Organics is Where the Business Is

In clever business hands driven by a green philosophical approach New Zealanders should see organic food and products become more available and much more affordable. Peter Kraus, head of PK Group has long held green interests, maintaining significant organic gardens and orchards on his own property. He also has other arenas of interest – he […]

The Original Hundertwasser Project – Jo Hardy (Joanne McNeill)

This article was published in the Northern Advocate’s Weekend Features section, 48 Hours, 15 July 2017. It’s an interview with Jo Hardy about her involvement with the original Hundertwasser project in the early 1990s. The Jo Hardy restrospective, Not Now Apocalypse, is still running at the Whangarei Art Museum in the Town Basin until 20 August. A […]

Chris Talbot Wilkie – Loss and Redemption

Chris Talbot Wilkie is respected for his oil paintings and drawings which frequently deal with New Zealandness – landscapes infused with lost species and ghostly ancestry – but it was producing immense murals which initially distinguished him. His art is also the story of a small town New Zealand boy whose interests became powerful statements […]

Claire Delaney – Art As Story

  As memories distort into stories, time becomes less linear and everything overlaps – Claire Delaney   The story starts here is tattooed on Claire’s forearm, a reminder that the story starts and stops with her. “My past is my story,” says Claire Delaney, (formerly Hey, née Wilson). “It has shaped who I am now […]

Little Wing – Modern Heirloom Book

                  Modern Family Heirloom Designed for Coming Generations Illustrated with magically convoluted line drawings, Little Wing is a fairy-tale for all ages about following dreams.  A stuck wing means flight is impossible if the idea of unsticking it seems incredible. Claire Delaney is a full-time artist. She […]