Artist & Graphic Designer 

Te Tuhi presents the Celebrating Culture Pop-Up, a vibrant two-week program of performances, workshops, and activities celebrating the diversity of the East Auckland region.

Funded by the Howick Local Board and supported by the Ormiston Town Centre, this exciting lineup of cultural events, delivered by local groups, includes traditional craft workshops, cooking demonstrations, dance performances, and a wide range of family-friendly activities.

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How am I participating?​

I was invited as an artist to collaborate with the talented designer Bridget Hassall in preparing the graphics for the space where all the planned activities, designed to be shared by the community, will take place.
We worked together on the creative process, and the logo she designed for the event inspired my artistic intervention on the windows: a large community colour in that everyone will be invited to paint when an activity is happening. This ties in with my workshop too, where participants will create wooden figures representing themselves and their connection with others.

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The Colour in. 

It symbolizes that we are all equal under the same sky, but we see it differently. That’s why the artwork includes various representations of the sun, moon, and stars in different styles.
With chalk markers, everyone will be welcome to colour in the drawings of the human shapes and the elements of the sky prepared on the windows.

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The Workshop

I will run two-day workshops, one held on the opening day.

In "One World, Many Faces," I invite each participant to create a miniature wooden figure representing themselves, and their family, or someone with whom they share a meaningful bond.
It could be your family, an ancestor, a teacher, a friend, or anyone you feel close to and share a cultural connection with.
After painting their figures, participants can take them home. And perhaps, make their figures interact, play, and imagine—what would they say to each other?

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Behind the Idea

This workshop offers an opportunity to reflect and connect with our emotions through creativity when representing ourselves. After my last proposal of creating a paper house to represent ourselves, this reflection focuses on the individual and our connection with others.

An opportunity to go deeper inside and explore the connection with others. And in our community. 

I can't wait to see everyone’s creations!