TORU WĀHINE – WABI SABI Zasha Skye, Ava Mae & Olivia Dean-Chambers Intuition & Visual Expression brings together three artists whose practices are grounded in friendship, shared energy, and a deep connection to place/home. Working across oil portraiture, fluid movement, and ceramics; Zasha Skye, Ava Mae, and Olivia Dean Chambers play with the relationship between…
PAULA MOY AT ONA STUDIO Paula’s hand-built clay pieces are all unique. She takes inspiration from her Māori roots, primitive art and the natural rock formations and landscapes of Raglan. Her style originates from the synergy between art and nature; creating earthy textures by experimenting with clay types and slips, and by incorporating local materials…
SEAN MC DONNELL Sean Mc Donnell is a New Zealand artist who uses bright colours to create vivid oil paintings and prints depicting the natural environment of New Zealand. Sean often begins the creative journey by photographing a specific place and then using that image as a starting point to play with paint. These images…
ANASTASIA COLLIER Anastasia is a Raglan-based artist living near the water, where the surrounding coast, forests, and wildlife continually inspire her work. Having always loved creating, she recently returned home after travelling and is now focusing more deeply on her art practice. Working with acrylic, gouache, and ink, Anastasia enjoys the way colour can pop…
VELOCITY OVER FREQUENCY The velocity of a wave is directly proportional to its frequency. This relationship is expressed by the equation: velocity (v) = frequency (f) * wavelength (λ). Velocity over frequency is about local photographers showcasing these captured expressions – in time, of the ocean in this magnificent and meaningful way. Featured photo by…
HARRISON SYNOTT Harrison Synnott is a self-taught painter based in Raglan, New Zealand. Drawing inspiration from the Renaissance masters, the Impressionists, and the Abstract Expressionists, Harrison has built his practice through dedicated self-study. His work captures everyday moments with warmth, colour, and quiet charm — from neighbourhood scenes, portraits and still lifes, to atmospheric landscapes.…
RUTH HICKMAN-GOODALL Ruth’s work explores the tension and harmony between the organic and the constructed. She brings together two distinct visual languages—fluid acrylic gestures and the disciplined precision of wrapped thread—to examine how opposing forces can coexist within a single surface. By placing these elements side by side, Ruth examines how softness meets rigidity, how…
KAYLA BACON n celebration of the Pattern and Decoration art movement, Kayla Bacon’s work is deliberately decorative. Taking influence by the light-hearted and funky qualities of 1970s wallpaper design, and disregarding the dominance of modernism by embracing work that traditionally would be identified as feminine, ornamental, or craft-based. Deepening her inquiry into geometric abstraction, her…
AMANDA WATSON Everything about painting fascinates me. I love it that painting is a way to connect with places and with people. I’ve been painting since graduating from Elam Art School many years ago and have been an artist ever since, as well teaching now and then, writing and editing for an art journal, and…
HELEN PARSONS Helen is a self-taught Acrylic and Mixed Media artist and a professional Picture Framer. Typically iconic and quirky in nature, Helen’s work is often parable-like with many messages, some obvious and some not obvious. Her message is delivered in bold and vibrant colours, often with a twist of humour. “I enjoy…