Hei Tiki -Hi Mate 2007

Tiki lays on hillside with tuatara crawling over him, inspired by Banks Peninsula, painting from Liam Barr

Io - Universal Spirit

 2006, Oil on Canvas, 40 x 112cm 

The vibrational song of the earth is reserved for those who are prepared to listen. Here the Tiki figure embraces Papatuanuku as an infant gains comfort from its own mother's heartbeat. Tuatara act as guardian to the infant and offer guidance and wisdom in the ways of being.

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