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So here it is - issue TWO of Indie Magazine! Editor & Photographer: Tracie Heasman www.traciehphotography.co.nz tracie.heasman@gmail.com Contributin Writer: Nikki Strange Nikkistrange@hotmail.com
Thanks to all the artists involved, especially Tiki Taane for taking time out of his busy schedule to be a part of Indie Magazine. This issue includes plenty of insanely talented artists once again; from a surfboard carver to a DJ about to embark on a New Zealand tour, to a tattoo artist and a Hamilton grunge metal band making waves in the Kiwi music scene. Each and every one of the people inside Indie Mag were an inspiration and a pleasure to meet and photograph. So go ahead - sit down & grab a coffee as I introduce you to this eclectic group of inspiring individuals; and if you like what you read, be sure to look them up and follow their social media pages. To keep updated and informed of future issues of Indie Magazine, make sure you follow my Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/indiemagnz
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Contents Page 3
Tim Armstrong
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Jodi Collins
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Tracy Brechult
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Cheshire Grimm
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Nick Raven
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Jo Sweeney
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Tiki Taane
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Lauren Haynes - Debrasic
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The Nomad
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Jess Santorik
Tim Armstrong Having reached success in the 80’s and early 90’s with his band The Polititions and later The Kiwi Bandits, Tim continues to make music and perform at various gigs around New Zealand
Give us a quick rundown of how you got where you are today musically? I started playing gigs at the age of 13 and just never gave up. Originally starting in Tokoroa, then moving to Hamilton and travelling overseas at various times. What are your major music influences? The Beatles,The Eagles, Stevie wonder, Peter Frampton, Al Stewart. What are you up to right now, music-wise? Always recording. Very lucky to have recorded some of my recent music with Howie Casey; a well known session saxophonist from England who has played on many McCartney albums and has and also played on albums by T Rex, ABC, Ringo and The Who. We are off to San Fancisco in September to play some private gigs, and also performing in Christchurch as our Beatles tribute show in August. Who would you most like to tour with? McCartney, Peter Frampton, any of the classic rock stars. What is your favourite song of all time? I don't really have one, so many I like. What are your fondest musical memories? Getting in trouble by the police for loud band
practices when my parents were not home... What was the first tape/record you bought? “I'll Meet You Halfway” by the Partidge Family back in 1971. I was only 10 years old at the time. How would you describe your perfect day? Sunny, long daylight hours, hanging out with likeminded souls. What is your most valued possession? The GIbson SG I bought in 1978 for $300 second hand. If you could blink your eyes and be in a favourite place right now, where would that be? Anywhere warmer with less rain....maybe San Francisco (Summertime) Where would you like to find yourself in 10 years? Still alive and perhaps retired with the occasional good gig...and being able to afford nice holidays in exotic places. What four famous people, dead or alive, would you invite for dinner? Lennon, McCartney, Harrison, Starr. or perhaps Harpo, Chico, Groucho, Zeppo
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Jodi Collins Multi talented Jodi or Miss Popinjay talks to me about her creative side What is your preferred medium? Oil paint and abbots white clay How would you describe your work? Playful - I have a lot of fun making the work, it has been described by many as quirky, whimsical and interesting. The work has a lot of layers and depth, never limited by one medium but bouncing around from one medium to the next. The work has a subtle underlining humor its, “pretty satisfying hearing people laughing in my studio”
When inspiration hits how do you channel that into your work, what’s the process? Make sure I have all the materials needed and a clear space, my studio has to be functional. I play some good tunes preferably something that doesn’t drive me bonkers – I have a bad reaction to classical music or opera, and some pop music, but I have a good reaction to bluesy rock, indie music and even some metal music from time to time
What inspires you generally? Having a holiday is a great way to get inspired, especially somewhere new! Going to galleries, and wandering the town taking photos and soaking up all the visual stimulation! Tell me a little bit about your relationship with art and being creative? Being creative is up there with eating and drinking for me, I live and breath the stuff. I don't survive too well without it. Which artists do you admire, past and present and Why? What draws you to their work? Bill Hammond, Salvador Dali, Mark Ryden, Seraphine Pick, Camile Rose Garcia, they all have similarities, they are overloaded with many layers connotations, symbols - a visual language. I would describe their works as bent; they view and represent the world back to you from many angles, and challenge the psyche. Very visually stimulating, “like a feast of many flavours, I'm always ravenous for such works”
