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Maria Artho •
Shalese Blackwell •
Lorraine Brown •
Ann Croker •
Gloria Cunningham •
Julia Fraser •
Nicole Heldson •
Beanie Haque •
Bruce Jamieson •
Colleen Kangwai •
Mags Krey •
Marianne Mischler •
Margaret Sowry •
Jayne Maria Sprott •
Joy Zaloum •
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Maria Artho |
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Maria Artho is the founder and owner of NZ IN A BOX® memory card games. Her literary journey has included writing and designing informative and fun memory card games for all ages, as well as publishing quality picture books for children. She lives in the Matakana Hills, surrounded by nature and metal sculptures created by her Swiss-born husband, Joe. Maria has spent most of her adult life working with children, including providing teacher aid support at the local school for children with special education requirements. In 2024, Maria joined the Craft Shop Cooperative. | ||
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Shalese Blackwell |
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Shalese is the artisan behind the amazing Kawakawa balm. At Waterfall Gully Organics, our speciality is harnessing the natural goodness
of Mahurangi Kawakawa, a coastal gem renowned for its soothing and antibacterial properties. Her journey began with a deep appreciation
for sustainability and natural remedies, and it led her straight back to nature in our backyard. The balm blends the best of nature with Kawakawa, Tea Tree, Cold Pressed Coconut & Olive Oil, Beeswax, and Vitamin E, a powerhouse combo that nurtures and heals your skin naturally. Ready to transform your skincare routine with a touch of nature's medicine. Welcome to Waterfall Gully Organics and feel the difference in this handcrafted range. visit Shalese's website at: Waterfall Gully Organics |
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Lorraine Brown | |
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Lorraine is a resident of Rodney and lives in Algies Bay. Her fascination for photography started as a child using a Box Brownie camera. This led her to collect a wide range of camera models from 1891-1970's. A photo-journalism background has provided a marvellous training ground to make a wide range of prints, including scenic and sport, crafts and portraits. Q: What makes you express your creativity? A: I see photography as a passion and an opportunity to capture an emotion I have toward a unique scene. To freeze that moment in time, so myself, family, friends, and the public can enjoy the picture form. Lorraine's portfolio includes frames, canvas, photo blocks, greeting cards, and she has plans to experiment with other medium's in the future. Achievements: Rodney Art Award winner Photoart exhibitions in the Rodney District Photography & Travelwriting Diploma. Finalist Cathay Pacific Award |
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Ann Croker | |
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Ann discovered the craft of BOOKBINDING about 15 years ago and has been hooked on it ever since.
She uses a range of binding methods but her favorites are the old 4th cent Coptic, and the Long Stitch. They both form strong bindings and result in books that will open out flat. Ann makes a range of books including notebooks and journals (some with inspirational quotations and poems), albums, and visitor's books. As a member of the Association of Bookbinders she is always learning, and enjoys experimenting with different methods and techniques of book art. Ann also makes a range of CARDS, and CHARTS for framing, mainly using her own flax paper. |
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Gloria Cunningham |
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Gloria has always loved sewing. She learned how to sew on her mother's treadle machine when she was a young girl. She made all her own clothes in her younger years and later sewed for her four children when they were young. She has worked at a sewing factory and a knitting factory, and she made showroom samples for a well known Kiwi designer. |
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Julia Fraser |
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With a mother and sister both accomplished artists, it was inevitable that Julia Fraser would eventually try her hand. She first attended a night school class at Aorere college when sharemilking in Mangere but found raising 2 young daughters along with farm work left little time for art. So it wasn't until moving to Warkworth in the 90s that she was able to again attend a night class and pick it up again.Julia's preferred medium is acrylics, sometimes pastels and lately she has been experimenting with oils,she also likes to draw in graphite pencil.As a small time sporthorse breeder, semi retired farmer and past owner of a boarding cattery it follows that she loves to draw and paint animals, but also flowers and birds. |
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Beanie Haque |
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Beanie is a young self-taught multimedia artist who has been living locally for over 10 years. Her current focus is on creating stunning original acrylic paintings that reflect her unique perspective. Her artistic versatility shows through her diverse range of creations including prints, greeting cards, pet portraits, pottery, graphite drawings, and sculptures. She officially began selling her creations April 2025, sharing her art with an even wider audience through her buisness Kasillyst Arts. Kasillyst Arts draws inspiration from the world around them - the vibrant hues of nature, and the small beauties found in life's subtle moments. Her creativity is fueled by the desire to capture emotion and tell stories through art, aiming to evoke joy, nostalgia, and wonder in those who experience her work. This artist's story is proof of the power of self-expression and the beauty of pursuing one's passion. |
