Artists profile
Trisha Fisk
After a life working as a journalist and then farming for 30 years in the Hokianga, Trisha has moved to Whangarei and is now able to focus on her art and sculpture in particular.
“The years on the farm gave me the practical skills to wield chainsaws, grinders, axes and chisels. And working outside meant I was blessed with the chance to study our birdlife and flora.
I am old fashioned enough that I like my work to be representational and people can see what it is. And I like to blend the properties of the medium with the subject so each enhances the other. But most of all I believe art comes through us. The artist is there simply to release the beauty in the stone or wood.
The process can be dirty sweaty, noisy dusty and dangerous. It is the connection between this very physical work and the deeper consciousness that is endlessly fascinating.
I have participated and sold work in symposiums at Whangarei, Auckland, Matamata, Kawerau and Rotorua. Last year my work ‘Waiwera’ won one of three awards from the Rotorua Lakes Council. I am a regular participant in the Whangarei Heads Arts Trail.
Trisha Fisk
After a life working as a journalist and then farming for 30 years in the Hokianga, Trisha has moved to Whangarei and is now able to focus on her art and sculpture in particular.
“The years on the farm gave me the practical skills to wield chainsaws, grinders, axes and chisels. And working outside meant I was blessed with the chance to study our birdlife and flora.
I am old fashioned enough that I like my work to be representational and people can see what it is. And I like to blend the properties of the medium with the subject so each enhances the other. But most of all I believe art comes through us. The artist is there simply to release the beauty in the stone or wood.
The process can be dirty sweaty, noisy dusty and dangerous. It is the connection between this very physical work and the deeper consciousness that is endlessly fascinating.
I have participated and sold work in symposiums at Whangarei, Auckland, Matamata, Kawerau and Rotorua. Last year my work ‘Waiwera’ won one of three awards from the Rotorua Lakes Council. I am a regular participant in the Whangarei Heads Arts Trail.
