Pat George

Pat George's mosaic art can be found in galleries around New Zealand. Her large commissioned pieces can be seen throughout Northland, New Zealand.  Including a beautiful picnic table in Paparoa and the entrance way to the newly built NDHB Maternity unit in Whangarei. Follow me on my Facebook page: "Pat George Contemporary Mosaic Artist" @Foxhangerstudio

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Spirit of the Forest

This piece came 1st place in Wellington NZMA Exhibition. - Sold 

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The Roaring 1920's

A few Art Deco influenced pieces designed over the last few years.  Mixed media: Mirror, hand painted work on vitreous tiles, crystals, china, vintage perfume bottles, shell.  All pieces sold.  

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Jeanette Wedding, GM of Northland DHB Maternal and Child Health Services, talks about the mosaic in the new Te Kotuku Maternity Ward, designed by Pat George and called ‘Windows of Northland.’

It’s been a year since the opening of the Te Kotuku Maternity Ward which I had the great pleasure of designing and creating it’s mosaic entrance way.

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I'm excited to have this NEW Artist Facebook page up ready for 2017. For those who like to follow me and my work please "Like" my page and share it. You will be able to now keep up to date with what I'm creating and any mosaic courses, classes and workshops I may be running in 2017 at Moewaka Gallery and Foxhanger Studio. 

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Creative Tourism - New Zealand

Learn the basics of mosaics including the tools, materials, and techniques. Mosaic books, design patterns, and Pat’s work will be available for inspiration. Select from a wide variety of materials to create your own piece of mosaic artwork. Pat will help you with creating designs taking you step by step through your project. On the last day you will complete your mosaic masterpiece by grouting and marvel at your creativity.

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Tupu-ā-nuku

Tupu-ā-nuku is one of the stars in Te Kāhui o Matariki, the Pleiades star cluster, possibly the star called Atlas. 

Mix medium with crystal, ceramic tiles and kina shells (Māori name for sea urchin) 

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Waipuna Rangi

Waipuna rangi matariki - Matariki is the Māori name for the cluster of stars also known as the Pleiades. It is very important to polynesian people and their travels upon the moana (sea). 

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Who's been in my Pipi Bed

Pipi shells, coral, glass, pebbles. 

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Night Sail Hauraki Gulf

This panel represented the sailing in Hauraki Gulf / Tīkapa Moana is a coastal feature of the North Island of New Zealand. 

The panel has a mix tiles and Pāua shell 

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Ruru 

The Ruru is the Māori name for Morepork which is New Zealand’s only surviving native owl.  Often heard making its haunting, melancholic call in the forest at dusk and throughout the night.

Mix of of wood, glass, ceramic and moss.

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Mosaic Artist Pat George living on the Kaipara Harbour NZ

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Title: Nīkau& Kererū

This mosaic panel left New Zealand to find a home in a New York apartment. It features a Kererū native wood pigeon sitting in the branches of the Nīkau a native palm. The view behind them is of Rangitoto Island which sits within the Hauraki Gulf (Tīkapa Moana o Hauraki). 

Rangitoto Island is the youngest and largest of Auckland's 48 volcanic cones, and is home to the world's largest pōhutukawa forest. Rangitoto means Volcano/Lava. 

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Title: Te Matariki | Rangi  - Papatūānuku - Pātiki 

Te Matariki (Pleiades, The Seven Sisters). Mixed medium mosaic. 

Rangi (sky): Riding on the four winds to sow the seeds of the Harakeke (Flax) and Nīkau (Native Palm).  Koru is new life, growth, strength and peace. 

Papatūānuku (Mother Earth- land - Papa (sea bed): The sun beams down bringing life to the Nīkau and the flowering Harakeke.

Pātiki (flounder fish): The shadows of dawn are dispersed, and the warming rays of the sun awaken life within the sea.

The Koru (Māori for "loop") is a spiral shape based on the shape of a new unfurling silver fern frond and symbolizing new life, growth, strength and peace.

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The Mosaic Table is open to the public for the first time at "The Landing" Paparoa New Zealand, Mosaic`s by Pat and Steve George. 

Video created by Adams Family Production. 

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Title: Paparoa 

This mosaic picnic table top shows a representation of the main street through Paparoa, Northland New Zealand.  Local stores are depicted in the background behind a bridge that crosses the Paparoa creek, while in the foreground is a beautiful native Kōwhai flower.  

The Paparoa picnic tables where donated in 2004 by the Descendants of the Paparoa Albertland Pioneers. In 2008 Pat George was commissioned by PPI Progressive Paparoa to create a lasting mosaic piece that represented the town of Paparoa.  If your ever traveling through Paparoa ensure you take a moment to enjoy a rest at “The Landing” its a lovely picnic area. 

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Titled: Pōhutukawa

A mix of local driftwood, hand sculptured clay Pōhutukawa leaves and blooms on a background of mosaic tiles. 

The Pōhutukawa is known as the New Zealand Christmas tree, as it blooms around December. 

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Title: Tangaroa

In Māori phenomenology Tangaroa (also Takaroa) is one of the great gods, the god of the sea. It is also a variety of New Zealand eel.  A mixed medium piece depicting three beautiful eels twisting through the river flax. 

Note: This is a wonderful read Māori Eels written by James Prosek in Orion Magazine in 2010 for more history of the eels of New Zealand.