Matamata Visitor Information Centre - Sculpture Symposium 2010

Lord of the Rings Coin Shop

Anthony Van Den Berg	“Ice Berg Shaken not Shaken” “Juxtaposed”
	Anthony is the President of the Matamata Sculpture Symposium and has been the tutor for the weekend workshops on many occasions (he is also the Symposiums forklift driver and has even been the auctioneer!). He enjoys this yearly creative time working in stone, particularly as he is using local Hinuera Living Stone
Trish Looney	“I’m OK”
	At the 2008 Symposium, Trish spent many hours watching the sculptors work and then decided to attend a weekend workshop. This year she has taken the opportunity to create her own piece.
Allan Williams	“Lisa”
	Alan is the grandson of Charles Bloomfield one of NZ’s first professional painters. Alan is a painter and sculptor who has worked on the Lord of the Rings and King Kong movies. He has recently returned from Italy and Spain where he sculpted in marble.
Terry Parker	“A fine Balance”
	Terry enjoys the Matamata Symposium as he uses Hinuera stone to explore the human figure. Terry successfully sold two pieces, one at the Matamata Symposium. In 2008 Terry won ‘Class One Sculpture’ at the Katikati Sculpture and Art Festival...
Ashley Grant	“Thor”
	Ashley started his career as an architect. He has been sculpting for 10 years in Hinuera Stone and Argillite. He has exhibited in a number of galleries such as the Cargo Shed in Tauranga. He works fulltime carving Argillite
Anne De Silva	“The Family Seat”
	Anne is a full time artist and art teacher. She has sculpted Hinuera Stone for the past 27 years and has only missed sculpting at one Matamata symposium. She loves working the stone. Anne also paints and does commissions in acrylics and watercolours.
Craig Jordan	“Something Fishy”
	Craig has been sculpting in Hinuera Stone for six years, this is his 4th Symposium. He has carved in bone for many years. Craig has been living in Greymouth for the past 2 years where he has been sculpting in jade and Hardstone
Sylvia Huch	“Lilani”
	Sylvia has been part of the Matamata Sculpture Symposium for many years. She thoroughly enjoys the workshop atmosphere and meeting old friends as well as the creative energy gleaned from other sculptors. Some of her pieces have a distinctive Pacific style and tend to play with the light when the sun creates different shadows during the day.
Robyn Gordon	“Pukeko Family”
	This is Robyn’s 5th attempt at learning the art of sculpting on Hinuera Stone. Robyn says that sculpting fulfils her creative needs and acts as therapy!!
Kate Lange	“Umbrella with Halfling”
	Kate is Auckland based and has worked in the film industry designing film sets Between 1996 and 2000 she worked on the TV series ‘Zena’ and ‘Hercules’. Kate was at the 1st Matamata Sculpture Sympoisum, and the committee is thrilled that she could attend this year.
Peter Cramond	“Female Form”
	Peter has been a sculptor for over 3 decades. He was at the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Matamata symposiums and has worked as a tutor for the Weekend Workshops. He is inspired by his environment, people around him, and things he sees. All of his work is created with love for everyone to enjoy
Caroline Mason	“Finite H2o”
	This is Caroline’s 3rd Sympoisum. For most of the year Caroline’s art medium of choice is ‘Fabric Art’ but during February she thoroughly enjoys the larger challenge of stone.
Bryan Pearson	“Neds Metaphor”
	Bryan is a retired pharmacist from Napier. Since his retirement he has studied art particularly painting and sculpting. This is the third time Bryan has attended the Matamata Sympoisum.
Karin Barr	“Puzzled” “Untitled”
	This is Karin’s 7th Symposium at Matamata. After concentrating on casting glass over the past year, she very much enjoys the physical challenge of working on a big block of Hinuera Stone.
Clio Fitzi	“Woven”
	Clio is from Walton, local to Matamata and has been a keen observer of the Matamata Sculpture Symposium for many years. This is Clio’s fourth symposium and she really appreciates the opportunity to sculpture Hinuera stone in the company of other more experienced sculptors. This year she continues with the challenge of creating a large piece.
Jo Pervan	“Here be Dragons”
	Jo lives in rural Waikato with her husband and three children. She has worked with stone for over 6 years and aims to create smooth flowing lines with contrast and movement, also incorporating texture and other media into her designs. She finds creating something tangible from an idea or concept is a wonderful challenge. Simplified shapes and the stylized human form is the core of her work at present.
Malcolm Sowerby	“Knight”
	Malcolm considers himself and artist/sculptor and works in a variety of mediums. Malcolm has recently been sculpting in a small scale with Italian marble. He has enjoyed working on a large piece of Hinuera stone to create his piece, inspired by New Zealand trout rivers and wildlife.
Steve Draper	“Untitled 1” “Untitled 2”
	Steve started carving bone pendants in 1984, followed by pounamu, with more specific designs: Toki, Heimatua and Tiki amongst them. A carpenter/builder by trade, in 1999 he ‘took to’ a piece of Rhyolite with an axe making a large fish for the garden. That pleasure and intrigue propelled him forward to today. Steve uses mainly Oamaru stone. His work is based in traditional Maori design and symbolism.