This series talks to a connection to tide, land and sea and the abundance of Rangihoua awa and Putiki Bay where Esther McDonalds Turangawaiwai sits. Underneath the maunga Te Putiki O Kahumatamoemoe. These works individually depict the eco system of the waterway. A homage to Esther Mcdonald’s matua who carefully tend to the whenua and celebrate each harvest with care, dedication and the passing down of knowledge.
This large deep bowl is thrown on the pottery wheel in a brutalist clay and covered in iron rich paru from Te Huruhi on Waiheke Island Ngāti Paoa whenua, hand carved with repeating niho taniwha patterns which talks about protection, strength, guardianship, leadership, resilience, unity and whakapapa. Depicting the shark and talking to the diverse ecosystem of Putiki bay, Tikapa Moana and the wider Motu.
Glazed in bespoke torea pango glaze,
This bowl is 33cm wide and 12cm tall
10% of sales will go towards kaupapa māori here on Waiheke Island.
