Emma Springford-Gough
Painting
MAP LOCATION: #14
2/2 Railway Street Helensville. |
Emma Springford-Gough started a series of nostalgic ship portraits and Navy frigates a few years ago, and with an ongoing interest in the nautical history of Aotearoa through a female lens, this body of work has now extended to Lighthouses. She also continues to work on a collection inspired by “stuff I own” featuring domestic and iconic objects from around the house. Emma’s art practice includes ink drawings, paintings and embroidery. The textile artwork she creates is firmly embedded in the genre of ‘good enough’ needle work. Using upcycled and new fabrics Emma explores this concept through stitching record covers and compilation albums based on New Zealand music artists.
Emma Springford-Gough lives in Huapai and works from her Railway Station studio in Helensville, New Zealand. |
