He Kai kei aku ringa Woodblock Print (Unframed)

He Kai kei aku ringa Woodblock Print (Unframed)This wood block print is printed in our studio in tautahi. He kai kei aku ringa literally translates to mean 'there is food in my hands' My whakaaro for this print have spun around domestic activism. Tino rangatiratanga, in urban, banal, unsung expression. Not the kind you always find at a hkoi or emblazoned on a tshirt, but those ahi k those who keep the home fires burning, the tamariki tended to, the mra (garden) sustained, the table laid and the

simply peel it off and re-adhere to the backing paper

In their production

Do not use fabric softener or bleach

of great value- this is also a phrase of adoration for a pēpi

The adhesive on the film doesn't like getting hot so this is avoided by using an led bulb

it is bisque fired in our kiln at 1200 degrees

which means The Great Migration from the voyages of our forefathers who bought us here to Aotearoa

sometimes defiance- an assertion of self determination and a need to rise up

Pou whenua are not just markers however

The illustration for this whetū echos the colours of the ripe miro berries as well as the feathers of the Kererū

Designed in Aotearoa

Window is 40cm x 100cm