The inspiration for my submission to Elam School of Fine Arts in my young adult life was Muriwai. It inspired me to use many mediums and textures and express how the elements effected me. Music, business, babies and travel years took centre stage until in 2014 I rekindled my passion for painting. This work for Turangawaewae uses multiple media including paint, pencil , stencilling, screen printing and fabric. My love for working with many mediums and on different textures is one of the “patches” that make up Turangawaewae for me. The rich textures of my environment.
“Patchwork Place” expresses how it feels to live somewhere as an adult , a mother , a wife, a GROWN UP now…… having departed that place as a young adult, explorer, adventurer, ….. how life is different but the PLACE is the same. Life is like a patchwork of memories, experiences and enjoying the now. A patchwork of remembering the thrill and freedom of being a teenager on Muriwai beach and now the joy and deep gratitude of playing on this beach with my children.
Kirsty Cooke
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Portfolio
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Margie Carron
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Lesley Sweetman
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Joss Hong
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Lily Weeds
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Kiri Abraham
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Madelaine Abey-Koch
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Amanda Kemp
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Tanya Blong
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Catrina Lloyd
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Kirsten Reid
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Eshah Hudson
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Mac Weymouth
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Katrina Collins
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Marlon Hart
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Amanda Jakich
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Danielle Hart
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Marion Stutz
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Pat Henley
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Christine Rose
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Margie Phillips
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Kath Enchmarch
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Nat Van Halle
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Liz Smith
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Martin Krammer
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Sandy Clark
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Jackie Bott
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Todd Douglas
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Gaylene Earl
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Mette Hay
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Karuna Douglas
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Kylie Rusk
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John Stephen Mayne
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David Gibbons
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Jill Main
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Cherise Thomson
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Emma Farry
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Suzanne Way
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Judy Stokes
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Soo-Ling Lyle Tassel
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Barbara Short
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Gloria Grimoldi
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Brent Wong
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Gabriella Williams
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Samantha Stokes
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Greg Straight
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Matt Sinclair
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Alice Springford-Gough
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Ian Blackwell
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Feeonaa Wall
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Kerry Walden
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Adam Stevens
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Martin Bailey
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Earthskin
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Melinda Butt
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Laetitia Decon
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Helen O’Connor
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Ian MacCarroll
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Oscar Low
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Misery
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Anna Hanson
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Lisa Webb
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Leesa Minton
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Donna Hanson
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Laird McKechnie
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Simon Shepheard
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Roy Mason
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Sarah Cox
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Chris Brittenden
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Alan Ashworth
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Brodie Jakich
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Chris McLennan
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Maree Wilson
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Ross Land
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Maria Cooper
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Natasha Bell
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Gary Smith
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Finn Scott
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Todd & Karuna Douglas
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Hemi Kiwikiwi
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Doug Gow
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Tracey Jackson
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Caroline Herdson
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Herb Harrison
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Adam Strange
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Kirsty Cooke
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Pamela Howard-Smith, Perrin Cottages
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Ema Frost
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