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October 16 & 17 Art studios and spaces from Pohangina to Foxton and everywhere in between
Welcome to the 2021 Art Trail.
At Square Edge Community Arts, the mission statement in our recently
revised strategic plan reads “connecting our city with memorable arts
ICONS IN THIS GUIDE encounters” and this is exactly what Art Trail sets out to do. Fast becoming
a major annual event in the city’s arts calendar, Art Trail brings together
Wheelchair access artists from within our community to showcase their work at various venues
to the wider community.
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We are grateful to our sponsors who have helped make this year’s Art Trail
Lift possible – Palmerston North City Council, Manawatū District Council, and to
our partner Caccia Birch House.
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Make a weekend of it – visit all the venues to see what’s on offer and enjoy
Coffee the exceptional creative talent that contributes to the vast tapestry that
makes up our city. You might even find that piece you’ve been looking for!
Parking
Roger Buchanan
Board chair
communityarts.org.nz
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Art Trail Manawatū 2021 is the fifth to be held within our
region. Through this event we celebrate the tenacity of
our arts community and acknowledge the critical role that
creatives in all disciplines play in upholding, inspiring, and
supporting others.
With the necessity of a second nationwide Covid lockdown, and the impact of
this on the livelihoods of many artists, the importance of supporting our local
Manawatū arts community is even more significant.
In 2017, the first Art Trail Manawatū was instigated. Its intention was to
profile and support the diversity of creative practice being undertaken within
our region, offering opportunities for artists and visitors to connect. While
the original intent of this yearly event has not changed, the method that it is
delivered in has had to. 2020 saw the instigation of a ‘virtual’ art trail which
now runs alongside the physical trail, offering a very necessary alternative.
Visitors can now access our website to take ‘virtual studio’ tours, view artists’
profiles, and purchase artworks online, and (if a physical trail is possible) use
this information to plan their routes.
Over 120 individuals, including artists, the Square Edge Team, our design
team, and workshop tutors have been working for many months in
preparation for this event. Art Trail Manawatū 2021 is our community’s
opportunity to acknowledge the dedication, skill, long hours, and sheer
hard work required. On behalf of the artists involved in this year’s trail, I am
delighted to invite you into their studios and spaces.
nga mihi mahana
Dr Karen Seccombe
Artistic Director, Square Edge Community Arts
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Your chance to
COLOURS IN THIS GUIDE
Square Edge
WIN!
Caccia Birch
Palmerston North
Feilding
Ashhurst and Pohangina
Foxton
Collect 6 different coloured
dots – one from each region
in the 2021 Art Trail – attach
them to the entry form at the Prize package includes:
back of this guide and go into
• A selection of artwork by Square
the draw to win a $700 prize Shop artist ÉMILIE GÉANT,
package! including a painting ‘Letting Go’
valued at $550, a Print $119, and
Notebook $20
• A Square Edge t-shirt with
artwork by TOM TURNER valued
at $50
Leave your completed entry forms
in the drop box at Square Edge Arts
Centre, or scan and email them to us to
add to the draw: reception@ca.org.nz
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Friday 8th October
5.30pm
Square Edge
exhibition opening event * The Art Trail Mix exhibition opening will
take place at 5.30pm on Friday 8th of
October (the week before the Art Trail
itself). This is a showcase of works
from each of the participating artists
held at Square Edge Arts Centre.
The opening event will include
music, dance, and a live drawing
performance by well-known local
artist Naga Tsutsumi. This is a great
opportunity to view works in person,
pick up a trail guide book/ maps and
see large format videos of our artists
working in their own studio spaces.
Online artist profiles and works for
sale will also be live on our website
from this date. The exhibition remains
up from October 8th to 28th.
* This event is subject to Covid 19 restrictions
in place at the time. Please keep an eye on our
Facebook pages for updates.
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GROUND FLOOR
Square Edge Arts Ground Floor
Centre 1. The Square Shop
Square Edge office
47 the Square Palmerston North 06 241 8444
reception@ca.org.nz
SquareShop
GALLERY Stocking a range of works by 36 local
Square Edge Arts Centre is the Art Trail artists, including pottery, paintings,
Manawatū 2021 starting point. Pick up drawings, cyanotype and eco prints,
your trail guidebook here and visit the textiles, jewellery, and handmade
‘Trail Mix’ exhibition, showcasing works FX THEATRE
books. Items are priced to suit all
from each of the participating artists budgets - from a beautiful investment
in one place. Works are available for piece to a small gift for a friend. Our
purchase from the Square Shop. shop kaupapa or philosophy is to
The 2021 ‘Trail Mix’ showcase exhibition support, sustain and promote the work
opens on October 8th– the Friday before and careers of our shop artists, and
the art trail weekend – and will remain to offer high quality local handmade
open for viewing until October 28th. artworks for sale.
