Artist Statement: Wendy is a water sign, there’s lots of water in her birth chart too – it’s her solace in any form. Her mahi comes back to this theme often – commenting on the great to the downright bad. This mahi speaks to the five oceans of the world, their mauri, and how we need to step up for them now moreso than ever before.
The symbolism therein – the line – the horizon, the vista, the line in the sand.
Four oceans are depicted via the holes in the shell with the fifth, in this case, the Pacific as the koru, wave form, negative space in the centre. It speaks to the new and the old and the enduring patterns – ebb and flow, circular, sunrise, awareness and hope.
The purple crosses balance roimata (tears) with the positivity of the colour, set on one of her favourite media – Pāua shell. The rims in this piece depict her Kete Series of mahi in which taonga are supported, elevated within.
This series also often has a hole in the centre to:
See through to the wearer and have them be part of the conversation, piece and
To also show that a basket with a hole in it can bee a bit of a problem!
Materials: Silver, Pure and Sterling Silver, Pāua, shell, Niobium wire, polyester cord
Special Instructions: As its just been made, the Sterling Silver parts are very susceptible to fingerprint marking till they oxidise a bit
Brand
Wendy Whitehead
Nō Ngāti Porou a Wendy.
At this point in her creative journey, Wendy best describes herself as a multimedia small sculpture/body adornment artist. She is predominantly a jewellery maker working with metals, stones, fibre, wood and more. She is also a tutor, designer and photographer.
Precious NZ indigenous resources such as pounamu, harakeke, pāua and kauri gum are some of her favourite media. Wendy’s most expressive form is pared down symbolism using finely balanced media choices to convey intention with the understanding that great design can slide across media, size and time.
Wendy is inspired by her life, culture, knowledge and interactions. She also has a healthy interest in how things go together. These all form the basis of her creativity. She aspires to create fantastic pieces that honour those that have supported her to achieve.
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Title: 71%
Artist: Wendy Whitehead – Toi Iho Arist
Iwi: Ngāti Porou
Description: Contemporary Māori Adornment
Artist Statement: Wendy is a water sign, there’s lots of water in her birth chart too – it’s her solace in any form. Her mahi comes back to this theme often – commenting on the great to the downright bad. This mahi speaks to the five oceans of the world, their mauri, and how we need to step up for them now moreso than ever before.
The symbolism therein – the line – the horizon, the vista, the line in the sand.
Four oceans are depicted via the holes in the shell with the fifth, in this case, the Pacific as the koru, wave form, negative space in the centre. It speaks to the new and the old and the enduring patterns – ebb and flow, circular, sunrise, awareness and hope.
The purple crosses balance roimata (tears) with the positivity of the colour, set on one of her favourite media – Pāua shell. The rims in this piece depict her Kete Series of mahi in which taonga are supported, elevated within.
This series also often has a hole in the centre to:
Materials: Silver, Pure and Sterling Silver, Pāua, shell, Niobium wire, polyester cord
Special Instructions: As its just been made, the Sterling Silver parts are very susceptible to fingerprint marking till they oxidise a bit
Brand
Wendy Whitehead
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