Creating an emotional connection to indigenous design with Adrienne Whitewood | Māori Print Artist and Fashion Designer

This weeks episode is with Nickie Hursthouse, the founder and creative force behind My Clay Table, a ceramics studio grounded in the belief that the best memories are made around the table. My Clay Table ceramics are made to be used, to hold food, to share drinks and to gather people together. Nickie is a mum, small business owner and worked as a dietitian for 13 years. Nickie’s journey with clay began from her own need to pause. Following years of anxiety and burnout she found solace in the ...

This weeks episode is with Naomi Azoulay a Tāmaki Makaurau–based artist whose work explores the emotional landscapes of resilience, transformation, and social change. Working in portraiture across collage and painting, she portrays women with strength, agency, and defiance, celebrating feminine rage as a catalyst for social change. With a background in visual arts and community engagement, her practice connects personal experience with broader questions of representation and inclusivity...

This weeks episode is with Dina Jezdic, an art critic, curator, and decolonial scholar with a doctorate focused on decoloniality of museums and contemporary Indigenous practice. She has extensive experience in creative mentoring, delivering tailored programs for groups and individual practitioners across fine art and design. Dina is a frequent contributor to Art News (NZ), Art New Zealand, The Big Idea, Artlink (AUS), Art Collector (AUS), and Sculpture Magazine (US). https://www.instagram.com...

Agate Rubene is the artist and illustrator behind Restless & Infectious. Originally from Latvia, she is now based in Auckland, New Zealand. With a background in fashion and graphic design, Agate began her creative journey through fashion illustration—a foundation that continues to shape her distinctive style. Her work focuses on people and their actions, capturing emotion and celebrating life’s pleasures with a light-hearted tone. She uses bright colour palettes, fluid shapes, and vibra...

Abbie McCall (Ngāti Apa) is a mother of three and a proud Māori creative whose life has always been steeped in the arts. Born into a whānau of musicians, visual artists, and makers, creativity has been her constant — a natural rhythm that’s guided her through every chapter. A true jack of all trades, Abbie spent her life joyfully moving between creative worlds — until 2022, when everything stopped. A breast cancer diagnosis brought transformation in every sense of the word. Through the chall...