A land rich in landscape from the acid-coloured pools of Rotorua to the soft purples and turquoise of the southern lakes. I travelled through both islands sketching and photographing this incredible country and collecting samples of wool to dye on my return. The light is so clear due to the lack of pollution and this emphasises the colours of nature. On my return from New Zealand I developed a new series of work using New Zealand Merino wool and started to simplify and abstract the landscape. My technique really comes into its own when translating its landscape colours and textures.

Queenstown	Milford Sound	Traditions II
Lake Tekapo	Lake Taupo carvings	Sunrise over Kaikoura Seas
The Cauldron II	New Zealand seascape	Kiakoura
Champagne Pool II	Green Vegetation, red earth	Bay of islands from the air