I visited the Osteopath today – don’t you just love the French, they’re so passionate and expressive when they speak – well this one is anyway! Anyway, while he was fixing me up and talking a lot lol, we got onto history and where we come from and I realised that some people just don’t […]

I’ve been fully aware that ever since I returned from overseas, the rocks I have painted have definitely taken a turn. No longer do they always begin with the koru, they are now starting from anywhere. A part of that for me was about stepping out into the unknown, letting go of what I thought […]

Listening to my ocean music today, I painted this rock. Hearing the waves, the flow of water and dolphins playing and singing beneath the sea… There is something about dolphins that move me – perhaps their friendly loving nature, I feel like I’ve known them many times before… And they are becoming more frequent in […]

So we’ve won the Rugby World Cup which is fantastic – you can feel the energy around the country at the moment. There were thoughts today about how the country would be if we had lost – I’m pretty sure the energy would have been a lot different! But celebrations aside, we have a real […]

So this is the day! We’ve just finished pizza and are now getting ready for the game of the year – the All Blacks vs France!! It’s going to be an exciting game I know that much!! So why rugby for me? Why am I so interested in this game, why am I interested in […]

I’ve painted two stones today – one for my darling niece Rawinia who turned 10 today (left rock) and one for my dear friend Di. Ngā mihi aroha ki a kōrua i tēnei rangi whakahirahira! So I have two stories that merge into one because when I painted these I painted both at the same […]