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Kim Hennessy
Visual Artist

Te Waipounamu;  Water Greenstone 
TE WAI POUNAMU, WATER GREENSTONE – November 2022
Chambers Art Gallery, Christchurch
Te Waipounamu 1, 2022, Acrylic on panel, framed, 535x435mm, private collection
Te Waipounamu 2, 2022, Acrylic on panel, framed, 535x435mm
Te Waipounamu 3, 2022, Acrylic on panel, framed, 535x435mm
Te Waipounamu 4, 2022, Acrylic on panel, framed, 535x435mm, private collection
Te Waipounamu 5, 2022, Acrylic on panel, framed, 930x640mm, private collection
Te Waipounamu 6, 2022, Acrylic on panel, framed, 930x640mm, private collection



He said, his eyes shining, “ I’ve found it, it’s just over the hill”

So she packed her brushes and paint, her pregnant belly, and their cat

And that night she followed him over the hill

In the morning a bellbird woke her

Get up, come and see

So she went, along a warm path scented with pine needles

And looked out at golden clay arms cradling still jade water

And she thought

This will be a good home




©Kim Hennessy 2024Visual Artist, Aotearoa, NZ