

Dimensions: approx. 64cm x 94cm

This piece is part of a series of work to do with Te Ao Mārama – The Universe. 

Rūaumoko (middle earth) is the son within the womb of Papatuanuku, and he rolls over occasionally to remind us that we each have a part to play in looking after and treasuring his mother (Earth).

He Korowai by Jess Paraone

300 mm x 100 mm x 100 mm

Clay, Hand constructed vessel, underglaze, raku fired.

Kaokao - Annabelle Buick

Black & Cream tape woven over canvas frame (2013)

Annabelle Buick is a contemporary visual artist currently based in Auckland. Born in Tauranga (Bay of Plenty), Annabelle is of Ngati Pukenga and Scottish descent. She studied Craft & Design in Wellington and works with a variety of mediums to create innovative artwork for contemporary interiors. Her current practise investigates the origins of and concepts of “pattern”. This woven panel is a variation of a Maori design called Kaokao. The kaokao (bend or side of the ribs) design are formed by zig zag lines that create chevrons that can be horizontal or vertical, open with paces or closed repetitive lines. It is sometimes seen to represent the sides and arms of warriors as if caught in haka action. Buick has been exhibiting and selling her work since 2001, her work is in collections nationwide and as far away as Dubai, Israel, Hawaii, Tahiti and UK.  She also was a Finalist, National Contemporary Art Awards 2013.

H15530mm x W380mm x D40mm

Tin Man by Tony Cribb

Your chance to own your own original unique piece of art - An original Tin Man by Tony Cribb

Michael Smither - Rock Pools and Lava Flow

Limited edition silkscreen print on archival paper.  

MD Smither is one of New Zealand’s most recognisable painters and since his first solo exhibition in 1961 has a firmly established place among the leading artists in our country.  He works in a variety of media, most notably oils, acrylic and screen-print.  Michael is the recipient of the Francis Hodgkins Fellowship from Otago University and was made a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2004.

In honour of Helen Clark

This pair of art canvasses, signed by Helen Clark, were designed to honour her illustrious Parliamentary career using selected quotes from her maiden and valedictory speeches.  The limited edition pair is based on an original set of 12 A1 Art Canvasses from mid-2011.  Only a few personally signed sets of this size are known to exist.

Painting by Greer Twiss

Over a career of more than 40 years, Greer Twiss has remained one of New Zealand’s most prominent public sculptors. He graduated from the Elam School of Fine Arts, Auckland, New Zealand in 1959. Then travelling to Britain in 1965 and studying lost-wax processes. He returned to New Zealand, casting small bronze works influenced by Henry Moore. In 1966 he was appointed tutor at the Elam School of Fine Arts.  

Throughout his career his work has retained a commitment to the figure and an exploration of sculpture’s full potential to engage with volume and space. In the late 1960s, he exhibited a series of Pop-Art inspired beach girls, casting shadows that humorously referenced New Zealand’s ‘hard-edged’ light and since the 1980s he has considered the natural/manmade environment, casting sculptures of indigenous birds. Twiss was a contributing sculptor for the Seoul Olympics (1988).

Feather by Merv Sarson

Stainless Steel 

Since his childhood in the UK, Merv has been hooked on birds.  On a trip to Mount Cook with a school party as Art Teacher, he encountered a film making group focused on hang gliding.  “Part of the experience is to fly wing tip to wing tip alongside hawks and to thermal with them.   I like to think that these experiences have helped me to portray birds in flights and to understand their anatomy, habits and characteristics.”

Llew Summers - Persephone

painted slip-cast ceramic, 2008

Persephone is a slip cast ceramic, limited edition painted piece from 2008 by one of Christchurch’s best known and award-winning artists, Llew Summers. Retailing for $700, this piece will look stunning in your home. Summers is one of Christchurch’s best known artists since he began sculpting over 30 years ago. His nude figures, dancing, flying, embracing, have become his signature, celebrating the human form and the beauty of human body and spirit. He has won several awards, including the BNZ Art Award, and the BP Art Award in the 1980’s, and the Art Excellence Award (Community Trust, Christchurch) in 1997.

David Woodings - Still lives #1 for Garry too 2013

Oil on wood panel 408 x 508mm.

The Still Lives suite of works feature that which have been identified as insurance claim material – objects of opulence, beauty, craftsmanship and desire contrasted, using a limited palette, against the urbane and banal characteristics of a cardboard box, the juxtaposition to create an element of pathos in the images. The objects, original crafted one-off art/antique pieces now lost, enhance the perception of loss, the loss of cultural history, the irreplaceable and unique losses in events that affect beyond the boundaries of the broken city.