Art & soul
When did you start painting? My painting journey began as a toddler. I have two older sisters whom I looked up to, and they were artistic, like my grandmother, so our house always had art materials around. When I came back to Aotearoa at 14 after living overseas, painting was a way for me to connect with my ancestors, my mixed Ngāti Porou Māori, English, Swedish and Irish heritage. In my teenage years I began painting images that told stories and learning about Aotearoa’s myths, history and magic.
I learned as I went along and art became a natural and enjoyable way to