Well-known local artist Naga Tsutsumi
will be live drawing at the opening 4 5
event on from 5.30pm. All artists and THE
WORKSHOP
supporters are welcome to attend. SPACE
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SQUARE
SHOP 1
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THE WORKSHOP SPACE
2. Val Jones 3. Shitimmaartist 4. Jessica Philbrick
021 053 0270 021 433 111 027 399 9603
val.jones@msn.com serenadeane29@gmail.com jess.ashleymc@gmail.com
www.shit-imma-artist.com www.j-philbrickartist.com
A self-taught artist from Foxton Beach
Val works in acrylic paint and inks, Serena, better known as Shit-Imma- Jessica is a New Zealand based
on canvas and board. She paints Artist, is a young artist slowly growing feminist artist. Shortly after graduating
from nature - birds, flowers, trees, her audience and profile as she works from the Elam School of Fine Arts,
seascapes, and landscapes, with the to create dope street wear, upcycled Jessica was nominated as a finalist for
paintings developing as she progresses. items, and just all around art. She the NZ Emerging Artist Awards for her
While she occasionally works from enjoys surrealism and overall trippy 2018 photographic series ‘Performing
photographs, she always has her own vibes and bases a lot of her artwork Femininity’. She has shown work
take on things. Come in and see Val around things she likes. across New Zealand and in Berlin,
painting live on the day. Germany. Jessica works in oil paint
and photography with the construct of
femininity through appearances and
domestic spaces, within a feminine
colour palette. Her works offer a
reflection on domestic spaces which is
nostalgic and poignant.
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THE WORKSHOP SPACE FIRST FLOOR
First Floor
5. Lisa Taylor 6. Rachael Smith
027 696 4538 Studio 102
lisataylor37@xtra.co.nz 022 618 9644
www.lisataylor.co.nz raheraphotography@gmail.com
www.raheraphotography.com
Lisa Taylor has been painting for most
Open 10am-4pm on Saturday 16 only
of her adult life, turning her full attention
to the arts 20 years ago. Working Rachael is a fine art photographer and
predominantly with acrylics, she also printer. She creates images of beauty
includes a variety of other media, in the everyday, viewing image making
and experiments with more unusual as an escape, a release, a means of
substances, to achieve a different level disengaging and reengaging with the
of feel and depth. While Lisa’s style world around her. She has a master’s
is varied, landscapes and abstract degree in fine arts, in contemporary art,
paintings make up much of her work. and is an Ilford Master, Sony NZ Digital
She believes “the key to great artwork Imaging Advocate, and NZIPP Master
is awareness”. Lisa has won several 8 of Photography with 1 gold bar.
awards and taken part in exhibitions
Rachael will be running 30-minute abstract
throughout New Zealand.
photography classes using Intentional
Camera Movement (ICM) for $20 pp on
the day. Bookings are required.
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Second Floor
7. Robyn Laing 8. Art of Framing
Keith Stewart
Studio 104
021 267 8328 Studio 115
Robynplaing@gmail.com 027 447 5927
keith@artofframing.co.nz
Artistic development was encouraged
www.artofframing.co.nz
throughout Robyn’s youth and has
remained a sustaining influence, Keith Stewart is an internationally
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despite several years working outside qualified picture framer holding the
the arts. In more recent years Robyn qualification of Certified Picture
returned to study, completing a Framer, CPF, from the USA and Guild
Bachelor of Visual Arts and establishing Commended Framer, GCF, from the UK.
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her painting studio. While she is His studio is a framing workshop where
essentially a figurative artist, her work he offers an interactive consulting &
covers a variety of themes, and she designing process for the best way to 11
enjoys experimenting with artistic frame someone’s treasured artwork.
ideas, portraiture, and classical floral He also offers courses tailored to meet
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representation. She works in acrylics peoples’ requirements to gain skills and
and watercolour. knowledge in their area of interest about
various aspects of picture framing.
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SECOND FLOOR
9. Michele Theobold 10. Cheleigh Dunkerton 11. Ken Thomas
Artist and Creative Arts Therapist
Studio 201 Studio 205
027 507 1877 Studio 203 027 229 7205
theos25@xtra.co.nz 022 370 1602 ken.thomastheartist@gmail.com
Michele-Theobold-Artist cheleigh-anne@hotmail.com
Ken is a heritage artist working in oil,
micheletheoboldartist cheleigh_anne
pen, and ink. His work seeks to enable
Coming from a very creative family, An artist and registered arts therapist us to journey back into the past - as a
Michele Theobold discovered an early Cheleigh’s art is inspired by her participant and not simply a spectator.
passion for painting. She is inspired connection with the natural environment Aircraft often appear in his works. Ken
by nature, works in paint and mixed and the human experience. Painting, is a visual storyteller currently working
media, and enjoys creating original stitching fabric, or making a mandala on several studies of the famed spitfire.
compositions that capture expression, with fallen leaves- a sense of playfulness
movement, and the mood of the New lies at the heart of her work. Cheleigh
Zealand landscape. is also passionate about supporting
people to access their innate creativity
and improve their wellbeing. Come along,
have a free play with materials, and find
out what arts therapy is. Paintings, prints,
drawings, and sculptures will be available
for purchase.
