I was surrounded by Kuia growing up. Beautiful, maternal, caring individuals who had experienced much pain and much joy. These elderly w\u0101hine had a story for every line etched on their faces. Sun weathered, peering eyes would strip you apart, exposing truths and lies, wrapping you in a big hug. Laughing and loving with their loud voices, oversized shirts, and hard-working hands. I hold great respect for these family women, always settling disputes, cooking for large amounts of people, seeing everywhere at once. Greatly respected and adored in their families.<\/p>\n
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This print comes with a postcard-sized explanation card.<\/em><\/p>\n 20% of all profits from my prints sold go to Trust Teina<\/span><\/a>, a charitable trust run by Debbie and Pio Terei. Their vision and mission is “The Ultimate Koha” – Giving to save M\u0101ori and Pasifika lives through increasing the blood, bone marrow and organ donor registers in Aotearoa New Zealand. <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n See more prints here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Visit us on Facebook<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Quality Fine Art Print<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":174,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"<\/h5>\r\n
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<\/h5>\r\nTe Mahara - The Memory\r\n\r\nI was surrounded by Kuia growing up. Beautiful, maternal, caring individuals who had experienced much pain and much joy. These elderly w\u0101hine had a story for every line etched on their faces.\r\n\r\nSun weathered, peering eyes would strip you apart, exposing truths and lies, wrapping you in a big hug. Laughing and loving with their loud voices, oversized shirts, and hard-working hands. I hold great respect for these family women, always settling disputes, cooking for large amounts of people, seeing everywhere at once. Greatly respected and adored in their families.\r\n\r\nThis print comes with a postcard-sized explanation card.\r\n20% of all profits made are donated to Trust Teina<\/a> - a charitable trust with a vision to save M\u0101ori and Pasifika lives through increasing the bone marrow and organ donor registers in New Zealand.<\/strong>\r\n<\/em>\r\n\r\nSee more prints here<\/a><\/strong>\r\n\r\nVisit us on Facebook<\/a><\/strong>","_et_gb_content_width":""},"product_cat":[19],"product_tag":[],"yoast_head":"\n