weaver/fibre artist
Horizon was the theme of WAI (Westland Arts inc) members’ exhibition for Art @ the Library in Hokitika in Dec/Jan 2025 We were all given a 20cm x 20cm canvas on which to produce an artwork. I took two and found it quite challenging to work on such a small Continue Reading →
from out of the blue studio gallery, 18 Halse Place, Ōpunakē 4 Dec 2025 – 5 January 2026 The Shape of Gathering explores how materials, forms and gestures come together—sometimes loosely, sometimes tightly—to hold space. Each work begins with the gathering of plant matter from in and around my garden Continue Reading →
I entered three harakeke artworks in “Suspense, Suspension, Suspended, Suspend”, the Left Bank Gallery members’ winter exhibition in July-Aug 2025. On Waking, a work I created a year ago, had its first gallery showing. This work is a collection of different sized woven harakeke rings, stitched together with muka, the fibre extracted Continue Reading →
Woven harakeke wall hangings by Anne Daniel in Left Bank Gallery members’ exhibition, LUSH Continue Reading →
Works in GLEAM exhibition in Left Bank Gallery. Greymouth Continue Reading →
Flora and Form: Creations from the Backyard – Solo exhibition – Anne Daniel – at the Left Bank Gallery, Greymouth, opened 24 May 6pm until 15 June. Artist talk 15 June, 1pm. Words from the opening When I signed up for a weekend flax weaving class at Westland High School Continue Reading →
On Hokitika Beach it is Driftwood and Sand Beach Art Festival time again, the last week in January 2024. Sunday 21 January – scoping the beach On my first exploration of the beach for inspiration and materials, I found there wasn’t a lot of big driftwood, just lots of scrappy Continue Reading →
Te Karaka Lodge commission – March 2023 I was engaged by FURNZ – Interior Design and Procurement Specialists – to create woven harakeke artworks for a new luxury lodge being built on Te Karaka Station near Port Waikako. This was my largest commission to date consisting of 20 artworks; a Continue Reading →
Circular weaving harakeke workshop – October 2023 I was invited by the Cheviot Craft Group to run a workshop on circular weaving with harakeke. I knew this would be a challenge for participants and it certainly was. But I was impressed with the perseverance the nine women showed over the Continue Reading →
Inspiration Inspired by my winning sculpture “Mantle” in this year’s Driftwood and Sand beach art event in Hokitika, I decided to create “Journeys” – a smaller, more refined work – for my entry in the 2023 Parkin Drawing Prize. Creating “Journeys” Artwork entry driftwood, stone, muka (harakeke/flax fibre) 900mm x Continue Reading →