CHARACTER NOTES & IMAGES

SIEGFRIED BAUER

Ultra marathon runner
'rather a has been than a wanna be'
Click on link to find out more of this amazing crazy individual with hidden talent
SIEGFRIED

MARY BOURKE

Mayor South Taranaki District Council 15 years
Find something about Mary on link
http://marybourke.co.nz/

GWELFA BURGESS

Gwelfa Burgess is the world's, oldest usherette
A lively usherette for over 70 years, golfer, performer, artist
A real character
Check out the link to find out more

DALE COPELAND

Community dynamo and Taranaki artist Dale Copeland describes herself as an artist, mathematician, book binder and happy person
Dale works in collage, jewellery and book making, photography, fabric art and sculpture, but her preferred medium is assemblage art
Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit (MNZM) in 2012 for services to art

ELAINE GILL

Elaine Gill says 'What you see is what you get'
Member and Chair of numerous Community Trusts and past school teacher. Check out Elaine's accomplishments

RUTH HARVEY

Writer, arts professional

PAUL HUTCHINSON

An artist specializing in oils - loves self portraits - shy and reclusive he speaks through his art
Check out the link for a full look at the life of Paul Hutchinson

STAN LONG

A PSNZ keen photographer set himself a task for his fellowship of producing as set of black & white portraits using natural light
I turned the tables on Stan - he helped set the scene but he became the model

JOHN MC LEAN

John McLean is both a painter and sculptor
'I inhabit my work as my work inhabits me'
John has become apart of his work - the creature evolving from his sub-conscious

JONET MOORE

Stratford District Librarian, life unknown.

ROGER MORRIS

Painter, print maker, sculptor, seeker of the truth
Roger Morris

WAYNE MORRIS

Entertaining facilitator, trainer, consultant and coach, artist, musician and he still doesn't really know what he wants to be when he grows up!
Wayne Morris

BRUCE MOSS

International photo journalist, organist, pilot, Rest home resident
St Peter's Cambridge Old Boy
Bruce appears in 'Perspectives'
French Canadian magazine along with his own images/ article of acrobatic jets
Click to read Bruce's After Dinner Speech to ST Peter's Cambridge Alumni 75th Jubilee.

MARIANNE MUGGERIDGE

One of New Zealand's best known portrait painters but also renowned landscape artists featuring her favourite subject Mt Taranaki
Click to see some of Marianne's works

NIGEL OGLE

Artist, teacher, collector, historian, and curator has created a series of displays telling the story of Taranaki
Nigel Ogle perfectionist, created Tawhiti Museum a developing project puts himself into his work

Tawhiti Museum

TERRY PARKES

Hotelier, Restaurateur, Chair of Art in Public Places Trust,
Terry has become one of his cherished artworks
Terry Parkes

ALAN SMITH

1960's ALL BLACK
Straight - talking farming man
Black and white character
Achieved most things he has set out to do in his life

MICHAELA STONEMAN

South Taranaki District
Arts Co-ordinator
Printmaker – etching and woodcut.
'In my world, nature, art and the human condition are all intrinsically linked'
Michaela's tattoos are of New Zealand native plants, inked by Jason Hardwick from original illustrations by Audrey Eagle.
The plants all have a personal significance and she has since transcribed them into botanical etchings
Michaela Stoneman

STUART TRUNDLE

Chief Executive
Venture Taranaki
High achiever
'the best is only just good enough'
Husband to Liz and father to Charlotte and Chris

http://www.taranaki.info/

BRYAN VICKERY

Radio presenter Hokonui Radio, compere
Most know of Bryan as a voice

MAREE WILSON

Director of Percy Thomson Gallery and artist.
On show, trapped in an artificial environment
Maree does not feel quite as trapped as this but maybe at times!
Maree Wilson