These are three new personalised stones painted recently for a couple (a gift to each other from each other!) and one for another of their friends. I love the colours in these stones. The brief for the top stone was to NOT use light colours. This was very difficult as I’m used to always bringing […]
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A Visual Display of Hand Painted Rocks by Jo Tito
Personalised Stone
I love creating personal stones for people. It is an opportunity for me to spend some time connecting with a stone and it’s story. This is a stone painted for Natacha who wanted to give something personal to a friend. She spoke briefly about her friend and then left the rest up to me! Sometimes […]
Kohatu
The rain keeps falling. The drive here to the river was a bumpy one, dodging rocks that had fallen from cliffs up high… but we got here! A swollen river beckons even though I can’t see it, I know it is there, flowing a strong current… We are at Ruaka marae beside the Wanganui river […]
Marama
I know she will probably freak that I have called a rock after her – but Marama Davidson – rā whānau ki a koe e hoa!! I have no regrets hehe! And it actually illustrates very clearly what I want to talk about today. So thanks Ma for a beautiful name and the inspiration! We […]
What Is Possible?
A reflective time of year marks the beginning of a new… change, connection, relationships, healing – all have been strong themes this year, woven into life’s intricate web… I love the spider web – resilient and beautiful, it is one of nature’s many wonders that always amazes me. How could this be possible? What is […]
What Does Matter Most?
So we’re back in Rotorua with whānau and we’ve just come from Te Puke after spending the last few days with whānau and what a wonderful time it has been! I’ve said this before recently – there is something about this time, something in the air, so much aroha in the air, everywhere there is […]