These coloring books are fabulous!

You learn about the history of the artist and their work. You get to help them color in their art works, draw and make things!

Fun for kids or adults to do with small children!

Having done textiles at university and screen printing onto fabric, I thought I would try it on watercolor paper!

So, I have just done a small series of four small prints using the feather as a resist. Along with the layers of color, they have come out with beautiful fine detail which you can see close up.

All framed and ready to fine their new homes!

Muriel comes from a family with extensive history of enjoying the creation of art works. Her paternal grandfather and mother both painted in oils and watercolors.

She is an active member of the Wellington Art club where she is on the committee.

Muriel has exhibited at the NZ Academy of Fine Arts and does other local exhibitions.

She continues to develop her work, continuing with oil landscapes and portraits, and watercolors.

The painting above is Mount D’Arhiac, the highest peak in the Two Thumb Range of the Southern Alps of Aotearoa.

Welcoming local artist Yelena Barbalich to the gallery

Yelena has a distinct and persevering style, all her own, which expresses her sense of continuity, cohesion and rhythm.

Yelena can barely write her name, however, it is evident by looking at her work she is driven to create as it naturally flows from her.

Along with numerous exhibitions, her work has been used in graphic designs for governmental policy documents, the cover of a book and the glass front doors of a building on Tory Street in Wellington.

The medium she uses in this work is felt pen on paper. Originals on display in the gallery now.

Janine Rees-Thomas is the ceramic artist behind Noble Pottery. Her work is wheel-thrown and reflects a balance of creativity, functionality, and elegance. Her thoughtful design, carefully selected clay bodies and glaze colours complement the graceful forms of her pottery. She draws inspiration from the beautiful surroundings of Lake Taupo, New Zealand.

Tree at Gyeongju - oil on canvas

‘I love the beauty of the solitary tree, the mountains, the sky and a restful place to sit.’

Sarah Laidler grew up surrounded by the native bush of rural Wainuiomata and was privileged to learn how restorative nature is from a young age - whether observing it, being in it or creating with it. She now lives at the foot of Mt Kaukau in Ngaio.

Her work is inspired by the subtle way light moves through the bush and over land, sea and sky. Sarah explores this through materials that help her feel grounded and reflect on the moment she wants to create.

Endemic to New Zealand, the majestic Royal Albatross soared into my imagination - mostly because of their dancing. These are the world’s largest flying birds, with a wingspan stretching up 2to an impressive 3.45 metres, yet their love story begins rather awkwardly. After spending their first six years roaming the open oceans, they return to land somewhat clumsily to find ‘the one’.

That’s when the choreography starts. The bill-clapping, prancing, sky-pointing, head-waving, preening, and synchronized wing flapping all make an appearance. For up to four years, a pair will practice together, building their bond and refining their moves until they create a dance that belongs only to them. Once bonded, they mate for life, re-preforming their signature routine every two years when they come ashore to breed.

Royal Albatross typically lives 40-50 years and spends 85% of their lives at sea.

Robyn is a local Ngaio artist, who works mainly in watercolor and mixed media.  Her focus is on abstracting the landscape and natural environment.

Francis is based in Auckland and works with Murano glass.

Each flower is individually handmade using a technique called ‘Lampwork’ and has a copper stem.

Unique and special - choose one or take a bunch!

Carol creates expressive, abstract paintings from her home studio in Wadestown, Wellington.

Working primarily with acrylic on canvas, she likes to experiment and explore new tools, different colour palettes, and mark making.

Her main insporation is remembered landscapes. Her aim is to capture and convey the essence of place rather than its literal form.

Matt Hall is an Auckland based artist known for his glass work, which he creates using blowing techniques. With a passion for minimal, beautiful glass objects that play with light.

Hall explores the parameters of the glass process,  focusing on density, optic effects, and the qualities of colour.

His work includes functional glass pieces inspired by the early 20th century design, such as these colorful Fulvio bowls.

His art is a blend of science and art, reflecting the rich  history and engaging the mind, heart, and hands.

Each bowl is individually signed by Matt.

Local jeweler Boyden Evans is a contemporary artist.

His range is unique and hand crafted. Rings, bracelets, earrings and necklaces are now in the gallery.

While Hall constructs a new hot-shop at his home he works from fellow glass artist Luke Jacomb’s studio in West Auckland. Hall and Jacomb have been friends since teenagers when they both got jobs working for Jacomb’s dad, John Croucher, at Gaffer Glass. After working at Gaffer Hall developed his practice while apprenticing to John Penman and Peter Viesnik; as well as training in the Czech Republic and Murano, Italy. 

Hall’s work is inspired by the clean forms found in Italian modernism as well as a material sensibility inherent in working molten glass. But most of all, Hall has a particular sensitivity to the swelling translucent qualities of colour.

Original Murano bead bracelets from Itay and some python skin bangles from the school of leather in Florence. Also, some delicate tiny glass bead necklaces in the gallery now.

Limited stock available, good Christmas presents!

Excited to have new work by Jess Maccagno, a local Ngaio based stained glass artist.

‘I focus on the dynamic relationship between light and natural colour’.

Each unique piece is beautifully handmade the colours she has put together, are enhanced when capturing the light and dancing in the sunshine.