The painting is a large piece of medium weight canvas, using 3 large contemporary patterns to represent ritorito (the protection of the parents – two outer koru, to the sibling – middle koru). The inspiration was to create a sense of security and growth and to enforce this i included the whakatauki (Maori Proverb), Whaia [...]
This painting is based on the kowhaiwhai pattern, i enjoyed doing this piece and like the bright colours and textured background using heavy coats of gesso. I painted this as a learning curve so i could get used to the feel of painting. I can’t paint landscapes or people to save myself so i am [...]
Check it out, a brush set with Maori inspired koru patterns which you can load into photoshop and make cool Maori design backgrounds, motifs and other creative things. There are nine brushes in total. To load the brushes into photoshop check out the following video here Download the Brush Set
Download this free Maori kowhaiwhai pattern in vector eps format which can be rescaled without loosing resolution. Kowhaiwhai are patterns which are mostly seen on the rafters, doors, and windows of the marae (Maori meeting house), and also on the under the bow of Maori war canoes. Today kowhaiwhai is used in many modern contemporary [...]
The featured Manaia figure illustration was developed for a war veterans website http://www.ngatoa.com. The Manaia figure is a side-faced and sometimes birdlike figure, may be found in Māori carvings. Easter Island is known for its distinctive Manaia, made up of a side-faced man with a bird-head. read more here… The illustration was drawn with ink, [...]
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Im not a big fan of carving 21st keys, so when someone approaches me to do one i usually try and change the subject or say “nah i don’t do 21st keys” An alternative is a carving that can almost look like a key but isn’t. I was in luck when my step brother in [...]
Heres some images of a Purerehua or bullroarer that my brother and i have been working on. This one is for our mums birthday, the patterns are contemporary Maori patterns that enjoy drawing, then they were carved in using a haehae or V chisel.
Frosted Maori Window Art I had the opportunity to do an art piece on the front doors of a very big house in Maungaraki hills, Lower Hutt. The windows measured around 1 metre wide and 4 metres tall. The process started by finding out what the client wanted to represent on the windows. We talked [...]