KEEPING MY CULTURE ALIVE

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Man its been so long since I've uploaded something. Here are a few WIP images over the last few months.

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Damn. It’s been a long time huh Tumblr? So I’ve been working on getting a Niuean Card Game up and running. It’s going to take a long while but I will be making an App and a physical version. They will be cards that have to do with Niue History, Myths and Legends. Characters, People of History and Legends all created through my imagination. The cards shown will change as these are just previews for me to see how well I could execute this if I did all the artwork myself. Other cards to come related to the stories/history of how the Coconut was discovered. The animals/creatures of the Island. Shamans - Warriors - Villagers. The blood feud era between the tribes of Tafiti and Motu and many more. watch this space lol

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Fakaalofa lahi atu ma Tumblr followers. I’m back again lol Here is a cute little Uga that I drew up awhile ago. The Uga (Coconut Crab) are a delicacy to eat in Niue and I would say are one of Niues top known creatures. I hope you enjoy :) 

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Day 22+23

My talented friend Mercy wrote this poem detailing her experiences as a Samoan American. She can be found on IG and Twitter, and here’s a bonus link to one of her many spoken word pieces.

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I created some eyes similar to those of the Sharingan etc from Naruto. The symbols are inspired by Niuean Hiapo symbols. I hope you like them. 😊

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Coincidentally they're all Sword Userw. Even the girl.

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During the year 1774 James Cook tried a few times to land on the shores of Niue but couldn't due to his whack a$$ boat that couldn't get past the coral reefs. Every time they tried to land there were Niuean Natives waiting for them, yelling and ready to throw rocks. James Cook and his men decided to take a smaller boat, in which they were able to land and were then greeted by Natives to which James Cook and his men saw how badass this bunch from the Pacific were and didn't want to catch them hands. So him and his men and all their disease and colonizer thoughts left Niue to never be seen again. From then onwards Niue was named "Dont go there these guys will fxck you up Island". (Later translated to Savage Island

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The name Niue translates as "behold the coconut". It was formerly known as Niue-fekai (Savage Island) as a result of an acrimonious meeting in 1774 between Colonizer Thief Rapist Disease Palagi James Cook and local natives. It is now popularly called "The Rock of Polynesia".

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photographs by Luis Marden

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A Niuean OC i made for an artist social media challenge. Ended up not wanting to compete but it's too good to not upload lol.

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Kapahaka Banner created for Kawakawa Primary School.

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Whipped this up for Tongan language week. Kaunanga riding her spirit animal.

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The first main protagonist in my graphic novel im writing.

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Surprised that not many nz artists take their own spin on old nz cartoonz. Lemme just give a lil take on some Bro Town characters. I rewatched the whole series just to grab references. Lol

PEOW PEOW!

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Every year the admins of the Mangere275 facebook page choose a local artist to create a logo/design for them. I was given the opportunity to create this years logo. I enjoyed working with them and look forward to working with them in the future.

- here are some images also showing my process or updated images of how i went on with it. I hope you enjoy it 😊

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Always liked pervy creepy but loving and strong characters. This is an OC of mine named Baby Oil. Inspired by creepy pervs like Jiraiya, Master Roshi etc.

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Tokelaun inspired Character for a graphic novel i am creating.