Lisa Turley
Self-taught, artist Lisa Turley is passionate about the strength and simplicity of her chosen medium, stainless steel. “I love the way steel reflects light, so the art enhances, rather than overpowers an area” says Lisa. Her artworks reflect her love of nature and of words. Made in New Zealand from New Zealand materials, they are suitable for indoor or outdoor use. Lisa’s work is already achieving international success with sales in the United States, United Kingdom, Hong Kong, Japan, Dubai and Australia as well as in New Zealand. Lisa has exhibited both locally and overseas since 2009, when she was invited to show her work at the entrance to TOAST in London, a festival celebrating Australia and New Zealand. Lisa, her husband Baden and their two young boys live near the beach in Mairangi Bay in Auckland, a location which has been a significant influence in her work.
Featured Artist
Tessa Forde
Tessa Forde is a former student of Northcote College who has just completed her second year of architecture at Auckland University. She has always enjoyed being creative and she was heavily involved with school art subjects, exploring a range of methods and medium. Her school work focused largely on surrealism and this is evident in her more recent work. Tessa has exhibited at the past two Affair of the Heart events and she looks forward to a third year supporting the
school that so strongly developed her passion for the arts. This year Tessa is branching out and including contemporary jewellery that she has been designing over the course of last two years.