Wake
4 Jul 2025
27 Jul 2025
ECHO & EDGE COLLECTIVE
Wake brings together the Echo and Edge Collective – Carmen Collie, Belinda Currie, and Pippa Mills – three artists deeply connected by both their family ties and Whakaraupō Lyttelton Harbour home. The exhibition explores wake as a trace, a ripple effect, and a journey of the past and ahead – reflecting how the artists feel pulled along by each other and by the dramatic natural beauty of their shared environment. They also follow in the wake of Margaret Stoddart, drawing inspiration from the same land, light, and weather. Though working in paint, print, and jewellery, their art unites in themes of movement, memory, and the enduring presence of place.
Carmen Collie is a printmaker of fifteen plus years working from her home in Te Wharau/Charteris Bay. Trained in design, she uses pattern and the layering of imagery to provide texture and depth to her otherwise simple compositions. In this series, she utilises the vase as a canvas to capture this moment in time, recording it for future consumption, much as we might glean information about past civilisations from the relics that remain.
Belinda Currie has always loved art and making. For several years she has been making in Pippa’s classes as part of the After Three Programme at Te Puna o Waipapa, Hagley Community College. Since 2024 she has had the pleasure of teaching these printmaking and mixed media classes. Her work depicts the moments out her window which she shows at Henry Trading in Lyttelton. She works with ink on paper from Kaioruru/Church Bay.
Pippa Mills is an early career jeweller working from her studio in Te Wharau Charteris Bay. Working primarily with precious metals and natural elements, her pieces are inspired by the coastal landscapes of Te Pataka o Rakaihautū/Banks Peninsula, incorporating organic forms into her pieces. Pippa’s work reflects her ongoing exploration of harmony creating pieces that resonate with both the wearer and the observer.