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Silk Painting & Outdoor Garden Art

by Jo May

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Welcome, and thank you for liking my art.

I am an established New Zealand artist from Whangarei in Northland, New Zealand. I have been an artist all my life and have always painted. In the past I dabbled in acrylic on canvas, oil on board and water colours, but my preferred medium is silk. The colours are fantastic and suit the cheerful, colorful, sunny, and often awestruck way that I see New Zealand.

All my art is 100% hand made and every printed design is taken from one of my silk originals.

My originals are all totally hand painted on pure white silk which takes many weeks just to do one painting. I have been painting on silk now since the year 2000 and it is my preferred medium – I just love it – I love the look, the fluidity, the style and the colours. My trade mark designs are always “Kiwiana” especially our native birds and local beaches and icons. They are always super bright and vivid.

Outdoor Garden Art Panels on Aluminium

From my original hand painted silk images, I make the outdoor garden art panels by printing them onto sheet aluminium with a firm perspex core. They are bright, glossy and very durable. The outdoor garden panels are suitable for all weather conditions and immensely affordable. They come in several sizes to suit every area. Of course, you can hang these inside too – they are ready to hang with no need of framing & make a great statement.

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Art Gifts

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Indoor Art

Liven up any room

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Outdoor Art

Making unique spaces

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Worldwide delivery

I will package and ship your chosen outise of New Zealand with the following conditions:
*USA Customers: I can only post cards and calendars using regular airmail not tracked, one calendar per envelope. I cannot send any other goods to the USA  due to new tarrif laws for parcels.
*EU, Europe or UK Customers: You may be required to pay VAT on your parcel to your local authority before it can be delivered.  I cannot advise how much this might be and it is the buyers responsibility to pay this.

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100% Kiwi

Keeping it local –  all art-work designs are created by me in Whangarei, New Zealand

- Our Stores - For all my art plus other gifts:

Paihia - Alley Cat Gifts

**Seasonal Store**

Shop 5, Selwyn Mall
1 Selwyn Road
Paihia,
Bay Of Islands,
New Zealand

Closed in winter, but, usually open for long weekends, public holidays, special events and school holidays.
Please see our Facebook page for updates.

We will post summer hours before Labor Weekend.

Whangarei - Blue Lotus Gifts

Shop 6
1 Rathbone St
Whangarei CBD
New Zealand

Minimum Hours ( longer if busy) :
9.30 am – 4pm Monday to Friday
9.30am -2pm Saturdays
Sundays Closed
Public Holidays –
Generally closed for Public Holidays, but open 10.30am – 3pm Boxing Day & January 2nd