1012. Colin Hoare 13. Locke Pikah 14.Daphne Simons
Studio 206 Studio 207b Studio 207b
0274516627 lockepickah@gmail.com 027 380 0279
displico.signs@inspire.net.nz daphnejasminesimons@gmail.com
Locke Pikah is a multidisciplinary artist
#colin-hoare-art www.daphnesimons.com
who is a fourth year student at Massey
Colin Hoare is a well-known self-taught University studying Māori Visual Arts. Daphne Simons is a multi-disciplinary
impressionist artist from the Manawatū. Inspired by protests and activism, Locke artist who works with drawing,
Known for his realistic portrait paintings currently resides at Marukaikuru (Shelly printmaking, sculpture, film-making,
and pen and watercolour wash Bay) where they craft art from found and performance. Their work is mostly
drawings, Colin’s most recent success objects. collaborative and uses humour and
was being selected into the finals for absurdity to research areas such as;
the Adam Portraiture awards for his cinematic production conventions, the
‘Brothers’ piece. lineages of Ridiculous camp theatre,
non-human character construction and
queer speculative writing processes.
11IN THE GROUNDS
Caccia Birch Grounds &
House Coachhouse Kimbolton Arts and Sculpture Trust
www.ruralart.nz
130 Te Awe Awe Street Kimbolton Sculpture Festival
Palmerston North kimsculpture
The Kimbolton Sculpture Festival
organisers will once again have a
number of sculptures on display at the
A Category 1 Historic Places Trust PN Community Arts Trail. The sculptors
listing, Caccia Birch house is set displaying sculptures at the Arts Trail
in three acres of gardens with are Roger Thompson and Tony Waugh.
protected trees and views over the
Next year’s festival will be held on
Hokowhitu lagoon. CACCIA
BIRCH Saturday April 2nd 2022 and promises
Several artists will be housed in this
HOUSE
1 to be better than ever.
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beautiful venue – both inside and 3 COACH
HOUSE The organisers are hard at work
around the gardens. Bring a picnic,
preparing another program of activities
buy a coffee from Ebony Coffee on
and entertainment for the next festival.
the ground floor, stop at one of our
food trucks, and spend a few hours MAIN LAWN
enjoying a wide range of works and
a chance to meet the makers.
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Pottery, sculpture, and live burning
1. Michael Angelo 2. Ngaire from Burnt Offerings 3. Suzanne McAllen Pottery
027 672 6435 (text only) 027 829 8356 021 163 9396
MichaelAngelo burntofferings2013@xtra.co.nz suz@inspire.net.nz
burntofferingsnz www.suzannemcallen.co.nz
Carving is part of Michael Angelo’s
burntofferingsnz
Ngāti Wharekōkōwai, Ngāti Kahungunu With a passion for individual and rustic
and Tūhoe whakapapa. Although Ngaire is an artist who specialises in tableware potter Suzanne McAllen
he had never tried carving before, upcycling second hand finds by etching believes that function, creativity, and a
an invitation from Tony Kāpua at mirror and stone and burning onto good aesthetic are important. Suzanne
Papaiouru Marae in 1999 demonstrated wood to create one-off unique pieces of trained with Mirek Smisek (OBE) in
his natural ability and led to 6 months art. Ngaire will be ‘live burning’ over the Te Horo for about 5 years Her works
further training with Tūhoe Tuata at arts trail weekend – come along and include old-school, functional, farm-
Mihiroa Marae. His carving style is watch this fascinating process. house kitchen pieces that translate from
unique, unplanned, and comes from his oven to table. Her works have vitality
soul, guided by the spiritual aspects of and warmth with a modern touch.
nature. Suzanne is also starting to sculpt and
create outdoor garden works.
13Ground Floor GROUND FLOOR
4. FJS-art (Fabienne Joni Sopacua) 5. Adele DuBarry
022 426 2017 adeledubarry@gmail.com
fjsopacua@gmail.com adeledubarryartist
www.fjs-art.com
I was part of the 2020 Whanganui
FJSart fjs_art
Open Studio. It was the first time I had
By paying attention to details and participated, and it was with some
15 especially to the eyes Fabienne is trying trepidation I opened the studio doors
to capture the soul of every human to visitors. It was a great success for
16 or animal that she draws. Fabienne many reasons - good conversations
tries to capture the soul of every living about all things arty, praise for my
creature she draws or paints. This work and plenty of pieces went off to
years collection of works is entitled new homes. It is an intense weekend,
13 14 18 “Endangered” and is aimed to bring but well worth it.
awareness of the beauty our planet
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responsibility for ensuring we don’t
10 lose it. “Unless someone like you cares
11 a whole awful lot, nothing is going to
change, it’s not” (the Lorax, Dr Seuss).
