Lissy and Rudi Robinson-Cole are the current resident artists at Nathan Homestead Pukepuke.
Naming their space 'Te Kete o Harikoa', they are working on their largest project to date: Wharenui Harikoa. This large scale, neon crochet wharenui will be a visually joyful, interactive artwork. Wharenui Harikoa will celebrate authentic connection and symbolise a radical and much needed contemporary paradigm shift for current communities.
For Lissy and Rudi, the crochet hook is a magical tool that has unlocked their kaupapa – to ignite joy globally through their art.
It has brought to life in a tangible way the deep connections they have to their tūpuna, to each other, to their natural world and the spirit world.
Crochet is symbolic of connection and the thread is symbolic of the invisible thread of aroha, connecting everybody like a spider's web.
Each loop they create represents a memory, love, of grief - the ups and downs of life in full living colour.