STUDIO O STUDIO O is the creative work of Fleur Rubingh. The work has been created using mixed media; digital illustrations, pencil, acrylics and film photography. The simple things in life drive my creativity, like a moment of joy when we come together and shared experiences. My work is always evolving and ever changing like…
SHORTYDUBS Shortydubs is an urban, contemporary artist based in Raglan. His unique style combines street and pop art with brutalist design and storytelling elements. His works often feature bold colours and characters and explore themes of human value and experience from historical events. Shortydubs’ creative process centres around his complex stencils and mixed media on textured canvases. His…
SARAH BING I build large ceramic sculptures and throw and handbuild functional pieces. I also make tiles for kitchens and bathrooms by commission, and hold private classes in my home studio. I started 10 years ago and was immediately obsessed as soon as I touched clay. It feels like the perfect medium because you can…
RAGLAN LIFE DRAWING GROUP The Raglan Life Drawing Group, run by Dominique Marriott, meets up every Tuesday night to paint and draw from a nude live model. The regular sessions cultivate a lively atmosphere where artists delve deeply into the study of the human figure and produce dynamic artwork in the moment. Artworks created in…
MEGAN HOCKLY Megan is a teacher and artist based in Raglan. She creates stories and characters using a range of techniques and materials. After a stint as a Textiles teacher, Megan has been drawn to using needle and thread to construct three dimensional characters. Paper mache has also provided a medium to create scenes she…
LUCY GALBRAITH Lucy Galbraith is a full time contemporary artist based in Raglan. Working mostly with oil paint, Lucy’s pieces play with nostalgia drawn from growing up in a small town that didn’t seem to know if it was a coastal retreat, retirement village or bogan paradise. Before moving to Raglan, Lucy exhibited in Wellington…
FELIPE QUERIQUELLI Nanci and John had a forbidden love. Felipe was born. He played on the farm with his grandfather and learned to ride horses at three. At three years old he broke his arm riding a horse. He did theater in his teens and thought he would be a good lawyer, gave up halfway…
ELSA LYE Elsa works intuitively to express the spirit of place/life through the magic of paint and clay. Elsa Lye (MFA hon) “my creative process is still a magical mystery that enthralls me, being surprised, seeing with new eyes. To somehow express the freedom, the energy, the pull of the tide, the shades of black…
DOUG FORD AT MADE GALLERY Doug Ford paints from his imagination. What he has seen and where he has been he translates through his brush – his emotions and feelings about a place onto a canvas. Whether it will be a wooden cut-out native bird, a painted driftwood head, a recycled brushhead or a stunning…
DOMINIQUE MARRIOTT Dominique Marriott specialises in life drawing and is renowned for her minimalistic nude paintings created with sumi ink and calligraphy brushes. She takes a bold and uninhibited approach to capture the essence of the human form. Her work reflects a deep appreciation for simplicity, energy, and the intrinsic beauty of the body. Guided…