My Car
Macleans College
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A red car stopped at a traffic light and surrounded by layered shapes.
Nelson Harbour
IDEA Services - Blenheim
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Ships in Nelson Harbour.
Trumpet
PACT
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Abstract.
Sacred Holy Knight
The Papermill Charitable Trust
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Egyptian scarabs have the immortality of eternal life. This is the sacred seal of a pharaoh's curse and the sacrificial sigal. Who dares to disturb the pharaohs tomb?
House in the Sky
Studio2 - The Connections Education and Development Trust
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A sunset sky with clouds and a house.
Humpty Dumpty Sat on the Wall
Studio 2
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Its Humpty Dumpty!
Dad and His Dog
Studio2 - The Connections Education and Development Trust
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Dad with his dog.
Sydney Opera House
Studio2
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Sea and a warm sky.
Shells
Māpura Studios
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Seashells. This is my imagination of seashells on the beach. My favourite is Maraetai Beach in Beachlands. Modern and traditional Pasifika motifs are woven through my work to depict my identity and experiences.
Happy Volunteer
IDEA Services
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Smiling cat. I created this during a IHC Media Live Drawing with Lindsay session.
City of Lights
PACT Group
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City view.
Black and White Cat
IDEA Services - Invercargill
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Painted black and white ceramic cat waving a paw in greeting.
Lion
Whitford Brown Community Trust
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A lion.
Self Portrait
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Self portrait.
Paint Palette
A Supported Life
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Framed combed hair flax and woven koru's symbolising a colourful paint palette.
My Name is Natasha
IDEA Services - Kapiti
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Painting my name.
The Beach
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Abstract rock pool.
Flower For Mum
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A flower for my mum.
In My Garden
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A cat and a house.
Animals in a Storm
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Abstract.
House
Whiford Brown Community Trust
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A house.
Firefly
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Abstract.
Reflection
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My house.
Sunset
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Abstract.
Drinks at a Hangi
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How a Hangi is made.
Sonic Bunny
IDEA Services - Whangarei
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Sonic Bunny.
Thomas
Whiford Brown Community Trust
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Thomas The Tank Engine.
The Intergalactic Spaceship
Rolleston College
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It shows the starry, astro critters.
Butterfly
Whiford Brown Community Trust
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A beautiful butterfly feeding on a flower.
Blue Purple Cool Yucky
Rolleston College
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A trio of scribbles.
Sparkly Rose
Whiford Brown Community Trust
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A beautiful glittery rose.
Hearts and Buttons
The Shed Creative Space
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Tamzin is a very tactile artist and has used the technique of wet felting for the base to her colourful stitching and buttons. She intentionally chose not to use glass in her framing so we can all touch and enjoy her art.
A Bottle of Flowers
Studio 2
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A bottle of daffodil flowers.
Cats
Whiford Brown Community Trust
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Two cats.
Fragments of Aroha
Arohanui Art & Education Trust
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This artwork has a pink background with two large hearts crossing each other. A butterfly sits in one corner, decorated with small gems. Inside the hearts are broken seashells, symbolising memories and emotion. More gems are placed around the borders and inside the butterfly, adding sparkle and texture. The piece represents love, healing, and transformation through colour and materials.
Fields
Whiford Brown Community Trust
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Fields with flowers and a horse.
Crazy Human Cat Heads
Te Kowhai Print Trust
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Just when you are sleeping weird things start to happen to your body and you start growing cat heads out of your body. I wonder if they will stop growing or you will to live as a cat for the rest of your life.
Tribute to Smoke
IDEA Services -Whanganui
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My tribute to smoke.
CRGON
Whiford Brown Community Trust
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Alien in spaceship.
Māori Love
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Aroha.
Bent But Not Broken
Cheska-anne Delfin
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These models of my spine show my journey through scoliosis. The first one shows my spine when it was straight before I had scoliosis, the second spine shows the curve in my spine when I had scoliosis, and the third spine shows my spine with rods and screws after my scoliosis surgery. I had to re straighten my spine at Starship Children's Hospital .
Marae
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My marae.
Caterpillar
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A caterpillar on a branch.
Cat
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A friendly wee cat.
Baby Moses
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Baby Moses in his basket with a blanket.
Shaun's Place
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A drawing of myself by my home surrounded by grass, the sky and a tree. The grass, sky and sun are made out of coloured cotton wool and the tree is made from twigs and leaves.
Flowers
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A painted collection of flowers.
The Bedazzling Egg
Arohanui Art & Education Trust
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This colourful Easter egg is partially decorated with sparkling gems and surrounded by soft, vibrant feathers. The piece celebrates the creativity and joy of the season in a playful, eye-catching way.
Big House
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A large house with hills and paths..
Love
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Love, suns, flowers and dots.
The Colorful Maze
Arohanui Art & Education Trust
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The background displays an endless maze, symbolizing life?s journey. Woven through the design, the Koru rope represents guidance, offering a sense of direction through the maze?s most complex and challenging part: the centre.
Guided by the Koru
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After many hours of carefully gluing matchsticks, each one was coated in shoe polish to create a rich, dark finish. At the centre, a beautifully crafted Koru design made from paua shells highlights the artist's deep appreciation for their culture. The natural materials and thoughtful detailing come together to form a piece that is both textured and meaningful.
