weaver/fibre artist
Creating a beach sculpture for the annual Driftwood and Sand festival on Hokitika Beach in 2025 Unity through Diversity is a site‑responsive installation that gathers individual forms of the same material into a collective presence. Each upright element stands on its own, shaped by weathering, time, and the conditions of Continue Reading →
Woven harakeke wall hangings by Anne Daniel in Left Bank Gallery members’ exhibition, LUSH Continue Reading →
Horizon was the theme of WAI (Westland Arts inc) members’ exhibition for Art @ the Library in Hokitika in Dec/Jan 2024 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 →
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 →
Hokitika Beach came alive again in the last week of January 2024 for the Driftwood and Sand Beach Art Festival. Sunday 21 January: Scoping the Beach On my first exploratory walk along the beach, I looked for inspiration and materials. There was not much large driftwood, but there were plenty 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 →
I entered three harakeke artworks in the Left Bank Gallery members’ winter exhibition (23 May – 17 June 2023). The theme was ‘brain-sailing” Edward de Bono suggests that brainstorming is outdated, and brain-sailing is the way to go for new ideas. Brain-sailing is about cutting across normal patterns to produce Continue Reading →