weaver/fibre artist
A week of beach sculpture, shifting tides, and three works shaped from driftwood, stone, vine and flax. The annual Driftwood and Sand Beach Art Festival returned to Hokitika Beach at the end of January. After a busy summer with The Shape of Gathering exhibition and family visits, working directly with 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 →
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 →
This year’s entry in Driftwood and Sand, the annual beach sculpture event on Hokitika beach. I came across some of roots and/or vines while walking on the beach prior to the event and immediately saw the potential for random weaving. I did a trial sphere over a beach ball which Continue Reading →
Driftwood and Sand: 24-28 January 2020 I love creating sculptures on the beach at Hokitika for Driftwood and Sand, which is a beach sculpture event that is held in the last week of January each year. This year I made two sculptures from driftwood and harakeke – ‘Emerging” and “Fermentation”. 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 →