weaver/fibre artist
This year there was a good lot of driftwood on the beach at Hokitika for this annual sculpture event and I started off with the idea of creating a large container from driftwood laced together with harakeke (NZ flax), similar to a coiled pot. All was going well and some Continue Reading →
A lack of driftwood was an issue again this year and a group of volunteers gathered on the Sunday before the event opened to transport several trailer and truck loads of driftwood from down near Sunset Point where it was plentiful. I have always like patterns in design – maybe Continue Reading →
After last year’s experience of creating a sculpture on the beach at Hokitika for Driftwood and Sand, I was hooked and couldn’t wait to do it again. A month beforehand, there was little driftwood around or even much beach, and it was decided to cancel the event. However one storm Continue Reading →
After plucking up the courage to enter work into the two WAI exhibitions last year, I thought I would try an entry in the annual beach sculpture event in Hokitika – Driftwood and Sand. I found a place on the beach, then four long pieces of driftwood to act as Continue Reading →