Colour study (2020)
Watercolours and Togo ink* on Fabriano watercolour paper 300gms CP
76x56cm

*Togo- traditional ink is made from the tui tui candlenut. Processing the hulls and nut these particular works have been made with ink harvested with tuitui from the village of Liku.

As a contemporary heritage practitioner Cora-Allan is constantly exploring materials and surfaces to create work on. This particular large study was developed during a project with Melbourne based clothing designers Nancybird who will be releasing a range next year featuring Hiapo motifs and patterns from contemporary drawings like this one.

This is one of many studies that have accumulated in Cora-Allan's archive and will be released slowly as Wickliffe continues to build a body of traditional and contemporary works to further develop a steady hand and techniques that do not use Western tools for measurement.