Matariki Karaka Rau - Michelle Morunga
Karaka leaves, acrylic, resin, framed 620 x 860 (as shown)
Hokianga artist, Michelle Morunga BAA (visual), Grad. Teaching Dip (secondary) has been a practising artist for more than 15 years and over that time has expanded her creative knowledge across several art genres, including printmaking, mould making, wood carving, stained glass and paper making.
Michelle also teaches art at Te Kura Kaupapa o Hokianga and 10 years on this continues to be her focus.
‘The importance of whanau, identity and significance of place continue to be the major themes in my work. I believe my art encompasses who I am. It is said that ‘if you do not know your family’s history you do not know anything. You are a leaf that doesn’t know it is part of a tree.’
The leaf continues to be Michelle’s signature medium for exploring and expressing ideas around identity, belonging and whakapapa.
