This blog was created by the previous owner of Creative Matters, Mandy Jakich.
The current version of this blog is available at creativeconnections.nz

Lucy Davidson is a contemporary landscape painter from the Tutukaka Coast in Northland NZ, currently living in Auckland. Her abstract...

Jenny McLeod is a contemporary glass artist from West Auckland, NZ. She creates quality, original glass works including functional...

Rosemary Eagles is an established contemporary NZ artist living in Auckland. She has with a deep appreciation for nature and the beauty...

John Botton is a fine art photographer and a digital giclée inkjet printer who immigrated from South Africa to New Zealand in 2014. He's...

2021 has not been easy for so many of us. I've had my moments but mostly I feel it's been a year of positive learning as a small business...

Beatrice Carlson is an interdisciplinary artist, a visual artist, printmaker and contemporary jeweller. Born in France, she has been...

Kathryn Wilson is NZ’s most successful shoe designer. She created her brand Kathryn Wilson at the age of 23 in 2003 with a dream to “make...

Q + A Session: Describe your studio. What tricks or ideas do you have to make the space work well for you and your creative process?

PODCAST EPISODE 29 with Michelle Reid, a painter living in Riverhead, Auckland.

What impact has your creative making had on your everyday life? PODCAST EPISODE 28

Judith Milner is a painter living in Auckland NZ, specialising in figurative and portrait painting.

Guy Du Toit is a wood artist living in Keri Keri NZ who creates unique and bespoke fine art pieces in rare native timbers.

PODCAST EPISODE 25 Vanessa is a young Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland artist who gained a fine arts degree at 20 years old and has worked in Art...

Creative Matters PODCAST SEASON TWO: Episode 1 with Jannine Wilkinson and Ann Orman

Judy is a highly respected NZ artist renowned for her brightly coloured sculptural assemblages of recycled items, industrial materials...

Donna is an established full-time artist living and working in Riverhead, Auckland NZ. Her oil paintings are easily recognized for their...

Creative Matters Episode 21 - with Ingrid Boot - is a painter influenced mainly by beauty as well as fashion history.

Gabriella is an artist living in Auckland NZ. She has a super interesting story which I’m sure will be really inspiring to many of you,...

Mandy Flood is a contemporary jeweller living in Auckland, NZ. She is part of the Fingers Contemporary Gallery Collective in Auckland and...

Feeonaa is a multi-disciplinary artist and a mother of 3 children of Samoan, Swedish, German and English heritage, living at Muriwai...