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Nicole Heldson |
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Nicole has been living in this beautiful country for 26 years. After raising a family, she started knitting little animals. Then she tried to make a doll for her granddaughter and she got a lot of compliments and requests to do some more. On a cruise she got introduced to Quilling, a paper art. Ever since then Nicole enjoys doing small pictures. She loves to be part of this amazing Craft Shop team. |
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Colleen Kangwai |
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Colleen has been painting for more than 20 years in UK with various teachers, and did a course at the
Hangzhou Art Academy in 2001. In the past 3 years she has been attending refresher courses on Chinese brush painting and Chinese calligraphy at the Auckland University Confucius Institute . Practice at Chinese calligraphy helps her very much with Chinese brush strokes in painting. She holds classes in Snells Beach. As well as framed paintings, she does small paintings for cards. Most of the cards are from handmade paper, which she makes too. Each card is a unique painting, plus a Chinese seal. Lately she has been making hand-made books, some of which are suitable for children. |
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Mags Krey | |
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Mags has been potting for around 15 years, starting with a group of potters at Kowhai Art & Craft. She enjoys creating outoor sculptures, works mostly with stoneware or terracota clay. |
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Marianne Mischler | |
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Marianne is a potter. She makes hand built animal sculptures and wall hangings. She uses stoneware or earthenware clay. Each piece is constructed individually by coiling, pinching and various modeling techniques. |
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Margaret Sowry | |
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Margaret's first introduction to working with fabric came as a 10 year old making clothes for her dolls and
Teddy bear out of any scraps she could find. She grew up in an age where the art of hand sewing, embroidery and knitting was learned from her mother and aunts. It was taken for granted that girls learned these skills at home and school. At 15 she started an apprenticeship which saw her experimenting on family members and friends. After marriage my skills came in handy, clothing four children and making pocket money. However now that those years are behind her she finds great pleasure in making many kitchen articles and sharing in the friendship and support of the Craft Shop environment. She tends to use fabric with a New Zealand theme and they have proved to be very popular. |
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Jayne Maria Sprott Diploma of Applied Arts (Visual Arts) |
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New Zealand artist and printmaker Jayne Maria Sprott lives in Kerikeri Northland.
She has always marvelled at the unique beauty of her country's scenery, its beaches,
native fauna and wildlife. She loves to paint the real "essence" so it lingers on
creating a feeling of warmth and of "being there". Mostly self taught, she works mainly in acrylics, mixed media, oil pastels, watercolour and pen and ink, Jayne's style is mostly representational. As well as native birds, much of her art depicts Northland, Bay of Islands, and the Far North. Jayne's versatility has led her as well into the impressionist art-form, influenced by Claude Monet. Her waterlily paintings were inspired by her visit to Monet's gardens in Giverny, France. Photography and printmaking are her other passions. Having had many solo exhibitions, Jayne has also participated in group exhibitions including the Academy of fine Arts Wellington, Mairangi Bay Art Society, Doubtless Bay Society of Arts and Northtec Kerikeri. She was a finalist in the Telecom art awards, and several of her paintings have featured in the finalist category of the Australian and International Artist Magazine competitions. Jayne owned and operated a studio/art gallery in Mangonui and is an accomplished art tutor, specialising in acrylics, watercolour, gouache, oil pastel, and pen and wash. Establishing "The Art Class" in 1994 in Doubtless Bay, Jayne and her students successfully exhibited. She presently tutors in Kerikeri. Many of her paintings are painted by commission, and much of her art is in corporate and private collections in NZ and overseas. She exhibits her works in selected galleries and outlets. Her work is available as originals and reproductions, limited editions, framed mounts, mounts, cards and blocks. |
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Joy Zaloum Ceramic Artist |
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Joy first discovered pottery in the 1970s and continued the journey while living in Papua New Guinea
in the 1980s, where she taught pottery and held exhibitions alongside full-time work. After returning
to New Zealand, Joy pursued a long career in the computer industry, but the love of clay never left her. Now, decades later, she has returned to pottery with a renewed passion—creating both functional and decorative ceramics. Working in stoneware using a wide range of techniques, enjoying the freedom to explore form, texture and surfaces. Each piece reflects creativity, curiosity and the joy of making by hand. Each year Joy takes part in the Mahurangi Artist Trail in late January for ten days, where she opens her studio to share her work environment with visitors. |
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