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

Arwen is a New Zealand-born artist, raised in the beautiful ranges, forests, and beaches of the West Coast of Auckland. Her recent...

Amber Emm is a full time artist from the North West of Auckland NZ, currently painting stunning photo realistic floral oil paintings...

Sharon is a passionate quilt pattern designer and quilt maker from Auckland NZ. A self confessed lover of reproduction fabrics, her...

Emma is a writer, photographer, creative maker and meditation practitioner. Her work is all about emotion, and the life of the spirit....

Kiri Abraham is an artist, mother, gardener, tramper and lover of nature who has lived and worked in Helensville for the past 15 years....

With over thirty years’ experience in the arts, as both a practitioner and curator, Anna Hanson strives to empower artists, champion the...

Artist Emma Springford-Gough grew up in West Auckland NZ and has lived in Huapai for the last 11 years with her husband, 3 kids, dog, cat...

Jago Neal is a mixed media artist, illustrator and photographer originally from London. He now resides in West Auckland New Zealand. Jago...

Amanda Jakich (Mandy) is a self taught abstract painter and the Founder and CEO of Creative Matters. She is the proud mother of 2 young...

Marion Stutz is a painter living in Huapai, Auckland NZ. In the last 5 years she has gone from being a creative interested in art with a...

Catrina is an abstract painter from Muriwai Beach, North West of Auckland, with a passion for interpreting the many layers of her natural...

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Marlon Hart is an illustrator/artist with a background in advertising and art direction. As well as animal wrangling, yoga, karate and...

Liz Smith is an embroidery artist living in Muriwai Beach, Auckland NZ. Her business The Stitchsmith NZ brings you fresh, new designs for...

Amanda is a long-term Muriwai Beach resident, a ceramicist and a painter. She specializes in hand-built sculpture, often in the form of...

Mette is originally from Denmark, has travelled extensively and now finds herself in NZ. She is a mother of 2 and lives in Muriwai...

New Zealand artist, Kylie Rusk, resides in Muriwai, West Auckland and originally comes from Whangarei, Northland. Inspired by the...

Born in Australia and raised on the shores of Taranaki, New Zealand artist Tanya Blong is a full time artist and a mother of one, now...

A peaceful and creative concept for your child's next birthday party! We facilitate an exciting, education based 2 hour visual arts...

Creative Matters recently took on the challenge of creating a large collaborative mural for Kumeu Arts in the Northwest of Auckland.