Jean Carbon – C’bon Textiles

JEAN CARBON – C’BON TEXTILES My passion is fabric!  Its history and origins and the many ways it can be patterned, coloured and decorated to create garments or works of art.   I predominantly use the ancient resist dyeing technique of Shibori and clamping to pattern silk fabrics.   While this form of dyeing is very labour intensive it allows me to be specific…

Karin Bettley

KARIN BETTLEY Karin Bettley is a ceramic artist living in coastal Raglan. A love of nature, people and a sense of landscape, mood and movement is evident in her work which is both hand built and thrown on the wheel. Karin makes both sculptural pieces and homewares. “So often I am at the heart of…

Marise Rarere

MARISE RARERE AT THE SHED Ngati Ranginui / Pakeha   MFA (Painting/Sculpture), RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia BMA, (Wintec), Hamilton   Marise is a full-time artist. She lives at Whale Bay with husband Mike, close to the special surfing spots. Recently Marise has shifted in to her current  base  on Hills Road / Marise @ mahi.…

Mary Spacapan

MARY SPACAPAN Mary Spacapan, an artist deeply connected to the land and unearthing her indigenous North American [Mohawk] heritage, brings a unique perspective to the canvas. Born to US-Canadian parents, Mary’s journey has taken her from the United States to Aotearoa New Zealand, where she now calls home. She believes it right to acknowledge her…