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Ti
Kouka II (The cabbage
tree)
a.k.a. Cordyline Australis
The cabbage tree is a New
Zealand icon. It looks nothing like a cabbage, but
was considered a substitute for cabbage by early
European settlers.
2001
Size 124 x 121
cm
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Ti
Kouka I (the cabbage tree)
1999
Size 100 x 110
cm
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Nikau
Inspired by another New
Zealand icon, the Nikau Palm, the only palm tree to
grow this far south of the equator.
2001
Size 86 x 94
cm
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Harakeke,
Ti Kouka, Toetoe
Made as a
commission.
2002
Size Each panel
80cm x 2 m
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Harakeke
The New Zealand
flax
2002
Size 80 cm x 1.5
m
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Kapiti
Made as a
commission.
2002
Size 138 cm x 174
cm
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Tree
in the City
2002
Size 101 x 102
cm
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Lancewood
(Horoeka)
This tree has very thick, spiky leaves as a
juvenile, but as an adult plant its leaves change
completely and become softer. This happens when the
tree is too tall to be destroyed by browsing moa
(an extinct flightless bird larger than an
ostrich).
2000
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Te
Horoeka II (The Lancewood)
2002
Size 90 cm x 1
m
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Te
Horoeka III
A more abstract view of
the lancewood.
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Spinifex
I came to live in New Zealand when I was 15, and
one of the strangest things to get used to was grey
sand. This quilt is inspired by spinnifex bowling
along grey New Zealand beaches
2003
Size 92 x 159 cm
$1200
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Tussock
III
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Turned
to a Southerly (again)
In the Antipodes our bad
weather comes not from the North but from
Antarctica in the South. As New Zealand is an
island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, the
weather is often extreme and is always a topic of
conversation. A common cry therefore is "It's
turned to a Southerly (again)".
Made for the exhibiltion
"Under the Southern Cross: Antipodean Art Quilts"
curated by Dijanne Cevaal.
2001
Size: 110 x 115
cm
$1200
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Unfurl
This quilt represents the
unfurling fern frond which is very much part of New
Zealand landscape and art. Hand dyed and commercial
fabrics, machine appliqué, machine quilting,
loose threads.
1999
Size: approx 1
metre square.
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