This wonderful print has been kindly donated for our fundraiser. Framed in full preservation material. RRP $2000. http://vc.mtedenart.co.nz/cgi-bin/WebObjects/ArtFind.woa/wa/publicView?seekType=20&artworkCodeToShow=shsascend&siteCode=mtedenart Our daughter has just finished 2 1/2 years of treatment for leukaemia and to celebrate we are having a fundraiser with 1/2 the money going to the Child Cancer Foundation and 1/2 to an account held on the Starship Oncology ward that is used for non-funded treatment and research. Please check out other listings also.

Susan Haywood Smith studied printmaking at Auckland Society of Arts completing further studies at Warringah Printmakers Studio in Sydney. She has exhibited extensively since 2002 in Auckland and Sydney as well as participating in International group shows. Her work is held in both significant private International and New Zealand Collections. Inspiration for Susan’s artwork is derived from her experience as being a Pakeha raised in South Auckland. With no link to her Irish/English heritage to make reference to, she absorbed the rich cultures of the Maori and Pacific Islanders around her. This was further reinforced by her family ties to the Te Arawa Iwi and eventual marriage into this tribe and the Tapuika Hapu. Today she is still reconciling the two worlds of her British lineage alongside her experience of Maoridom and has yet to determine the point of intersection at which she is placed. Her art allows her to work through this dichotomy from which she hopes to create powerful and stirring New Zealand artwork.