Hohaia Ogilvy
Photographer: Symphony Morunga
Photographer: Te Rawhitroa Photography
TE KĀKĀRIKI View work here
Photographer: Te Rawhitroa Photography
TEA TOWELTANGA View work here
TAIOHI 2023
Kei Porirua ahau e noho ana, ko tōku mananawa ki Te Taitokerau
Ko Puketītī te maunga
Ko Whakanekeneke te awa
Ko Mamari te waka
Ko Piki Te aroha te marae
Ko Ngati Hao te hapu
Ko Ngapuhi te Iwi
Ko Patuone te Tangata
He uri anō hoki ahau nō ngā hapu o Ngati Hau, Te Uri Taniwha, Ngati Korokoro,Te Mahurehure
Tena tatou. I am eighteen years old, and in the beginning stages of becoming a kaiwhakairo. I am passionate about our Te ao Māori history and our whakapapa, our connection to our tupuna. As I start on my carving journey I start to learn how to identify and recognise these stories within our whakairo, with support from my tutors, my whānau and my community.
The medium I work in is wood carving, traditional carvings incorporating the different iwi designs and symbols that I have been taught thus far. My creative aspiration is to learn more about my Ngapuhi whakapapa, so that I may become a confident Ngapuhi toi artist.