A few days ago, I sent a link to my recent blog post about the Glass House build to a few people whose emails I don't have and I received this most beautiful heart felt message back from one of my favourite guests: “How Lovely to Hear from you Kiki. We are so thrilled to see that you continue to play and soar. We found it a profound coincidence that we should receive your email the day that Dolly Parton died. Your beautiful greenhouse creates the same emotions as her song “Co

Eight weeks, incredible volunteers, and a dream that became real! As many of you know I love making art from old things; upcycling, saving treasures, turning ‘random’ objects into art, and telling stories through these things. Over the past 6 years, I have been collecting old windows: stained glass, coloured glass, and giant colonial windows…Driving around the south island loading up the trailer with glass and wood, having fun in meeting the interesting characters who are sel

May 2017, New York City After the four 4 months of frantic organization it is a relief to board the plane, engage in a monster movie marathon and let my body and mind let go for the duration of the flight as I knew that the pace would be intense as soon as we landed in NYC. We checked in to our AirBnB apartment and met our lovely host Darrin. Unpacking was hilarious, as we had both gotten so excited about 5 weeks in New York, we had packed suitcases full of bright colourful

Crating Day, the lid goes on the last one - We are off to New York, April 2017! October 2016 - April 2017 Wanaka, New Zealand It all started right at the end of 2016. I had spent the past two years focusing on my painting, but not with an exhibition in particular in mind, I wanted to explore, and let each work natural lead into another; to enjoy the journey and create a body of work that I could then approach galleries with and have enough finished works to seize any opport

"The opportunity that Ora has offered me is so exciting! Giarna Tekanawa, a kiwi who has lived in New York for about 20 years, has been running this space as a Pop-Up Gallery for New Zealand artists, as a chance for us to get a foot in the door of the New York art scene. " - Sonia Richter 2017 Me in the studio...early stages of new artworks. I use actual clothing as m