The Lighthouse
Studio Two
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New Zealand landscape.
Ocean Pink Scene
Rolleston College
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It's over the place. The ocean is full of dots. I liked colouring it in, and the dots remind me of snowflakes.
Untitled
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This is the art that happens when I start drawing.
Skytech Megacorp Cat
The Shed Creative Space
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Bastian's piece is his own character inspired by his favourite app game Bullet Echo. His cat is half animal and half robot that comes with a kibble bowl and a detachable hard-drive tail.
Abstract Painting
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Abstract.
SUV
The Shed Creative Space
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Matthew has a unique art style of creating patterns formed by repetition and the overlaying of text. This piece if you look very closely has hidden text, the source of his inspiration.
Korowai
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A korowai with a combination of recycled magazines and feathers.
The Butterfly
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A pretty sparkly butterfly.
Hippy Bag
The Shed Creative Space
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Gabes loved weaving her hippy bag on a large table loom. She picked the perfect tie-dyed lining to sew inside to complete the hippy look.
My Neighbourhood
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A map of my neighbourhood, including places important to me. I used melted beeswax to give an aged look to the piece.
Sophie the Colourful Tiki (2025)
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A colourful tiki made out of decorative porcelain dinnerware.
Flowers and Figures
Artists in the Making
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Lots and lots of plants and people.
Jack in the Raft
Artists in the Making
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Caroline couldn't pronounce 'Giraffe' as a child. Because of this she always called Giraffes - Jack in the Raft.
View of Planes and Boats
MIX Connecting Creating Living
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Brightly coloured painting of bats and planes through portal type window frames.
Owls Dancing in Spring Time
MIX Connecting Creating Living
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Amelia's trademark owls dancing in the Spring.
Smurf Village
Shed Creative Space - Kapiti
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Ben lives in the wonderful world of Smurfs and has created this colourful fun mushroom house collection displayed on a beautifully oiled wood base.
Elvis
Sharon Hazeldine
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Elvis Presley.
Wetlands Totem
Shed Creative Space - Kapiti
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Declan showcases his original hand painted and glazed fantail, tui and wood pigeon on the top of his totem with a selection of birds, animals and insects found in our Kapiti estuaries, painted in his unique style.
Cohesion
The Shed Creative Space
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Michael lives in a world of complex relationships. People are very important in supporting him through his daily routines and faces have become extremely significant in his artwork.
Sonic
Mother
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Sonic perspective.
Dream World
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Landscape with mountains and trees.
Oscar the Grouch
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Colourful squares inside a circle with Oscar the Grouch in the centre.
The Half of Me
MIX Connecting Creating Living
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A colourful portrait of a face divided in two parts.
River Walking Bridge
Parent
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He Ara Kotahi is a biking and walking bridge that goes over the Manawatu awa in Palmerston North. He Ara Kotahi means a pathway that brings people together.
Yellow
Rolleston College
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A yellow artwork by Reid.
Spring
IDEA Services - Supported Living
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A doily of warm coloured spring flowers on linen.
Flowers
IDEA Services - Wellington
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Flowers in a vase.
Sam the Elephant
Justine Fletcher
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A decorative yet functional cup in the shape of an elephant.
Rugby Ball
IDEA Services - Wellington
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I love rugby!
Star Wars
Studio2
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Death stars in space full of moons.
Steph
Studio2
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Drawing done while listening to music.
TKStand
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Mono print on acrylic with oil pastel writing over the top.
Nightshade
IDSS
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Portrait.
Orange
Paraparaumu College
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Abstract.
Te Wheke
Paraparaumu College
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A monochromatic painting of Te Wheke.
Hands
Studio2
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Fluoro abstract self portrait with hands that keep growing and growing.
Wairoa Awa
Studio2
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Tuna in our river in Tauranga.
Pretty Cube
Switch
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A cube.
Earth and Sky
IDEA Services - Blenheim
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A picture of the skyline and clouds.
Beautiful Chinese Waterfall in the Sunshine
Switch
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Grace was inspired by her Chinese heritage to create an ink drawing in a traditional style with her own twist.
Dreamy Aurora Lights
Manaaki Ability Trust
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A dark night in the forest, looking across a lake and up to the big sky and Aurora lights.
Stitch
Manaaki Ability Trust
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My favorite cartoon character - Stitch, using a dot technique.
Funky Town
Manaaki Ability Trust
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A street full of funky houses all in purple, with a tree in the middle. It's okay to be different, my house is green.
Dotterfly
Manaaki Ability Trust
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Beautiful purple butterflies detailed with lattice dots, on a pink background.
Love and Happiness
Manaaki Ability Trust
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Beautiful pink and purple hearts, with white outlines, on a light purple background.
Butterfly
IDEA Services - Southland
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The butterfly is a flying flower. The flower is a tethered butterfly.
The World of Emily
The Shed Creative Space
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Fantastical creatures and characters from the mind of Emily.
Dark Night Waterfall
Manaaki Ability Trust
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A beautiful waterfall surrounded by flowers and the darkness of night.
