motuti crew

This is where I led  a design for tourism workshop recently - Motuti Marae. We're starting with tourism product 101 - the tee- shirt !
Really talented crew - naturally will keep you posted.
                                  


                                  

tapa modern

                                  The eternal Outpost  slip dress - made in a vintage tapa print cloth embellished with sixties gold trim -  i like the way it works with the detail in this painting - which is one of my favourites from  Barbara Strathdee's Riffs   and Transitions series.
                                 
                                   
                                 

                                 

 
                              

teddy and pink princess

     this teddy shot was  styled and taken by this  perfect pink princess

nga puhi pride

It was a very quick dash in the late afternoon at the Nga Puhi festival in Kaikohe.

I watchin' U

                                   detail from exterior of Waitangi marae

marae et maison

For those of you who have not yet been to the Waitangi Treaty grounds -  these are two buildings that  sit  sort of next to each other.
                               

hat and smile

front and back

 

waitangi warriors

   We were on the beach when the waka came in

  and stayed to enjoy the haka.

waitangi 2010

Waitangi Day is a great day out  for people spotting and food tasting. This year there were very many  food stalls - I lucked out  and chose the right one (long queue of locals was a  giveaway) and tasted a

fresh mussel fritter that was so delicious, I don't care if I ever taste one again - also amazing was the creamy  kina soup with fried bread. If you are ever in Northland in the begining of February - Waitangi is where you want  to be!