TITLE: E hine
MATERIAL: Uku, wood-fired
SIZE: 420mm high, x 300mm wide, x 150mm deep

Dorothy Waetford
Ngāti Wai, Ngāti Hine, Ngāpuhi-nui-tonu

For all wāhine who carry our future potential with them every day, who nurse, and nurture the values and philosophies of our tūpuna. Mauri ora!

Dorothy Waetford B 1967 Ko Onekainga te maunga, Ko Te Wairahi te awa, Ko Ngāti Rehua, Te Whānau Whero me Ngāti Hine ngā hapu, Ko Ngātiwai, Ngāpuhi-nui-tonu ngā iwi Based at Matapouri Bay, Dorothy is inspired by her local surroundings and whānau. She grew up co-existing between Māori and Pakeha worldviews and was encouraged by both sides of her whānau to pursue her natural creative talents. Teacher training led to an applied arts course that introduced Dorothy to Ngā Kaihanga Uku Māori Clay Workers Collective and Te Ātinga Contemporary Māori Visual Arts committee of Toi Māori Aotearoa. Māori artists’ networks contributed much to her creative pursuits, providing opportunities to exhibit regularly and tour overseas. In recent years, she has focused attention on supporting strategic iwi art and cultural developments, such as Toi Ngāpuhi.