Aotearoa - Sanctuary Mountain

CUSTOM Limited Edition Print of original artwork on Ilford 310gsm 100% cotton rag art paper.

Each print is personally named, numbered and signed by the artist.

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All limited editions are high quality Giclée* prints and are reproduced using archival inks to protect your investment. They are printed using genuine Epson Ultra-Chrome HDR ink in a Stylus-Pro 9900 printer which has longevity of up to 200 years for colour.
*Giclée (pronounced "Zee-Clay") typically refers to using long life ink and paper with an art paper texture which has no reflection.

Artist Statement: The Sanctuary Mountain project began with a dream to protect the diversity of plant and animal species living on Maungatautari. The community came together with an aim to restore and protect this precious ecosystem, and in 2001 the Maungatautari Ecological Island Trust (MEIT) was formed.
Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari which is fondly known by locals as ‘the maunga’, is a very special place to visit due to the sheer enormity of the project, at 3400 hectares, the maunga is by far the largest pest-proof fenced project in the world. This extraordinary pest-proof fence is 47km long and offers a safe haven for many of New Zealand’s most endangered species. 

With most of the mountain mature and intact conifer/broadleaf/podocarp forest, the functioning ecosystem on Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari is as close to the pre-human New Zealand environment as it’s possible to find. The large size and quality of the habitat on the maunga means it’s a viable home for self-sustaining populations of many of our most endangered species – from birds to bats, frogs to reptiles, tuatara to giant weta.
I created this painting to celebrate the re-introduction of certain native species to the sanctuary – it features the Kiwi, Tieke (Saddleback), North Island Kaka, Takahe, Banded Kokopu, Giant Kokopu and Hihi (Stitchbird).