Whanganui Guest Artist -
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RECEPTION
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146. David Traub 7. Marcus Ingley 8. Darren Wallace
(aka Grumpy Darren)
021 113 7970 021 368 289
david.traub5@gmail.com marcus.ingley@gmail.com 021 995 149
david.traub5 darrenwallaceart@gmail.com
Marcus discovered glassblowing at
www.glass-newzealand.co.nz www.darrenwallace.art
the age of 50. He fell in love with hot
Open Saturday only
David Traub started making glass glass as means of expressing colour
in 1972. He works in blown, fused and form, with some pieces also Primarily a portrait painter of people
and slumped glass from his studio in incorporating bronze. He has a strong and pets, Darren undertakes land
Wanganui. His work spans a range affinity for natural and geometric forms. and cityscapes – which will also often
from domestic to sculptural objects and He allows the glass to come to together have people in them. A professional
is inspired by many things, including as it will without forcing a particular artist since 2020 Darren works on
paintings and textiles. David has been shape, embedding tessellating patterns commission-based work, more recently
the recipient of the prestigious Cavalier on the surface of cylindrical bodies, adding re-prints to his repertoire. His
New Zealand Artists in Glass award, and exploring working with cast lead alter-ego “Grumpy Darren” was a
and his work is held in numerous public Crystal glass. Lacking the urgency of radio broadcaster of 33 years. Grumpy
and private collections across the world. glassblowing, casting offers Marcus the Darren is the “Fun Artist” who loves
David will be building a platter over the opportunity to use his background as cartooning, illustrations, pop culture art,
trail weekend. a mechanical engineer to design and and passing on his art skills.
refine repeatable forms.
Whanganui Guest Artist -
PNCC Artist Exchange Pilot
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9. Belinda Paton 10. Sandra Douglas 11. Michele Edmondson
022 072 5517 027 259 2268 027 524 7453
opalskydancer@yahoo.co.nz thedougys@xtra.co.nz whalepainter@gmail.com
www.belindapatoncreations.co.nz sandradougy
A self-taught artist who loves nothing
www.fjs-art.com
Sandra has been an artist since the first better than to be surrounded by paint
Belinda Paton Creations
moment her fingers wrapped around a and all things creative, Michelle works
Belinda has been a full-time artist since crayon. Art has been her ‘happy place’ in acrylics, mixed media, and gouache.
she graduated from art school in New ever since. With a Bachelor of Applied When she creates, she wants to tell a
Zealand in 1992. She has exhibited Visual Imaging (majoring in Animation) story, to elicit conversation, and to have
extensively throughout New Zealand Sandra loves the focus and repetition the viewer engage with her work on
and Australia has won many awards involved in finely detailed graphite work their level. For Michelle it is about who
for her work. Clay is her number one - the monotone allows her to explore she is as an artist. Her art is a journey
medium – she loves the freedom the power of the composition and space and her voice.
of form it offers for her whimsical around the subject. Four years ago, she
enchanted creations, but she also loves took part in ‘The Sketchbook Project’
the vibrancy and translucency paint - curated by The Brooklyn Art Library -
offers her. Inspired by the spirituality of where she became hooked on creating
ancestors, myths, legends, and symbols slightly surreal ink drawings with
Belinda enjoys nature and creating swirling, complex lines, hand-drawn
quirky unique works. details, and gold embellishments.
1612. Ro Clarke 13. Judith Balchin 14.Jin Hou
06 356 8350 06 357 4405 021 185 5808
raclarke@xtra.co.nz judestextileart@gmail.com jinangle@hotmail.com
Judes Textile Art www.jinhouartist.com
Rosemary enjoys painting subjects that
appeal to her at the time, so her work is Judith Balchin is inspired by our native Born in Beijing China, Jin Hou came
quite eclectic. Many ways illustrative in land. Known for creating miniature to New Zealand in 2002. She is
style her acrylic works has a whimsical scenes of New Zealand using textiles, a watercolour painter who has a
and nostalgic flavour. She aims to threads, acrylic paint and paper, she Bachelor’s in Mass Media from the
impart a sense of fun and make people enhances her work with machine and University of Canterbury. Jin takes
smile. hand embroidery. In 2019 she also inspiration from travel and meditation.
developed an interest in using botanical For her painting allows her to express
plant and gelli printing. herself and communicate with others.
When she is painting, she puts her
thoughts energy, emotions and feeling
into what she does. Jin’s endeavour is
to construct paintings that can trigger
memory and emotion, bringing viewers
love, peace and light.
17GROUND FLOOR
15.Ali Hale Tilley 16. Gill Allen 17. MS Central Districts Art Group
+64 632 74108 021 155 5340 357 3188
iconic.artspace@gmail.com gillsartspot@gmail.com mmss@inspire.net.nz
www.sadhanayoganz.com www.gillallen.co.nz
Artists Therese Cox, Jude Spanhake,
Working in acrylics, gouache, and Working in soft pastel and charcoal Gill Helen Sutherland, Maree Mander,
oils, Ali Hale Tilley paints vivid images will be demonstrating her process over Jenny Eaton, Gail Gough, Shayne
that explore narrative themes of how the art trail weekend. Ball, and Peri Leader form the MS
perception, politics, and spirituality Central Districts Art Group. Working in
interrelate. She is the artist in residence watercolour and acrylic paint the MS
at Iconic Art Space in Marton. Art Group has been operating for the
past 14 years in Palmerston North. The
group meets once a week and annually
exhibits their mixed media work.
