This artwork by Jeremy Shirley was commissioned by “{Keep Kihikihi Beautiful Project” in 2003 is a mixed media sculpture.
It is located to the Northern entrance to Kihikihi by the church.
Carved stone depicting a turtle on top of a rock.
This sculpture is situated within the Sculpture Park that was developed as a millennium project by a volunteer group – “Keep Te Awamutu Beautiful Society” in 2000.
Carved stone of various koru patterns.
This sculpture is situated within the Sculpture Park that was developed as a millennium project by a volunteer group – “Keep Te Awamutu Beautiful Society” in 2000.
Carved stone depicting the notion of nurture through the theme of manu birds and hatchlings.
This sculpture is situated within the Sculpture Park that was developed as a millennium project by a volunteer group – “Keep Te Awamutu Beautiful Society” in 2000.
The artist Fred Graham is a Tainui kaumatua of Ngāti Korokī Kahukura descent. He is a world-renowned carver and an inspiring mentor who has shared his knowledge and skills with many Aotearoa New Zealand artists.
Fred Graham has a number of artworks around the Waipā District and is well known for his big outdoor metal and mixed media work like “Kaitiaki” outside the Auckland War Memorial Museum in “Te Waka Taumata o Horotiu” on High Street in Auckland central.
The artwork was “gifted from Waipā King Country Members of Rural Women NZ” who commissioned it to mark the millennium.
Its arch shape signifies the passing of one era into another. The rectangular column represents man while the curved form symbolises woman. The space in-between them is the child. This celebrates the union of family.
This sculpture is situated within the Sculpture Park that was developed as a millennium project by a volunteer group – “Keep Te Awamutu Beautiful Society” in 2000.
