Today, 13th of April 2014, we decided to visit Upper Hutt and Maidstone Park. We hadn’t done much sketching in the park, but rather than sketch the playground many of us went in search of buildings. Maidstone park is within in a block or two from Upper Hutt’s central business and is the sporting hub. According […]
The Oriental Bay Wellington Band Rotunda a sketch by Elissa Smith.
Pataka This is a pataka or raised Maori storehouse for storing food or treasured items. Pataka do not usually feature elaborate carving unless they were for the “Pillars of the community” to signify the mana of their owners. This pataka – Nuku Tewhatewha – was carved under the supervision of Horonuku in the style of […]