18First Floor FIRST FLOOR
18. Rom Rudzki 19. Paul Lyons
021 783 954 06 358 7688
rom@export.ac.nz palmiepaul@gmail.com
www.prealism.com www.paintings.nz
Working in acrylic ink and paint, Rom Having shown precisely zero talent at
is the Founder of two art movements: 20 art in his youth, Paul unaccountably
Farbism and Prealism. Prealism 19 started painting watercolours at the
liberates the artist from their own ego age of forty.
through a process of kenosis (emptying
In recent years, he has had several
of the self) allowing pictures to emerge 21 solo exhibitions, been exhibited at the
from their own inherent potential. Rom
New Zealand Academy of Fine Art,
is also an author of art books including
been Guest Artist at the Art Expo in
‘Secrets of the Artists’ (available from
Palmerston North. About a year ago he
the Square Edge shop) and is a Member 22
23 adopted a minimalist approach, ditching
of the New Zealand Society of Authors.
all his expensive paintbrushes and
scores of tubes of paint. Now, with an
old credit card, he paints watercolours
with a maximum of four colours, and
they have developed a greater vibrancy
24 and presence than ever before.
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19FIRST FLOOR
20. Scott Oliver 21. Susan Jestin 22. Jacinda Setiawan
021 153 3185 021 160 5642 021 023 46155
karmacruz1980@gmail.com jestintime@xtra.co.nz jacinda.setiawan@gmail.com
jacindasetiawan
Scott Oliver has drawn most of his life. For most of her life on and off Susan
He started painting after lockdown Jestin has had a love for painting and Using acrylic ink, acrylic, alcohol ink,
last year and is loving the process. drawing. Over the last 2 1/2 years watercolour, charcoal, gold foil Jacinda’s
As an artist he feels he is still finding she has developed an obsession for focus is on the pursuit of beauty, grace,
himself, working most recently with the painting rocks/ stones as she feels & wonder through high flow alchemic
beautiful fluidity of pour works. the stones have their own story to processing.
tell. Showing the beauty of nature
through their shape and texture, and
becoming shop fronts, people’s pets,
and buildings. Her works can be used
as garden or indoor ornaments, paper
weights, bookends or door stops.
2023. Keely Eastwood & Bradley Mosen 24. Rachel Stockley 25. Val Kenwood Harrison
021 202 3224 027 339 0131 06 355 0509
keeley_eastwood@hotmail.com paulstockleynz@hotmail.com shandchina@xtra.co.nz
KeeleyEastwoodArtistPrintmaker
Calling herself an ‘Art Gypsy’ Rachel is A painter and tutor of porcelain for
Keeley Eastwood describes herself a continual student of art. many years Val Kenward-Harrison
as a Yorkshire-born / New Zealand- recently decided to try oils- which she
Who wanders between Printmaking,
based emerging artist / printmaker who is loving. Lockdown 2020 saw her
Painting, Jewellery, Sculpture, Kiln
enjoys playing with the myriad forms exploring watercolour, but she feels
Formed Glass, Bronze and Altered
of printmaking. She has recently come more comfortable working with the
books. Jewellery is her outlet to
to love the results that can be achieved nature of oil paint. Her favourite subject
deconstruct and reuse materials that
through creating handmade ‘drypoint’ matter includes flowers, and animals –
would otherwise be discarded.
prints and then hand-colouring them. particularly cows and sheep.
From an early age, following in his Currently she is focusing on improving
maternal grandfather’s footsteps, her painting and printmaking.
Bradley Mosen has had a love of
Her greatest pleasure comes from
photography. His inspirations include
learning and enjoying shared
nature and the natural landscape.
experiences with other artists.
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22 21. Dr Laurence Gatehouse 2. Serena Mercer 3. Anne Morris
6 Kent Crescent 21 Ridgeview Road, Aokautere 863 Milson Line
06 3565805 027 406 8156 027 240 2904
redcrocodile.nz@gmail.com 30glassart@gmail.com annemorris@xtra.co.nz
annemorrisart.co.nz
Laurence Gatehouse is a handweaver A self-taught glass artist, Serena works
Open Saturday only
of rugs, using traditional materials in fused and flame-worked glass from
and techniques. His designs involve her home studio in Aokautere. She also Anne Morris is a painter of landscapes
either small repetitive patterns or larger teaches classes in fusing, Serena will and portraits. Her current collection
scale compositions more suited to be demonstrating basic glass cutting “land of the forests, swamps and
distance viewing. Laurence develops techniques over the trail weekend. lagoons” explores where we have come
his designs himself and prefers to Come along and have a go free of from, and how we have shaped our
produce functional pieces. He prefers charge. country, our land and our dwellings.
strong colours and earth tones and
enjoys dying his own materials. His
designs centre around his training as a
scientist – representing these at both a
visual and conceptual level. Laurence
will have his big loom set up and will
demonstrate the weaving process.
234. Froyle Davies 5. Vonnie Sterritt 6. Te Whatu Raranga O Highbury
Weavers
Palmy 31 – 31 Ngata Street The Art Studio
022 322 8711 791 Main Street Highbury Shopping Centre
froyle@froyleart.com 027 246 8043 119 Highbury Ave
www.froyleart.com vonniesterritt@gmail.com 021 209 2803
Froyleart www.artsterritt.com highburyweavers@outlook.com
Highburyweavers
Creating beautiful, vibrant paintings A landscape artist for the most part,
Froyle’s work sparks an energy that Vonnie has a liking for the parochial, Te Whatu O Raranga O Highbury
speaks courage directly to the soul. and a love of colour, atmosphere and Weavers are a group of weavers
Finding her way home to her place light. Vonnie will be painting over the using traditional Maori weaving skills
of origin and understanding where weekend – pop in and chat to her as in both traditional and contemporary
she belongs has revealed a sense of she works. materials. The group’s aim is to uphold
identity and value for Froyle. An artist the mana and tikanga of traditional
for over 25 years her paintings capture Maori weaving and to participate in,
the moments and expressions that and promote, activities that involve
celebrate life. Varying in scale every and enhance the wider community. It
original piece offers the opportunity to was the foresight and love of weaving
experience the love, hope and sense of that the late Yvonne Marshall QSM
freedom infused by the artist. brought to the founding of Te Whatu O
Highbury Weavers, and the group has
thrived since this time, creating, and
inspiring many fine weavers.