What are you working on at the moment? Right now I'm scheming, planning my new series, I've decided I'm done with canvas and framed works, I find it too restricting. I'm really excited about exploring with more ready made objects and more of a mash up of mediums than sticking with the same old. I’m enjoying constructing contraptions made from my hoardings, being a bit of a collector of treasures. Tell me something you like about living in Raglan. How is it special? Every artist is so uniquely different here, because we work so independently we're not producing works that are all the same. The place was instantly inspiring to me; I've come a huge way in my art, its definitely moved me in new directions, especially in reusing materials. I'm able to reexplore this way of utilizing materials that are around me and accessible with Raglan's recycling culture. Collecting is nothing new to me - I grew up with an Op Shopping queen mother; going to garage sales and gala's was our regular weekend activity. Coming from Hamilton previously I feel a
lot more liberated here‌ yeah the place has it's own boundaries but I'm finding the skills to get around or over them to make it work for me somehow. Where can we see your work? You will find me in our little gallery and working space on Bankart Street 'Hello Studios' where I work next to a fabulous team of enthusiasts in the arts and 'The Old School Arts Centre' community clay shed where I do after school kids clay workshops. I also travel around doing handcrafted/vintage markets such as- ' The Little big market' at The Mount. The past few summers I have, and I'm currently doing, a market in Hamilton once a month called 'Marketplace'. You may also have seen me at the local Raglan 'Creative Market' over the years. I also enjoy putting on collaborative group exhibitions, involving likeminded artists. I've put on a show as part of 'The Fringe festival' in Hamilton for the past three years.
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Tracy Brechult Raglan tattoo artist Tracy tells us there’s a lot more going on with her creatively than body art
Give us a quick rundown of how you got where you are today with your art? I worked in graphics arts and advertising when I left school. I was always plugging away with painting & papier mashe sculptures. I was fortunate to stumble into tattoo tuition and have been running my own tattoo shop 'Designs From The Back Of The Fridge' in Raglan for approximately 16 years. What inspires your creativity? Im influenced by no particular artist but love many fashion designers. I also love Eric Freitas clocks. My creative brain is always on overload. Beach combing, finding washed up stuff. Bird skulls are irresistable and feature a lot in my art and costuming. Old revamped furniture, fabrics and driftwood are all very precious. What are you working on at the moment? Aside from tattooing I’m very creative at present. I’m working on pimping the Raglan Hall for the Winter Masquerade Ball into a winter wonderland along with my costume. I’m making art to go into the Hamilton Fringe Festival 'The Bon Voyage installation’. I have work going into the Hamilton Home Show plus I’m decorating a medievil themed party for that. I’m also working
on building a themed camp for Sundaise Festival, all the while trying to paint. Best and worst thing about being an artist? Surprising myself with my creative bents. Worst: not enough time to do everything I want to make. How would you describe your perfect day? Sunny, beach/bush campsite, fire, beachcombing then wonder down to watch some live GP motorbike racing. What is your most valued possession? My grandfathers tools, my sewing machine. If you could blink your eyes and be in a favourite place right now, where would that be? Europe to watch some crazy speedway & rallycross or Nascar in Texas. Where would you like to find yourself in 10 years? When I grow up I want to be a professional costumerer. Love playing with fabrics, wigs,flowers etc. It would be nice to be paid to do it. What four famous people, dead or alive, would you invite for dinner?
tsbrechelt@yahoo.co.nz 0212649324
Cheshire Grimm The increasingly popular grunge metal band Cheshire Grimm talk to me while in the throws of their North Island tour. Give us a quick rundown of how you got where you are today musically? DAN:Started music in high school and have been working on various musical projects since. LORA: Grew up watching my Dad play at gigs and festivals like Sweetwaters. Played my first official gig to 1000+ people at age 13 and got hooked. What are your major music influences? LORA: Our band is a bunch of people with eclectic tastes. My music collection varies from death metal to hip hop ,reggae & drum & bass. Among our shared influences that we all agree on would be artists like Radiohead, Nirvana, Queens of the Stone Age and Nine Inch Nails, Pink Floyd. What are you up to right now, music-wise? Our new single 'Rot' is due to come out soon accompanied by our first music video. We are also hoping to release our EP by the end of the year. Currently we are balls out preparing for our up-coming North Island tour later Who would you most like to tour with? We're currently in the running for an internet competition to open for I am Giant, which would be a dream come true as far as the New Zealand scene goes. Nine Inch Nails & Queens of the Stone Age would be ultimate. What are your fondest musical memories? DAN : Would have to be the Summer Smash gig we did in Raglan with Knights of the Dub Table. Packed out show and good times all round.
