Enjoy the Process: Janet Hoogwerf Shares Thoughts on the Value of the Visual Arts
January 2, 2026
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Janet Hoogwerf shares thoughts on the value of the Visual Arts
Janet Hoogwerf shares thoughts on the value of the Visual Arts
After nearly 50 years on their much-loved property, legendary Coromandel potters and long-time Art Escape members Alan and Julia Rhodes are ready to pass their creative haven on to its next custodian.
If you have been to Tairua, you may have noticed branding on the shops and facilities with ‘Two Tides’, which is the English translation of Tairua.
This went through my mind this morning during our mahi as kaitiaki of the sand dunes at Cooks Beach.
I was full-time island bound, a novice ranger on Great Mercury Island in 2016, not at all well versed in environmental sciences, but with a natural love of nature via curiosity and respect.
Janet Hoogwerf shares thoughts on the value of the Visual Arts
After nearly 50 years on their much-loved property, legendary Coromandel potters and long-time Art Escape members Alan and Julia Rhodes are ready to pass their creative haven on to its next custodian.
If you have been to Tairua, you may have noticed branding on the shops and facilities with ‘Two Tides’, which is the English translation of Tairua.
This went through my mind this morning during our mahi as kaitiaki of the sand dunes at Cooks Beach.
I was full-time island bound, a novice ranger on Great Mercury Island in 2016, not at all well versed in environmental sciences, but with a natural love of nature via curiosity and respect.
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