Spirals, it seems, are a universal symbol & are represented in all our creative practices & although we each diversified our media for this exhibition, interestingly, we chose to create our spirals in what could be regarded as our 'signature media & technique'.

The first visitor to our gallery this morning was a man we met about 15 years ago, not long after we had bought the land we live on, and he came as the Taranaki representative of the QEII National Trust.

He asked us if we would consider placing the bush remnants on the property under a QE2 covenant. He explained what that meant, why that might appropriate & how the process worked should we decide to do it.

I don’t remember everything he said but I do remember his gentle manner, his passion & his enthusiasm for preservation and restoration of New Zealand native bush remnants on the Taranaki ring plain.

Long story short; there is now a covenant on our property which will stay on the title in perpetuity. With that covenant comes conditions & responsibilities of care that we are happy to undertake.

Subsequent to meeting him we have met some of the most wonderful people in our part of Taranaki - all of whom go about their lives & their conservation work in a quiet, gentle & consistent manner which is evidenced by the positive impact of what they do.

This post is about abundance & approaching life with an open heart, believing in the future.
It’s also about gratitude for those we have met along the way who have shared, unstintingly, their passion & enthusiasm for this important kaupapa.
It's about those who work quietly & consistently, encouraging & assisting others to make positive change in their small corner of their world. 
It’s about shared values.
It's about the child-like delight which comes with every discovery. 
It's about the joy of birdsong & finding seedlings of plants which are meant to be here.
It's about love & laughter & life.

My IG account is currently throwing a wobbly & every time I try to upload photos it crashes.
Such a shame -  & also mind bendingly frustrating. 
I had decided, because this is last week of our exhibition, I would post every day a little montage of the different sections.
Not earth shatteringly superb photos or any such thing, as ultimately I hope we will create a catalogue, just a few pics to give you a feel of how it looks however 

alas

​no such thing is possible !
​so I'll pop a few galleries here in the blog instead . . .