Tōnga o te rā

Created by Sarah Oostendorp

A young woman sitting in a white chair, wearing a white t-shirt and a light-colored jacket with a floral pattern, positioned next to a large wooden table. On the table is a large, realistic-looking bird sculpture with a long beak, possibly a stork or heron. The background features a wall with a sky-themed mural and some small decorative objects on a white shelf.

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Sarah has always believed that artists should create what they love or what they hate. She has fallen in love with the evening sky.

A couple of years ago, Sarah found herself in a vulnerable place and began a journey to regain her spark, confidence, and life back. She started going on long walks around the city and getting lost in her thoughts at sunset. They helped give her a new perspective on life as she began to read the evening skies as a symbol for a better tomorrow.

Sarah finds nature has an incredible power to bring comfort to those who are suffering. Her sunset kiwi - “Tōnga o te rā” - isn’t about hope because hope can be hopeless. It’s about action. Her intention for this kiwi is to inspire others to put into action a desire to live more passionate, fuller, delightful lives.

Embrace beauty, kiss your friends, make yummy choices, and soak in that sunset!.

A digitally manipulated bird with a pastel-colored, abstract body and a long, curved beak against a white background.
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Meet Sarah Oostendorp

Sarah Oostendorp is a contemporary emerging artist from Southland, Aotearoa, currently living in Tāmaki Makaurau, Auckland. Her art practice focuses on the state of mind whilst in the midst of creating labour-intensive drawings of repeated circular movements using paint.

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