Creative Matters

Sara Langdon is a contemporary New Zealand landscape artist living in Beachlands, East of Auckland. Sara currently draws inspiration from the beauty of familiar and distinct volcanic landmarks around Auckland city and the Waitemata Harbour.The New Zealand landscape is Sara"s source of inspiration and reason for paintin

Born in Oxford in the UK in 1984, James Watkins moved to Auckland, New Zealand at a young age, kicking off a lifelong journey of travel and creative exploration.  James thinks of his intuitive painting practice as limitless and sees defining his practice as a certain style or describing himself as a certain type of art

Working at the intersection of art and technology, Delainy Jamahl"s art practice focuses on data as the central narrative. He creates immersive and interactive installations that explore and visualise, transforming complex information into engaging visual experiences. It was lovely to meet Delainy and to speak with a c

Anna Gibbs is a contemporary painter living in Banks Peninsula, near Christchurch in the South Island of Aotearoa NZ.  If you search her name on Google you"ll see she is described as an "internet personality" which probably comes from the amazing work she does on the Instagram social media platform and her loyal audien

Welcome to episode 155, the final episode of 2024. Ngā mihi nui Thank you so much for listening and for your support this year. I hope the podcast has cheered you up, motivated you, inspired you, affirmed what you do or educated you in some small way. As you probably know, the CM podcast is largely self funded. However

Established in 1974 by a group of young jewellery makers to promote their work, Fingers has become synonymous with innovation and originality and the development of an indigenous style of contemporary New Zealand jewellery.  Fingers has been at the forefront of treating and displaying the craft object as art, and has c