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a woman holding a cup standing in front of a table filled with cookies and plants

There was a time when Amanda Kemp didn’t want to be an artist — until her artistic DNA kicked in

several different kinds of birds and lizards on paper

How Waiheke artist Tanya Wolfkamp found a unique style with her colourful depictions of Aotearoa

How Waiheke artist Tanya Wolfkamp found a unique style with her colourful depictions of Aotearoa - thisNZlife

a woman holding up three posters in front of her

Transforming an apple orchard into an art-filled arboretum in Clevedon

Words: Lynda Hallinan Photos: Sally Tagg When you grow up in an apple orchard, perhaps it’s inevitable that you won’t fall far from the tree. For Clevedon artist Katie Blundell, returning to her roots has meant making a home — and a studio, teaching workshop and gallery — in the same 1970s barn where, as a child, she helped her grandparents bag fruit.

How Waiheke artist Tanya Wolfkamp found a unique style with her colourful depictions of Aotearoa

How Waiheke artist Tanya Wolfkamp found a unique style with her colourful depictions of Aotearoa - thisNZlife

an older woman sitting at a table in front of some art work on canvases

Inside the fantastical home and garden of Waiheke artist (and former mermaid) Ann Skelly

Words: Cari Johnson Photos: Tessa Chrisp There is truth in the fabled sightings of Waiheke Island’s purple-finned mermaid. Ann Skelly, a studio painter in Ostend, didn’t intend to become part of local folklore when she hauled her custom-made mermaid tail to a quiet beach, shimmied her toes into the fin, and cast her fantastical alter-ego into the sea.

a woman standing in front of a wooden structure on top of a grass covered field

Hawke’s Bay designer David Trubridge finds inspiration from Mother Nature herself

Many artists spend their entire lives searching for inspiration. But for David Trubridge, the natural world has everything he could need. Words: Michael Andrew Photos: Tessa Chrisp It’s hard to imagine where designer David Trubridge would be without the ocean. The Hawke’s Bay-based lighting, furniture, jewelry-maker and author has spent a lifetime rising and falling with its swells, borne by its currents, mesmerized by its immensity.

a woman is working on an old fashioned sewing machine in a wood - paneled building

Transforming an apple orchard into an art-filled arboretum in Clevedon

Words: Lynda Hallinan Photos: Sally Tagg When you grow up in an apple orchard, perhaps it’s inevitable that you won’t fall far from the tree. For Clevedon artist Katie Blundell, returning to her roots has meant making a home — and a studio, teaching workshop and gallery — in the same 1970s barn where, as a child, she helped her grandparents bag fruit.

two hands holding a wooden boat on top of a table

Hawke’s Bay designer David Trubridge finds inspiration from Mother Nature herself

Many artists spend their entire lives searching for inspiration. But for David Trubridge, the natural world has everything he could need. Words: Michael Andrew Photos: Tessa Chrisp It’s hard to imagine where designer David Trubridge would be without the ocean. The Hawke’s Bay-based lighting, furniture, jewelry-maker and author has spent a lifetime rising and falling with its swells, borne by its currents, mesmerized by its immensity.

an art piece is hanging on the wall next to some coats and jackets in a room with wood paneling

Transforming an apple orchard into an art-filled arboretum in Clevedon

Words: Lynda Hallinan Photos: Sally Tagg When you grow up in an apple orchard, perhaps it’s inevitable that you won’t fall far from the tree. For Clevedon artist Katie Blundell, returning to her roots has meant making a home — and a studio, teaching workshop and gallery — in the same 1970s barn where, as a child, she helped her grandparents bag fruit.

a statue of a sea lion standing on its hind legs in the grass with trees behind it

Transforming an apple orchard into an art-filled arboretum in Clevedon

Words: Lynda Hallinan Photos: Sally Tagg When you grow up in an apple orchard, perhaps it’s inevitable that you won’t fall far from the tree. For Clevedon artist Katie Blundell, returning to her roots has meant making a home — and a studio, teaching workshop and gallery — in the same 1970s barn where, as a child, she helped her grandparents bag fruit.

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Transforming an apple orchard into an art-filled arboretum in Clevedon

Words: Lynda Hallinan Photos: Sally Tagg When you grow up in an apple orchard, perhaps it’s inevitable that you won’t fall far from the tree. For Clevedon artist Katie Blundell, returning to her roots has meant making a home — and a studio, teaching workshop and gallery — in the same 1970s barn where, as a child, she helped her grandparents bag fruit.

a woman sitting on a chair in front of a painting and wooden table with plants

Transforming an apple orchard into an art-filled arboretum in Clevedon

Words: Lynda Hallinan Photos: Sally Tagg When you grow up in an apple orchard, perhaps it’s inevitable that you won’t fall far from the tree. For Clevedon artist Katie Blundell, returning to her roots has meant making a home — and a studio, teaching workshop and gallery — in the same 1970s barn where, as a child, she helped her grandparents bag fruit.

a statue of a boy standing in the middle of a body of water with his arms outstretched

Transforming an apple orchard into an art-filled arboretum in Clevedon

Words: Lynda Hallinan Photos: Sally Tagg When you grow up in an apple orchard, perhaps it’s inevitable that you won’t fall far from the tree. For Clevedon artist Katie Blundell, returning to her roots has meant making a home — and a studio, teaching workshop and gallery — in the same 1970s barn where, as a child, she helped her grandparents bag fruit.

three pieces of pottery sitting in the sand

There was a time when Amanda Kemp didn’t want to be an artist — until her artistic DNA kicked in

three pieces of blue agatete with some dried plant in the middle on a white surface

There was a time when Amanda Kemp didn’t want to be an artist — until her artistic DNA kicked in