What was the first tape/record you bought? DAN:The Marshal Mathers LP ORA : Metallica Reload How would you describe your perfect day? LORA: Drive to a new place you've never been before, set up , play a sick show & party afterwards. What is your most valued possession? DAN: Probably my computer, which is lame. Kids these days... If you could blink your eyes and be in a favourite place right now, where would that be? DAN : Drinking on the street in Vietnam, sitting on tiny plastic chairs. Where would you like to find yourself in 10 years? LORA: Chilling out somewhere in the countryside after a (hopefully successful-ish) musical career. What four famous people, dead or alive, would you invite for dinner? DAN:Jimmy Carr, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Stephen Fry & Trent Reznor...that would be quite fun I guess
www.cheshiregrimm.com www.facebook.com/CheshireGrimmh
Nick Raven Talented musician and House Music founder Nick talks music Give us a quick rundown of how you got where you are today musically? Basically I played music when I felt like it, wrote songs when I could, recorded and worked on them until they felt right, released them in the best way that occurred to me using the resources I had. Also doing things with other musicians and creative people, tours, collaborations, various projects etc. What are your major music influences? Matt Johnson's work as The The, Neil Young, Red Hot Chili Peppers(Frusciante era only), The Cure What are you up to right now, music-wise? Listening to a band from Belfast called Southern. I also run an event collective called House Music which provides up-and-coming musicians with the opportunity to perform in a unique and intimate setting. Various recording and management projects with different artists and I'm always writing and dreaming up ideas on the go. Who would you most like to tour with? I dunno, someone nice who has great songs, takes their turn driving and doesn't keep asking to borrow money. I toured with Simon Mallet once and that was cool so lets go with him. What song gets the best reaction when you play live? I don't play live all that much, but maybe Nineteen Fifty Three or Butterfly High. People seem to like the loop pedal tracks. What are your fondest musical memories? Playing in Rockquest with my band years and years ago. Recording at The Lab and making a music video just after. The second tour I did in 2012 was also really fun.
What was the first tape/record you bought? Californication by the Red Hot Chili Peppers How would you describe your perfect day? Doing cool stuff with cool people. Good food and good music will also be involved. What is your most valued possession? Maybe my notebook with all my lyrics and artwork. Two years worth of it. Actually it was stolen last week and I'm really really guttered. You don't know what you have until its gone. I've started a new book but its just not the same. If you could blink your eyes and be in a favourite place right now, where would that be? Right here and right now because there is no place like the present. Where would you like to find yourself in 10 years? Still present in the here and now. Perhaps with a family and doing what I love to make a living. What four famous people, dead or alive, would you invite for dinner? I have no idea. I've always struggled with this sorta question. I don't think fame makes a person any more amazing or whatever, so I wouldn't want to have dinner with four people who I've never met just because they are famous.
www.nickraven.bandcamp.com www.facebook.com/nickravenmusic www.soundcloud.com/nickravenmusic/ninet een-fifty-three-1
Jo Sweeney Working from her beautiful Te Mata home, Jo creates her incredible pieces, and is only weeks away from launching her brand new website Give us a quick rundown of how you got where you are today with your art? It all started with a dream that I couldn't silence. Ever since I was a kid I have always enjoyed being creative and never wanted a 'normal' job. I shifted to Raglan around 2003 where I started my own range of accessories at the kitchen table. I started selling my creations at the Aotea markets in Auckland. From there I picked up contacts and started selling my work in a handful of NZ design stores. For the past eight years I have been part of Jet Collective, a retail shop in the heart of Raglan owned and run by it's members. Being part of Jet has helped me create a solid range and has given me a platform to sell my work. Being involved with such a talented, down to earth and fun loving group of artists means the world to me. Now I have a huge beautiful home studio in the hills of Te Mata, Raglan with stunning views of Mt. Karioi, Bridal Veil falls, Aotea harbor, Mt. Taranaki and Ruapuke on the horizon. I am very grateful to still be doing what I do ten years on . . . Living off your creativity is never easy but when you follow your own path, keep being an individual and work hard. . . dreams can come true. Who are you influenced by? I don't look at other peoples designs for inspiration but I am inspired by a lot of artists and musicians for my design. People who have (or had) a strong sense of self, hard work ethics, talent and a story to be told.
