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Who Am I

through my practice I aim to celebrate the materials of te taiao as taonga.
Avara Moody - Woman in green turtle neck and orange beanie in front of a green course bush

Takatāpui (LGBTQIA+) designer and artist Avara Moody (they/she) is the creative force behind Avara Studio. Through their multidisciplinary practice Avara explores the language and sacredness of the interconnectivity between tangata (people) and te taiao (the natural world). Avara expresses this relationship by utilising elements drawn from te taiao - uku (clay), whenua (land), kōwhai, muka and other materials to create unique artworks, objects and adornments. Each piece an embodiment of whakapapa (origin), expression of Māori cosmology, and finally Te Ao Mārama (the world we know today). All of Avara’s works are handmade in Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland).

Products

Silver sleeper earings with kowhai tree inspired beads dropping from the sleeper

Gradient Kōwhai Drop Earrings

$120.00

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Kōwhai Circle Sleeper Earrings

$120.00

Kowhai x Muka Drops 1

Mārama Drop Earrings

$240.04

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Tautau Drop Earrings

$240.00

kokowhai pedestal bowl

Kōkōwai Pedestal Bowl

$380.00

Kowhai and pearl hoops

Kōwhai and Pearl Hoop Earrings

$140.00

Silver hoops with kowhai flower inspired yellow beads

Kōwhai Hoop Earrings

$140.00

kowhai pearl sleepers

Kōwhai and Pearl Sleeper Earrings

$95.00

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Te Ao Bowl

$290.00

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Hue Vase 3

$310.00

Daisy

Daisy Sleeper Earrings

$120.00

Hineukurangi

Hineukurangi

$310.00

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Hue Vase 1

$310.00

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Kōkōwai Sconce Light

$750.00

Artist Origins

EthnicityMāori, Samoan, Ngāti Pakeha
Tribe/IwiTainui, Te Rarawa