Paua Craft: A Nga Paua by Malcolm McCrea

$14.00 NZD

Category: New Zealand | Reading Level: very good

Over 50 full colour photos present intricate pendant designs hand-crafted from New Zealand Paua Shell accompanied by practical advice on the equipment and methods required to hand-craft objects made from this beautiful, naturally-occurring material. The author dips into a rich store of Maori symbology a nd traditional iconography, touching on the significance of designs such as dolphins, whales and whale flukes, cats and dogs, other native animals, the koru, the silver fern, fish-hooks, circles and some astrological and religious signs.Interesting information on the biology of several paua species, differing shell grades, restrictions on collecting and the traditional use of paua shell complement valuable advice on conceptual designs for pendants and jewellery, working with hand-tools and power-tools, vital safety issues, buying and selling paua and New Zealand paua shell suppliers. First published 2005. ...Show more

Greenstone Carving : A Skillbase of Techniques and Concepts by Len Gale

$25.00 NZD

Category: Practical Art | Reading Level: near fine

This edition is out of print & unavailable. This book provides an introduction to the art of greenstone carving. It covers everything the novice carver needs to know, from what equipment is needed and how to obtain it, through safety, choosing stone, carving tecniques, and initial projects. The emp hasis is on Maori designs; as well as instructions for carving, the uses and origins of the carved objects are also explained. ...Show more

Stone, Bone and Jade. 24 New Zealand Artists by Dona Salt

$35.00 NZD

Category: New Zealand | Reading Level: very good

Stone, Bone and Jade documents the contemporary history of stone, bone and and jade carving in New Zealand through the words and works of twenty-six New Zealand artists. Four new artists and more recent work from the original artists are featured. Carving is an art from that reaches back into the M aori tradition and this ancestry is reflected in the forms and styles of the works today. But, in keeping with New Zealand's multicultural past, other ethnic influences, from ancient Celtic to modern Scandinavian and Asian, combine to produce art works with a rich and diverse heritage. Included also within the words of the artists is invaluable information on tools and techniques of bone and stone carving. This superbly produced book presents the best carving in stone, bone and jade in New Zealand today and fills an important gap in recording our arts and crafts. ...Show more

Melvin Day Artist by Gregory O'Brien and Mark Hutchins-Pond

$50.00 NZD

Category: New Zealand | Reading Level: near fine

There were many Melvin Days, but the term Artist encompasses all of them. During a career spanning seven decades, he produced some of the most intellectually astute, yet often visceral, paintings in New Zealand art history. Born in Hamilton in 1923, Day was a radical but also a great believer in traditi on. In recent years, his early Cubist-inclined paintings have reinstated him as a key figure in mid-20th century New Zealand art. In London during the 1960s, he was a vital and talented figure in an expatriate scene. By later that decade he had become the most highly-qualified art historian in New Zealand and had returned home to spend a turbulent, but creatively rich, decade as director of the National Art Gallery. ...Show more

Speaking in Colour : Conversations With Artists of Pacific Island Heritage by Sean Mallon & Pandora Fulimalo Pereira

$25.00 NZD

Category: Maori & Pacific | Reading Level: very good

In this book, ten artists of Pacific Island descent talk candidly about their lives and work, and about finding themselves as artists. They also speak eloquently about coming to terms with their rich, complex cultural heritage. As one of the artists, Lyle Penisula, puts it,

Eric Lee-Johnson with a biographical introduction by E. H. McCormick

$30.00 NZD

Category: New Zealand | Reading Level: very good

Frances Hodgkins 1869-1947 by Avenal McKinnon

$20.00 NZD

Category: New Zealand | Reading Level: near fine

Exhibition for New Zealand 1990 in Britain

Helen Stewart 1900-1983 A Centennial Tribute by Adrienne Jarvis

$10.00 NZD

Category: New Zealand | Reading Level: very good

In Another Dimension - Auckland Bookplates 1920-1960 by Ian G. Thwaites; John Denny; Puriri Press Staff (Contribution by)

$250.00 NZD

Category: Books About Books | Reading Level: fine

Stations of the Cross: An Exhibition based on the passion of Christ by Alex Sutherland

$12.00 NZD

Category: New Zealand | Reading Level: very good

Frances Hodgkins 1869-1947 A Centenary Exhibition by Ian Roberts and David Armitage

$12.00 NZD

Category: New Zealand | Reading Level: very good

Jeffrey Harris: States of Being 24 February - 15 March 2000 by Mark Hutchins

$12.00 NZD

Category: New Zealand | Reading Level: very good