So Frida Kahlo, Isabella Blow, Vivienne Westwood, Coco Chanel, Gustav Klimt, Hundertwasser, Erykah Badu, Etta James, Nina Simone, Billie Holiday . . to name a few! What inspires your creativity? Balance in life. Having a beautiful living space with my partner Mauro and my cat Prince. Amazing family and friends. Music. Art. Living in a beautiful, supportive creative community. Raglan Roast coffee! What are you working on at the moment? My website . . . finally after ten years I am moving with modern times! I am super excited to finally be making my mark on the world wibe web. I have had a tone of amazing creatives help me on this. It is combining a lot of local talent with design, photography, writing and layout . . . we are very lucky in Raglan to have so much talent on our doorstop. I am quite well known for being bad with computers and technology so this journey I have found challenging. It should be live by the end of August . . . check it out at www.josweeney.co.nz. Best and worst thing about being an artist? Best is being able to express yourself in your own style, and having people connect with it. Worst thing is not always having a solid income and having to streamline some products I would love to spend more time on.
How would you describe your perfect day? A perfect day off would be waking up to jazz music and coffee . . . eating a beautiful breakfast with my man. We would then get on a luxury jet plane with a few close friends and be dropped off at a tropical beach where we would spend the rest of the day surfing and swimming in warm tropical waters, eating good food, enjoying refreshing cocktails and listening to some good live music. Then we would sleep under the stars . . . Bliss! What is your most valued possession? My hands, but not sure if that is a possession. I would have to say my entire studio! It is a treasure trove made up of years
of collecting beautiful fabrics and curios, my experiments, failures, successes and memories. It has soul. Where would you like to find yourself in 10 years? Running a studio with about 3 hard working, fun fellow creatives selling my work to the world. I would love for my work to take me overseas every year to escape a bit of the NZ winter and gather inspiration from this colorful world! What four famous people, dead or alive, would you invite for dinner? Frida Kahlo, Hundertwasser, Leonardo De Vinci and Erykah Badu.
www.josweeney.co.nz
Tiki Taane Tiki Taane has certainly etched a spot in New Zealand music's history after decades of dedication. It's not all history though; Tiki's brand is strong and I sense decades of musical milestones are still to come Give us a quick rundown of how you got where you are today musically? Well it all started when I was 14 years old and I formed my first band called "Cultivation". By the time I was 16 I had already left school & was playing in pubs, living rough but was so stoked to be doing what I always wanted to do. A few years later I linked up with Salmonella Dub and spent the next 11 years making records, touring the world
and living the dream. During that time I began mixing a very young band called Shapeshifter, which I've been their permanent sound engineer for 15 years now. After Sal Dub I decided to go solo and build my production company and record label, focussing on my brand and producing music for bands like Six60, The Adults and also for TV and film. Nowadays we cover every aspect of the music industry and run it all independently.
What are your major music influences? Pretty much any style as long as it’s from the heart and soul.
What is your favourite song of all time? That is a hard one to answer, there have been so many incredible songs written.
What are you up to right now, music-wise? Right now I'm producing an album for a Dunedin band called Summer Thieves while still chipping away at numerous studio projects. Tourwise i hit the UK and Europe with Shapeshifter for July. Then for the rest of the year I hit Vanuatu, Rarotonga, a bunch of NZ shows, 2 tours of OZ, Fiji and then its all the Xmas and NYE shows.
What are your fondest musical memories? Well I've been very blessed to have had a lot of unforgettable, life changing moments through out my career. From having dinner with and then opening up for Tool, or hanging with Metallica and being on a 6-date tour with them, to partying with the All Blacks after winning the Rugby World Cup. These are just some of the awesome moments I find myself in because of music. I spent a choice as day with Joss Stone recently, she is an incredible spirit. Rihanna came over to my studio once, wanting my best friend to tattoo her. Thats an interesting story which I will save for my book one day. But the cool thing about this lifestyle is that there is always something new and crazy happening every week, that's a big reason why I'm still doing it I guess.
Who would you most like to tour with? Jimi Hendrix would be epic.
