Updates
New kaleidoscope at Franklin Farm
In December 2025 I installed a kaleidoscope of my Monarch butterflies at the entrance of the butterfly house at Franklin Farm just north of Auckland in Kumeu. In the summer of 2025 they bred over 100,000 Monarch butterflies and throughout the summer they released them into the wild. Next year they will also be playing their part in the drive to reintroduce Red Admiral butterflies to Auckland by breeding them at their beautiful garden sanctuary. It's open to the general public throughout the summer. Well worth a visit.
Ambury Farm Regional Park
Currently installed at Ambury Farm Regional Park in Auckland is a 40 piece Red Admiral butterfly trail running through this open to the public working farm to the insect garden which has a large bush of Onga onga growing. It is the host plant for the Red Admiral butterfly.
Kahukura Park opens
In 2025 I had the privilege of being commissioned by the Wellington City Council to not only install a kaleidoscope of my Red Admirals in the new public park in Owen Street, Newtown, but also create 2 murals and the designs for 2 power boxes. I worked with a group of 26 x 6-10 year old students from Newtown School to design and paint aspects of the artworks capturing the lifecycle of one of New Zealand's most beautiful native butterflies, the Kahukura Red Admiral.
Sculpture in the Gardens Nov 2024- Mar 2025
My kaleidoscope for 'Sculpture in the Gardens' at the Auckland Botanic Gardens consisted of 40 of my Red Admiral butterflies installed on 3 poles. The tallest being 6.5m high. In January 2025 a live populatioon of Red Admiral butterflies was released into the gardens from the base of my kaleidoscope
A highlight of my life 2011 -2017
Travelling all over New Zealand in this great mobile art gallery visiting schools with one of the best contemporary New Zealand art collections. My role as educator on this was a major highlight for me.