Tawapou Sculpture Walk
When you visit Tawapou Coastal Natives in Tutukaka you can wander through the sculpture trail. Veiw amazing work from local and other artists.
Artists profiles....
Bruce Young
Born Invercargill 1950, the son of a panelbeater.
A sculptor and steel boatbuilder but a museum worker most of my working
life.
After a career as a draughtsman and a few months at art school, I became
a museum director working in five museums throughout New Zealand.
Exhibiting as a sculptor in the early days gave way to boatbuilding as a
spare time interest. Turning back to sculpture, commissions have included
birds and gates but working with forge and gas torch, a range of leaves
and flowers have been unfolding. Larger abstract works have drawn on my
steel yacht plating experience.
I feel a bit old fashioned with my object orientated approach to art. But I like objects, how they are made, the aging of the surfaces, the structural problems.
Much of my work is designed with gardens in mind. Indoor sculpture requires
space that most houses don’t have but gardens usually have more expansive
areas to both show and enjoy the work.
Joe Kake
I am a boilermaker-Welder by trade, and have built Navy Patrol boats and
Frigates, worked on Power Stations and kept cowsheds and Farm Equipment
in the Mangakahia Area functioning.
My main business is a small engineering shop that I run from home.
Since 2003 I have been making steel sculptures as a hobby.
Akke Tiemersma
Born inthe Netherlands, emigrated to NZ in 1975.
I have worked with clay for about twenty years, no formal training, learning by absorbing influences, doing and trying. I started out with working on the wheel and built a wood fired kiln to produce domestic ware. Later on a gas kiln and gradually exploring the full range, stoneware,earthware and terracotta until I discovered Raku about ten years ago.
Sarah Brill
Graduated in 1995 from Elam School of Fine Arts with a Bachelors Degree in Sculpture. In 1996 gained a Diploma of Teaching and taught Art at Macleans College for 7 years. Currently work full time as an artist and mother Torbay, Auckland. Most recent exhibition – NZ Sculpture Onshore 2010, Devonport.
In April 2006 completed a large sculpture commissioned by the North Shore City Council for the Mairangi Bay area. “Unfurling Shore”. Exhibit in The Artists Room - Dunedin, and sell extensively from studio in Auckland. Art work has been featured on Television One’s “Maggie’s Garden Show” 2004, and “Mucking In” 2003.
Kathy Mortimer: Art from Nature
Kathy lives at Parua Bay, Whangarei, where she has views of one of New Zealand's
most beautiful harbours.
Native bush surrounds the house which is perched on a ridge, with many native
birds nearby.
Kathy gains her inspiration from the natural world. She has a history of
working for the environment which takes her out into the bush and coast
a lot.
Shells and sand collected from the many beaches on both coasts of Northland
are used in the artworks she creates. She has found there is a huge range
of colours in the sands from different beaches, giving an ever-changing
resource.
Kathy enjoys working with people to create unique artworks, incorporating
their input and reflecting their individuality.