What was the first tape/record you bought? Billy Idol - Mony Mony. How would you describe your perfect day? Nothing too major, just a day off in my own bed would be nice. What is your most valued possession? My son. If you could blink your eyes and be in a favourite place right now, where would that be? I'm already there, at home on my couch. Where would you like to find yourself in 10 years? Doing exactly what I've been doing for the last 23 years - making music. What four famous people, dead or alive, would you invite for dinner? Jesus Christ, Martin Luther King, Gandhi & Marilyn Monroe.
www.tikidub.com www.facebook.com/TikiTaane
Lauren Haynes Talented jewellery artist and owner of Debrasic contemporary jewellery workshop Give us a quick rundown of how you got where you are today with your art? After travelling for a few years trying to figure out what to do with my life I decided to study jewellery tech and design, LOVED it and graduated in 2006. I then went and took part in an international design workshop in Holland, which armed me with a tonne of tools. I then decided to come home to Aotearoa and take on the jewellery world….. I started chipping at the block on a part time basis as making a living takes a lot of discipline and sacrifice. In this time I had a baby- which really kicked me into gear. I went hard and have been doing so for 5 years… and I now have a very
happy boy and “Debrasic” my own shop selling my work as well as many of the talented jewellers in our country. What inspires your creativity? I’m constantly fuelled by the people and places around me, the conversations, and ways of living and ethical codes. People and emotion fascinate me, mine, theirs and yours. I don’t have to go far in the outside world to rise a question that ignites fuel for creativity. What are you working on at the moment? I’m currently working on getting lots more stock for my shop; my list of “to make” it extensive. Aside from the actual product making, I have the running of the shop, growing the business, scouting talent and currently building the shops
website and online store...... due to launch in early September Best and worst thing about being an artist? The best thing about what I do is that I have chosen it and I’m committed to it! I have a physical and emotional outlet that works for me and keeps me stimulated. The worst thing is: like in any profession, it takes so damned long and such hard work for the fruit to be ripe. But that’s kinda good too. How would you describe your perfect day? Currently as it stands it would be: lots of sales in the shop and I get to finish 2 pieces in one day. But that’s totally unrealistic so I’m working on building blocks to enable this to happen. I’ve just hired a jeweller to take on some of the extra load so I can have more time to make my own work. A retail manager is next on my hit list. The end goal is to be able to make what I want to make whilst the business makes the money it needs….haha this could be some time. What is your most valued possession? I love my rolling mill- yep pretty glad I have one of those.
If you could blink your eyes and be in a favourite place right now, where would that be? It would be more of who would be there with me. If I was ‘I dream of genie’ I would blink my way onto an island beach with many huts dotted around the place, not too close together, and I would fill each one with the most beautiful people I have met in my life that still have significance. I’d take that opportunity to bring them all together to have them all in one place for me to saunter from hut to hut and enjoy each and every one of them at leisure. Relationsh ips is where it’s at. xx Where would you like to find yourself in 10 years? On an island beach with all my friends and loved ones……….on me! What four famous people, dead or alive, would you invite for dinner? Mustaf Ataturk, Pj Harvey and Jeff Buckley with Jamie Oliver cooking for us
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The Nomad Daimon Shwalger aka The Nomad on the brink of a New Zealand tour, having just released a new album Give us a quick rundown of how you got where you are today musically? Well I started as a Dj about 25 years ago in Dunedin, a couple of years latter I moved to Christchurch where I met the guys from Salmonella Dub, some of the boys feature on my 1st three albums. After Christchurch I moved to Wellington and recorded another four albums, then Melbourne where I recorded another album, then back to NZ for my latest album “7” What are your major music influences? I started off as a hip hop Dj back in the late 80’s then got into a bit of dance music. I also was heavily into jungle & d&b & now it’s a mixture of all those styles; Trap, Grime d&b etc, I loved all the big hip hop names. I was also really into Dj shadow, Ninja Tunes, Goldie etc.
What song gets the best reaction when you play live? It would have to be between Breaking Rocks & Power ft King Kapisi, they are both big dancefloor slammers & always gets people up shaking their booty. What are your fondest musical memories? That would have to be when I played my 1st festival back in 1997 at the Gathering, I played my own music from my 1st album “movement”. It was the first d&b album to come out of NZ and I was so proud of making my own beats. What was the first tape/record you bought? The first record I bought was Malcolm Mclaren – Buffalo girls, that was where it all started for me.. one of my all time fave tracks. How would you describe your perfect day? Up at 7am, in the studio at 8, making sweet music and going to bed at 12 but not able to go to sleep till 3am as the music in my head keeps me awake..
