Nga Kaihanga Uku: Kūmara Ora with Amelia Blundell

Nga Kaihanga Uku: Kūmara Ora with Amelia Blundell
から NZD NZ$120.00
  • 期間: 3 時間 (約)
  • 所在地: Coromandel Town, Waikato
This workshop explores kūmara as a medium for kōrero and form. Participants will work with clay to create kūmara‑inspired vessels, reflecting on the connections between whenua, kai, and creative practice. 


About the Artist:

Amelia Blundell
Ko Whangaroa te moana
Ko Ngātokimatawhaorua me Maamari ngā waka
Ko Ururoa te tūpuna
He uri ahau no Ngāpuhi me Ngāti Kahu ki Whangaroa
I tupu ake au ki te rohe o Te Uri o Hau me Te Roroa hoki
No Ruawai ia tōku whānau
Kei Whangārei e noho ana au


Amelia, a student of the whenua, creates forms with uku that acknowledge our deep and integral connections to the whenua. A recent graduate of Toi Ngāpuhi's Tai o Hī Tai o Hā wānanga series, Amelia has been learning from ringatoi nō Ngāpuhi-nui-tonu and developing her own uku practice. Guided by her whakapapa and inspired by her studies in horticulture, Amelia hopes to create work that embodies indigenous ways of being - relating to people and land, honoring both the wisdom and whakapapa embedded in te taiao.


Please bring: Some kūmara inspired kōrero. No firing will be provided for the work produced at the workshop.