Rendered Visible isn't just a statement about my artwork.
It is a commitment to care, safety, and honouring the people who place their trust in me.
Whether you are engaging with my digital art or participating in facilitation in the outdoors, my responsibility is the same: to ensure your engagement is grounded in dignity, agency, and care.
Through bold digital portraiture, pop-art colour, and trauma-informed instruction, I challenge who is seen, how they are seen, and who is allowed to take up space. Visibility, in my work, is never extractive. It should feel safe, affirming, and chosen.
I work with individuals, groups, and organisations to make people more visible: in images, in spaces, and in the stories we tell about who belongs. This work is grounded in te ao Māori, accessibility, neurodiversity-affirming practice, and a deep respect for lived experience.
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I’m a Christchurch-based sole trader working across digital art and outdoor instruction.
My background spans emergency services dispatching, logistics, outdoor education, and programme management across Aotearoa New Zealand. I hold a Bachelor of Sustainability and Outdoor Education (Ara Institute, 2023) and am currently completing a Master of Sport, Exercise and Health, focused on the lived experience of neurodivergent women in adventure sport contexts.
Alongside my facilitation work, I create digital paintings using GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program), exploring identity, place, and presence through bold portraiture. Connection to place is a strong theme in both my art and instructing.
I love hearing the stories behind where images are taken and what those places mean to you.
I have long-standing ties to youth work and remain deeply committed to the responsibility instructors hold when working with vulnerable rangatahi. Quality training, ethical practice, and care-centred facilitation are non-negotiable for me.
Manaakitanga and Safety
In both my art and facilitation, manaakitanga means ensuring safety - physical, emotional, and relational.
I role-model positive body image and will never alter your appearance beyond what is present in your original image.
I will never share your artwork publicly without your consent, which can be withdrawn at any time.
All facilitation is delivered within my scope of practice and the safety management systems of the provider I am working with, using equipment I have personally checked.
As someone responsible for safety, I reserve the right to refuse service where behaviour or circumstances compromise safe engagement; for myself, for you, or for others.
My Values
Rangatiratanga and Experiential Learning
You choose how you engage, what you share, and how we move forward. LINEHOLDER
By engaging with my work, you place trust in me, and I take that responsibility seriously.
In my art, I aim for care and accuracy, while acknowledging that digital painting is an interpretive process, not a perfect replication.
In my facilitation, I believe strongly in challenge by choice. I will never force participation where distress is present, and I will always consider the impact of the experience on people and place.
Maramatanga and Mohiotanga
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As a neurodivergent instructor, I prioritise transparency, explaining what I am doing and why; while remaining flexible to the needs and boundaries of each individual or group.
I use GIMP to create my artwork. It’s free, accessible, and aligns with my belief that creative tools should be available to everyone. You can download GIMP here.