Tayla Hartemink
Ki te taha o tōku kuia,
Ko Maungapohatu tōku maunga
Ko Waimana tōku awa
Ko Te Mahurehure tōku hapū
Ko Te Mahurehure tōku marae
Ko Ngai Tuhoe tōku iwi
Ko Te Arawa rāua ko Tinana ōku waka
I whāngai te whānau Peka i tōku kuia mai i te whānau Makamaka.
Ki tōku taha Henry
Ko Waiaua tōku marae
Ko Waiaua tōku hapū
Ko Ngāpuhi rāua ko Ngāti Kahu ōku iwi
Ko Tayla tōku ingoa
Kia ora,
As an artist something that I draw massive inspiration from is my experience as he wahine Māori, as I often take inspiration from the Māori stories of creation, traditional design and also expressing my identity through my pieces. I work from a range of materials, such as acrylic paint, digital mediums and crafting with clay. A big thing that fuels my toi mahi is the significance of representation for Māori culture, I am extremely passionate about creating things that reflect the beauty of Te Ao Māori in order to represent how amazing our people are.
Ngā mihi,
Tayla
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