We’ve just got home from Taradale so I’m posting my rock that I painted yesterday… There’s a party going on inside this house and I’m out in the garage painting my rock for the day… It reminds me of a starfish with all it’s arms (or legs); amazing little creatures that look stiff when you […]
Category: Gallery
A Visual Display of Hand Painted Rocks by Jo Tito
No Name
When choosing a photo of a rock that I’ve painted, I don’t necessarily choose the best looking photo but the photo that portrays how I feel and what I want to say at that time. And most times it’s the best photo! This photo speaks volumes about a journey that I am on. It is […]
Mokopuna
I thought it was about time for a change of scenery – looking at all those devastating images of oil on the beach and wildlife – now dead – can get a bit depressing after a while… but it is the reality at the moment…so very very sad, devastating, you can only try and express […]
Outside the Koru
I remember when I first started painting kohatu 13 years ago – I would always start with the koru and then everything would flow from there. For a while, I did not sway from this, I was tūturu to the koru, the whakaaro behind the koru, it’s meaning, beauty, balanced shape, it was also very […]
Black Gold Turned To Custard
Oil. Slimy, greasy black pile of fresh cow dung substance, you remind me of tar – melted on a hot day. You smell SO disgusting, how could I possibly be addicted to you? Why do I treat you as necessary? Imagine a large drill penetrating deep; deep into your being, affecting every part of you […]
On My Mind
I was low on energy today but was very inspired by a host of wahine Māori on Native Affairs tonight who are either politicians in Parliament or aspiring new politicians – all very strong women. It was pleasing to see and made me think, if we had more wāhine Māori in Parliament, not only would […]