Future Fruiting

Stitched Woodblock Print on Harakeke Paper in a Black Frame

Ht 580mm x Wd 430mmprint size. With Framed Ht 870 x Wd 690mm

Artists statement

This woodblock print is hand stitched on to flax paper which is made in Whanganui by Pakohe Papers.

The paper used here is the roughest and heaviest of the range and is named Kopatapata.

I love the texture which this natural NZ made product gives to my work and it is especially appropriate for this piece.

by Kate Hill

Warwick Henderson also critiqued Kate Hills work and wrote the following

“I mentioned earlier that environment is a strong influence on art and there is no better example than Kate Hill’s “Future Fruiting”.  In the book “Behind the Canvas” reference is made to the significance of the development of a South Pacific art movement in New Zealand and I believe Hill’s work is a fine example of this now established genre.  It also indicates the ongoing strength of New Zealand printmaking which has been a feature of NZ artwork harking back to the day of artists such as Mervyn Taylor, Trevor Lloyd, Hilda Wiseman and Adele Younghusband, and more latterly for example Pat Hanley, Ralph Hotere and Fatu Feu’u.  There are of course many more printmakers too numerous to mention but to be compared to these artists is notable.  Design, originality and craftsmanship play a critical part in original printmaking and despite plumbing a recognised theme, Hill has managed to produce a standout in my opinion.”

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