241. Suzi Brown Glass 2. Thistleburn Pottery
Ochre Arts 027 314 3607
suzi@suzibrownglass.co.nz
suzibrownglass.co.nz
Carla Woollaston
027 283 7662
carla@fluffymilk.com
fluffymilk.com
Glass artist Suzi Brown provides
Shop 2 the Gap 101 Arcade
restoration, design and build services Carla Woollaston is a mud novice
89 Broadway Ave
in stained glass, using both lead and who has a fascination for process.
copper foil methods. Between making Cast porcelain shapes with a nod to
windows she designs and creates childhood recollections are a staple for
unique handcrafted glass art for the trails and tribulations of glazing
giftware and décor. Suzi also hosts ideas. Her scrafitto explorations take
workshops. Her studio shop stocks a her back to print and sketching styles.
groovy selection of new and reclaimed Carla will be undertaking porcelain
glass, tooling and materials for your casting demonstrations throughout the
own glass art needs. This is a great weekend.
place for leadlighters and mosaic artists
to find treasures.
253. Eddie McKay
021 506 726
eddie@bridgingthegap.co.nz
suzibrownglass.co.nz/page/597858
Te Manawa Look.See.Think.
326 Main Street,
Eddie McKay started cutting glass in
a secondary school workshop many
Palmerston North
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years ago. As a student he created Te Manawa Art Gallery
suncatchers, clock faces and chimes 326 Main Street
selling these at markets. Cutting glass
Sun 17 October:
and creating pieces of art has always
10am, 11.15am, 12.30pm
been a calming creative outlet for him.
After working the education sector Limited places, bookings essential:
for over 2 decades Eddie has taken www.surveymonkey.com/r/
account of what he needs to be happy. TXWLHLJ
He is now a part time leadlighter, part
Have you ever wondered what is
time glass artist and he enjoys every
stored in the vaults of our art gallery?
moment. A suncatcher workshop will be
Join members of the Manawatū Art
held over the trail weekend.
Collection for a one-hour behind-the-
scenes visit, involving ‘four ways of
looking at art’.
26Snails; Artist Run Space
103 Taonui Street, Palmerston North Downstairs is Tiny Club, a collective of Kirsty Porter Shifting Ground
+64 22 492 8044 electronica-based musicians and artists.
Kirsty is a painter, musician, educator,
snailspalmy@gmail.com Snails is inclusive, vibrant, and bound by
activist and Mother. She studied
snailsartistrunspace a need for community and expression.
painting at RMIT (Melbourne) and UCOL
Snails studio artists include: Sarah (Whanganui) and maintains a painting
Bingle, Kirsty Porter, Chris Lambert, practice out of a studio at Snails Artist
Deano Shirriffs, Pania Molloy, Jacks, and Run Space.
Snails: Artist Run Space houses several Tiny Club
This year she was lucky enough to
artists with backgrounds in different
Check out their Facebook page or call in receive a generous grant from the Earle
disciplines; painters, film makers,
over the weekend for sound and music Creativity Trust which allowed her the
tattoo, textiles, collage, sound and
performances. time to focus her work into a single
beyond. ‘Snails’ is also an original music
body called Shifting Ground.
venue, a popular ‘stop off’ for the more
adventurous bands and musicians in Though none of the works in Shifting
Aotearoa. Their top floor is split into Ground are for sale there will be small
Gallery space, delivering a different works on paper available at reasonable
show each month, and a performance prices.
lounge for music and live acts.
27Friday 15th & Saturday 16th October Friday 22nd & Saturday 23rd October
SwampFest 21 409 Church Street, Palmerston North
7:30 - 9:30PM
The Stomach
84 Lombard Street, Palmerston North
Morphology: A study of shape and form 8:00 - 11:30PM
Creative Sounds Society is a non-
through music and visuals. Across two
profit organisation dedicated to the Live, loud and all-local: A diverse line-up
nights the inner ceilings and walls of
encouragement of creative musical, of our region’s finest original musicians
409 Church Street will flex with light and
artistic, and performance activities. For covering a range of genres over two
sound as large scale projection mapping
over 30 years we’ve run an all-ages nights. The Stomach is one of the best
images and graphics blend with a
venue, recording studio and rehearsal places in Aotearoa to see original music.
collection of musical envelope explorers
spaces affectionately known as The Since its inception in 1988 The Stomach
from Te Papaioea. researchintospeed
Stomach in Palmerston North. has been home to the weird and
has curated a diverse and accessible
wonderful. The Stomach prides itself on
For over 15 years SwampFest has music line-up with a separate sonic
being all-ages and accessible, ensuring
been Palmerston North’s all-original focus each night; Fri Oct 15th will feature
that everyone, young and old, can
music festival, showcasing some of the guitar/bass/drums, while Sat 16th is
experience the best live original music.
freshest original music created right here all about the electronic, with hardware
by local musicians. Each year Creative synths and modular set ups on show.
