Aimee Gruar

Aimee Gruar (* 1971) he toi‑ā‑ringa, he kaitoi pāpāho‑maha nō Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland, Aotearoa).https://www.thepoiroom.co.nz/collections/aimee-gruar

 Te oranga me ngā mahi 
I tipu ake a Gruar ki Pakiri Beach, kei te tai rāwhiti o Te Ika‑a‑Māui. Ko ōna pūtake toi kei roto i ngā tikanga Māori o tōna whānau, i te wheako hoki o te taiao o Aotearoa, me te pouri mō te ngaromanga o aua taonga. He wāhi motuhake tō te Huia kua ngaro i roto i āna mahi toi: mā tana whakaatu i te manu nei i roto i te maha o āna mahi e pupuri tonu ai te maumaharatanga ki a ia.https://thejewelryedit.com/collections/aimee-gruarhttps://www.thepoiroom.co.nz/collections/te-rau-o-te-huia

Ko tētahi o āna kaupapa rongonui ko tana whakaaturanga “TE RAU‑O‑TE‑HUIA – The Treasured Possession of Te Huia”, e hōhonu ana tana titiro ki te huia me tōna hiranga ahurea. He nui tana whakamahi i ngā rawa hangarua, ka kohia e ia i ngā toa ringa‑tua, i TradeMe, i ngā taonga ka kitea noa i te huarahi. Kei te whakaaturia āna mahi i ētahi whare taonga o te ao whānui.https://www.thepoiroom.co.nz/blogs/behind-the-scenes/meet-the-maker-aimee-gruar

 Ngā whare taonga (kōwhiringa) 
 “Huia”, Humboldtforum Berlin https://recherche.smb.museum/detail/1831262/wandschmuck
 “Huia‑Feather”, Auckland War Memorial Museum

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