People are brought into your life for a reason – you may know them for many years or you may meet for a few moments in conversation, in the street, but every person has an important message. As a teenager, I rarely paid attention. I was too busy living my life to even see opportunities […]

Teia says to me, that’s not a lot of paint on there and Todd says, wow that’s different lol Even the people I live with have expectation of what my rocks should or could look like and so when something looks a lot different to what I usually paint… it stands out. And yet I […]

So many things I could talk about today… The way the kōwhai flowers from the neighbours tree fall onto our driveway creating a bright yellow carpet, soft… The kōrari (flax flower) – I love, it’s bends and curves and many colours, it stands poised like a dancer, elegant and graceful… A conversation with my mother […]

Now I know I’ve got a bit of a challenge posting this rock tonight because I will be competing with at least half the country watching the All Blacks vs Australia game, which also means most of Australia too and a good portion of the rest of the world who will wait anxiously to know […]

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 […]

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 […]