Sounds Society gathers up a diverse and
genre defying line-up of local musicians
Photo credits: Katie Cheer and Fraser Williams.
and collaborates with all-ages and
accessible venues. SwampFest features
quality performances and production
from our best musicians.
SwamFest21 Passes will be available
via UnderTheRadar or at the shows. All
shows are All-Ages accessible.
SwampFest21 is brought to you thanks
to the support of Creative Sounds
Society, The Stomach, Palmerston North
City Council, Audio Progress Ltd, Radio
Control 99.4FM and 409.
281.
Feilding The Art Studio and Gallery -
Joe McMenamin
51a Fergusson Street
027 303 6974
mrjoemcmenamin@gmail.com
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Joe McMenamin is a painter and
printmaker. The flowing organic
patterns that ripple through his murals,
acrylic painting and pen and ink works
have won him a following throughout
New Zealand. Joe has a Bachelor of
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104 Manchester Street 12 Cherry Place 24 Campbell Street
06 323 2323 021 123 8261 027 610 2654
art@fadas.co.nz ktaylor.innz@gmail.com suejames@suejamesdesign.co.nz
feildingartsociety.com karensinclairartworks www.jamesjamesdesign.co.nz
jamesjamesdesign
As an arts society FADAS showcase Self-taught multi-disciplinary artist
works of many local artists. They run Karen Sinclair has a love for colour, You will find an eclectic mix of work in
workshops tutored by recognised nature, and people, drawing inspiration Sue James’ studio, including works in oil,
artists, are responsible for the from the world around her. She aims to photography, charcoal drawing, laser
organisation and running of several arouse intense feelings of nostalgia and and hand cut print works on paper and
regional events annually, and provide connect the viewer to a place or thing textiles. Sue is currently working on a
an environment for all artists working in that is important to them, allowing her series of charcoal portraits. Trained as
any genre to exhibit their works. Works to be a part of their journey. Realism is a printmaker, though her first love is oil
in painting (oils, acrylics, watercolours), her thing, using detail and dimension painting, she inspired by New Zealand’s
ceramics, sculpture, woodturning, to represent subject matter truthfully beautiful light and dramatic landscapes.
weaving, jewellery and mixed media and honestly. She has completed many
(knitting, embroidery and drawing) are commissions for clients both here and
available. in the UK.
305. Walkers Woodturning - 6. Gay Janssen
Mike and Helen Walker
15 Glasgow Terrace
70 Derby Street
021 064 4073 Foibles and
Mania Gallery
021 034 3402 70antag@gmail.com
walkerswoodturning@hotmail.co.nz
Using a pyrography machine Gay burns
walkerswoodturning.co.nz
pictures into wood. This is achieved by
Walkers woodturning is a family run electronically heating a wire tip which
woodwork business. Mike is a skilled is used to create the desired depth and 248 Halcombe Road, Feilding
craftsman, making wood turned items texture. Coloured pencils and water
of all shapes and sizes. His passion colour paints are used to enhance
for wood turning began with many the finished work. Gay has previously
childhood hours spent turning with his created marionette puppets and
grandfather. Strongly influenced by wooden toys.
both agriculture and nature he draws
patterns from hill, rivers, imperfections HALCOMBE
in the wood, and the way the light
catches objects. Helen enjoys making
cold pressed soaps and balms which
she sells at local markets and online.
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311. Fiona Graham 2. Sam Lewry 3. Belinda Howard
021 303 382 021 022 66771 027 357 6668
Art@fionagraham.co.nz sam@lewry.co.nz belindah@inspire.net.nz
www.fionagraham.co.nz www.lewry.co.nz the_gardeners_cottage_art
fionafibreartist SamLewryNZArtist sam.lewry
While Belinda Howard loved art school
From her earliest memories Fiona can Working with primarily with oils, she was unable to carry on with it.
recall textures, colours, and a love of Sam’s creative work generally starts Looking back she believes that this
books. Today those elements allow her by looking past the human activity was probably a good thing as she has
to express her thoughts through stitch covering everything, until she finds a come to art as a mature woman with a
and thread, dyes and beads, ink, and piece of nature that draws her in. The stronger sense of self. Belinda has been
paper. Art study at Massey and with subject could be as small as a feather, a student at the Learning Connexion
The Learning Connexion encouraged or the connecting shapes of hills, sea over three years and has completed
her to focus on fibre and mixed media or sky. Imagined environments and a Level 4 certificate and a Level 5
art. Still, she sometimes spirals off stylised landscapes usually unfold diploma in art and creativity. These
into embellished printmaking and as Sam gets lost in the colour and programmes have encouraged her to
bookbinding. curves of a work. Sam is thrilled to be play and find her own unique path.
exhibiting again at Foibles and Mania Belinda works in a wide range of media,
Gallery, Feilding with Fiona Graham including paint print and clay.
and Belinda Howard.
