Thankyou Kelly Stringer of Barrett Rd Whakmârama for being bold enough to paint the outside of your home!
This project was a joy from start to finish and i loved spending time at her whare and learning about her life whilst painting. On my “About” page on this site i say
“I am honored to have contributed to so many different communities all over the world.”
And this has literally really consolidated that. Going from painting a public space at a Catholic school to a private home with a vast fruit and vegetable garden in a rural location that i had to hitchhike to within a few weeks has been so heartwarming.
When i got home after finishing Kellys’ mural i was in tears of disbelief that this is actually my job.
So far, for 2022 i’m bursting with gratitude.
And the meaning of Mârama.. (pronounced maaarama)…. Honesty, Lucidity, Clarity, Truth. feeling it.