What are you up to right now, music-wise? I just finished a new album about 8 weeks ago, it was released on the 7/7/14, at present I’m booking a big NZ What is your most valued tour that will start on the 22nd possession? Aug & run through to late Sept, My Genelec studio monitors for we are touring from the deep making music and mixing albums, South to the far North, I have they are my ears to the frequency also designed a heap of world. I have owned them for 12 merchandise for the tour; tee Photo: Staci Offwood years & are they secret weapon for shirts, vinyl, slip matts. I have my beat making. also just finished a big remix competition for the 1st single off the album called “Brok Out” featuring Lotek If you could blink your eyes and be in a favourite from the UK. The single went to #1 on RDU in place right now, where would that be? Christchurch so I thought I’d put together a big remix I’m there right now, at a studio space in Wanaka over comp for young people. We had 34 remixes come in looking the lake & mountains working on the NZ tour & and just announced the winner last week; they win a album promo stuff. $2000 prize pack & also get to support me at my Christchurch leg of the NZ album tour. The winner was Where would you like to find yourself in 10 years? a guy called Josh Poynter aka DJ Friendo. I also just finished putting out a ‘best of’ album called 14 years. Teaching young people how to follow their dreams and how to focus on a project to the end and also how to Where did your name come from? look after their mind & body to get a better result. My birth name is Damon so I just wrote it backwards and came up with nomad ;-) What four famous people, dead or alive, would you invite for dinner? Who would you most like to tour with? Martin Luther King, William Shakespeare, Muhammad Dj Shadow or anyone that is big that is down to earth & & Lady Gaga.. haha, that will be a random party! fun to be on the road with.
www.thenomadmusic.com www.soundcloud.com/thenomad www.facebook.com/TheNomadMusic www.twitter.com/#!/thenomadmusic
Jess Santorik Raglan surfer Jess talks to me about her incredible and unique surfboard carving Give us a quick rundown of how you got where you are today with your art? I had the best art teacher in school! Tania Mills, she really believed in me and pushed me to be my best. When I was about 15 I hassled Aaron Kereopa; an amazing carver, to teach me a few tricks :) His work is unreal! I’ve been carving ever since. Since I was 15 to now 27ish, ha ha, I have been competing in surfing comps all around the world and being able to come back and create art in between events has been amazing. Lucky all my family and friends have been so supportive, thanks guys!! Who are you influenced by? I’m influenced by life, haha, I know what sounds silly but in everything I see or do I find art in some form or another What inspires your creativity? I’m inspired by surfing, a lot of my art flows like the ocean. I carve my pieces from broken surfboards or new blanks. What are you working on at the moment? I'm currently working as a support worker for intellectually disabled men. Anything creative is really therapeutic, they absolutely love it and benefit from it hugely. So I’ve been busy; cleaned up a shed at work and made it our own little art studio. I’m hoping that one day we could do an exhibition with the men. I’ve also been going to pottery classes with Hayley Hamilton and have been painting up a storm, it’s pretty awesome. I have also been working on a few carvings, trying to get enough together by Summer for an exhibition. I usually have a few for sale at Orca Restaurant in Raglan. Best and worst thing about being an artist? That being creative warms the soul. Worst thing would be that I would feel a little empty without it.
How would you describe your perfect day? I would be at Lakey Peak in Indonesia. with family and friends. Surf would be pumping, the food is unreal. Pretty much just surf and eat all day. I say this now because I'm currently sitting in my house freezing from these horrible southerly winds, haha What is your most valued possession? Maybe my camera.. I like to capture everything. Or my surfboard.. I don't know. I’d almost go as far as saying I’d feel naked without them. If you could blink your eyes and be in a favourite place right now, where would that be? Indonesia, because it’s so damn cold right now. As you can see I don't do well in winter. Where would you like to find yourself in 10 years? On a tropical island eating fresh mangos painting my carvings in my own studio that sits on the water front with one of the best surf breaks. We can only dream, haha. I'm so cold that it seems like all my answers are rcoming back to being warm What four famous people, dead or alive, would you invite for dinner? 2pac, Denzel Washington , Kelly Slater and for sure Nostradamus
jess_santorik@hotmail.com 0226711077 www.facebook.com/pages/JessSantoriks-Surfboard-Carving