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Graham Christensen
84 Glenburn Road
Pohangina Valley Ashhurst (off Napier Road)
021 238 6784
paintergnc@gmail.com
www.grahamchristensen.co.nz
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Graham Christensen did not pick up an
artist’s brush until his early 60s, but he
quickly showed a natural talent with
oils and a great affinity with the rural
landscape. He lives on a farm near
Ashhurst and works from a large light
filled studio. Graham’s oil and acrylic
paintings depict his lifelong love of
farming and the rugged landscape that
New Zealand offers. His latest works
are a reminiscence of rural life and
moments in time that make up the rich
tapestry of farming communities.
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County Fayre - Jill Walcroft
976 Finnis Rd, Pohangina
022 165 6657
Francee Navest
Navest Art Studio
476 Finnis Road RD5
Foxton Beach
jill@jadefarm.co.nz 021 255 5222
jill.walcroft kiwicolours@yahoo.co.nz
Francee Navest
The gallery at County Fayre supports
local artists from the Pohangina Valley Francee Navest has a small art studio
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bringing people together. Jill and other This is a place where she can create SON
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artists share a variety of work, with Jill and play. Francee believes that she
creating mainly 2-dimensional works is on a journey of self-discovery and
on canvas, board, and paper, using is passionate about telling that story
gouache and ink or acrylic paint, and through her art. Francee feels she is
woven paper. Artists will be working very blessed to share her studio with
in a wide range of media: Jill O’Brien you.
pastel on paper paintings; Jill Walcroft
gouache on paper paintings and woven
photography; Francee Navest – will
have some paintings at County Fayre
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24 Dewe Terrace,
Foxton Beach
Artitude - with Colour and Coffee
92 Main Street Foxton
P‘ op Art’ Auction
021 258 9547 027 283 3564 A brightly coloured ‘pop art’ painting
fleetingfancy@gmail.com peter.jillhammond@gmail.com by Zane Goode, bringing together
fleetingfancy.co.nz Foxton’s funkiest landmarks, will be
Open Friday 15th to Tuesday 18th sold by Auction on the Sunday.
fleetingfancy
October
A multi-disciplinary artist, Mel enjoys Zane is a member of the Artitude
Sue Taylor, Len Cullinane, Zane Goode, local arts group, with its works on
the diversity of creating in many
Joan Tinsley, Jude Batten and Jill display, and will be present at the
formats, yet photography is her first
Hammond make up a group who call fun event.
love. Working mainly in still life and
themselves Artitude – with Colour and
landscape, Foxton Beach offers her Keen bidders will congregate at the
Coffee. Drawn from Foxton and Foxton
inspiration. She paints with acrylic on Te Awahou Nieuwe Stroom cultural
Beach the artists meet regularly at Te
canvas but also works on found objects, hub.
Awahou Nieuwe Stroom to paint and
creates jersey coats and garden art
share ideas. Their works utilise a wide
from recycled and reclaimed materials. Sunday 17 October: 92 Main
range of media including watercolour,
Street, Foxton.
acrylics, oils, pastels and inks and
the subjects they address range from The café, museums and art gallery
flowers, animals, land and seascapes will be open. Join the banter and ‘art
to large works in a pop art style. Artists critiques’.
will be working on site at this hub for an
Auction: from 1pm onwards, in the
extended period.
Open Space.
35Maximising your art trail experience
Tip 1 Tip 4 Tip 6
Get together a group and Break the trail information Expect to find more gorgeous
share the driving. Connect with into two parts and do it over things than you have cash for!
friends while enjoying a special two days, so you have time Some spaces will have EFTPOS
day out. to wander in a relaxed way but many will only accept
(for example, do Foxton to Internet banking or cash. You
Palmerston North one day may wish to withdraw cash in
Tip 2 and Feilding and districts to town to take your you.
Pohangina the next).
Book out the weekend or work
out how much time you have
available. Tip 7
Tip 5 Think about where you will
Allow time – at least 20-30 stop for refreshments. Square
Tip 3 minutes per studio and a couple Edge has a cafe, and there
of hours for each hub space and will be coffee and a food truck
Plan your routes. Which artists travel time in between. on site at Caccia Birch. There
and studios are you most keen
are also cafes in Palmerston
to visit? How much time will
North, Feilding, Ashhurst and
your route take? Where will you
Te Awahou Nieuwe Stroom in
want to stop for lunch?
Foxton.
36Tip 8 Tip 11
Bring along your questions. Share your experience on social
Our artists love sharing their media to help us promote this
process and thinking with free event.
visitors, so please don't be afraid
to ask!
Tip 12
Collect a coloured dot from
Tip 9 each region you visit. This
If you have a specific work in allows you to enter the prize
mind, then chat to our artists draw!
about a commission piece.
Tip 10
Take artists' contact
information away with you,
or keep this trail guide book
somewhere safe, so you can
message the artists whose
works you love when you need a
gift down the track.
37Visit our website for more information
WWW.COMMUNITYARTS.ORG.NZ
38Collect the dots for your chance to win! Square Edge
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